The Tragedy of Brutus In every single story no matter what it is, there is a character that makes or breaks the story. Whether it is good or bad, without that one character, the story would be incomplete. If there was any character in any story like that every, it would be Brutus. Brutus is not like any other ordinary person; he is much more complex and the plays tragic hero. With that being said the attributes that make Brutus the person he is, is him being extremely patriotic and liberty loving, his severe idealism, and he is honorable. To start off, Brutus in the eye of society is known as being very patriotic and liberty loving. The main example of this is his decision to murder Julius Caesar. Brutus was given the option to as some would …show more content…
Many would have other opinions but he is truly an honorable person. Yes he kills Caesar but he kills him out of “civic responsibility” understanding that if nobody kills him he will become a tyrant of Rome and the Republic will come to an end. He is the only one acting out of that certainty; most of the other characters in the play do not act honorably and are interested in how Caesar’s death will benefit themselves. Also, Brutus’ initial confrontation towards Cassius’ advances he asks what sort of dangerous path he is being led down. Brutus has no personal grudge against Caesar; in fact, he is the last to stab him because he has the least amount of abhorrence towards him. While Cassius, Trebonius, and Casca “speak, hands for me!” and others fly to him with wrath, Brutus simply waits until the end and without emotion does what he feels is necessary to protect Roman state. Also, one thing that most would think truly separates Brutus from the other conspirators is his sense of conscience and justice. While Brutus has the least amount of guilt for the murder (having done it for the good of his country rather than out of jealousy like some of the conspirators that are involved) he sees Caesar’s ghost numerous times which is a sure sign of his guilt. This also brings up his sense of private responsibility. He would never feel right about his choice to murder Caesar afterwards; and when he realizes that he had indeed acted incongruously, he used the
Brutus wanting to be very honorable is part of his tragic flaw. He will do crazy stuff just be honorable. While talking with Cassius about why he is not himself, Brutus said “For it let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor than I fear the name of death” (I.II. 91-92). This quote shows that being honorable is a very big thing for Brutus since he would rather die with honor than die without honor. After talking with Lucius Brutus says, “It must be by his death, and for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him but
Brutus is truly “an honorable man.” He was initially resistant to Cassius’ suggestion to betray Caesar. Also, Brutus says, “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”(3.2.22) This proves that he only does what he feels is necessary to protect the Rome. In act 4, Brutus sees the ghost of Caesar, and this tells us that he is regretting his actions. He never felt right about killing Caesar afterwards. In fact, when he realized that he was wrong, he used the knife that he stabbed Caesar to take his own
An honorable man has fairness and integrity in his actions, most fake honorability, only a select few have it. An honorable man wouldn’t kill another out of jealously. In the play The Tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar the leader of Rome, is assassinated by a group of conspirators. These conspirators are a group made up of the people in the senate, had their power taken away from the last dictator. Foolishly they take Ceasar as another dictator and tried to fix the problem before it even happened. However, they were wrong about poor Caesar, he was a honorable man that didn’t deserve to die because he was good to the citizens of Rome, he wasn’t in it for the power, and he supported them when needed.
Brutus only looked at the bad side of Caesar, never looking at his achievements. Therefore, he was too easily swayed by himself and the conspirators. It was wrong for Brutus to join the resistance. Though he claims to be honorable, murder is not honored under any circumstance.
Brutus was Caesar’s best friend, yet he worked to find a way to kill Caesar. Is Brutus really an honorable man? In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus was dishonorable by being untrustworthy and my betraying his own best friend.
In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, one of the most complex characters that is introduced in the play is Marcus Brutus. Brutus is the most complex character in the play because even though he is proud of his reputation for nobleness and honor, he is also often naïve and hypocritical about his actions. When Brutus was killed by Strato in V.v., Antony mentions how Brutus “was a man” and the noblest out of all the Romans. However, Antony’s statement is disagreeable because in some ways, because Brutus (at times) is not noble at all. Antony doesn’t say he was an honorable man, he just calls him a regular man. If Antony just calls him just a man, then that could mean he was referring to all of mankind. Humans, like everyone else, make mistakes and are not perfect. Brutus fits perfectly into that description because he has made a ton of mistakes that reflect on the book’s outcome and history.
Brutus was always looking out for the good of Rome and he would always make sure that whatever he did was for the good of the city and its people. Brutus didn’t want Rome to fall and he believed that if Caesar were to be king, then Caesar would lead Rome to
His humility shows because he thought if he killed himself that Caesar would basically be avenged. By him committing an act of self suicide, it shows that his humility spoke for himself because he obviously does not kill himself for the benefit of
Brutus has a good reputation and is able to persuade individuals to his ideas. He is a leader that people want to follow because he made multiple impacts on individuals. This could lead to a downfall because he made wrong decisions he thought were the right decisions. Because Brutus is noble in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William
Brutus was a patriot that only wanted the best for Rome, the people of his country, and made difficult decisions to save it and should be honored for it. Highly aruged upon, but how could you judge and ignore the fact that Brutus, whose intentions were only for the people of Rome, saved Rome from harsh and terrible decisions Caesar could have made if he had lived.
His conflict between his loyalty to his friend and his country is shown throughout the play. Brutus says, “Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, I have not slept.” (Shakespeare 801, 1.2.61-63) which demonstrates that he could not and would not kill Caesar without having good cause for doing so. A look at Brutus’s selfless reasons for turning against his friend Caesar shows that he is a patriot and not a traitor.
Character Analysis: Brutus Brutus is a very loyal, brave, and bold character in the play Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare. Brutus is well known for being dedicated to the Roman Republic, and taking the leading role in Caesar's assassination. Throughout the play Brutus convinces the roman people that what he did for the republic was the right decision. Brutus is certainly a complex character.
Brutus is a character who was believed to be noble. Brutus was the best friend of Caesar who was on his way to becoming king. Brutus however believed that Caesar would be a bad king and would destroy Rome. It took him a while to find a good reason for killing his friend
Brutus was a very loyal man. However, that could have been perceived as his major flaw. His friend, Cassius, turned out to manipulate Brutus in becoming a conspirator by pretending to be worried civilians. Cassius and the other conspirators plan was to kill Caesar, who was going to be crowned as the leader of Rome. The letters troubled Brutus when he read, “Speak, strike, redress!” (Shakespeare 1.2.55) and his loyalty to Rome and its people was shown when he agreed to be a part of the plan. He thought killing Caesar would be protecting the good of the people. Even though he had good intentions behind joining the conspirators and killing Caesar, this was not the right way to get the result he wanted.
Many who have read or seen Julius Caesar view Brutus as a hero. Brutus did claim to save Rome and get the people out of their situation but was killing another man to accomplish that the right answer? Brutus says “Let's all cry, Peace, Freedom, and Liberty”! (Shakespeare scene 1. 3. 110) This is cried out directly after Caesar is murdered. With that being said the people of Rome that were relieved of their struggles would have been grateful and wouldn’t see the wrong in his deeds. Brutus was very passionate about Rome and wanted the best for his city. He says “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”.(Shakespeare 2. 3. 8) This would be an honorable quote that could prove brutus is a noble man if he didn’t murder caesar who he claimed to love almost as much as Rome. I