In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, In the third act, Julius is killed by a group of conspirators. These conspirators were Gaius, Cassius, Longinus, Marcus, Junius, and Brutus. Some killed him because of greed, however Brutus killed him because he believed that Caesar was becoming a tyrant. Therefore in order to stop a tyrant from ascending to the throne they all banded together and killed Julius Caesar. Thus causing the two opposite speeches given to the crowd on the day of Caesar's death.
Throughout the play Brutus was a kind and just man with high morals. He was a good friend of Julius Caesar and wanted no harm to come to Caesar. However one night he got an anonymous letter telling him that Caesar was becoming a tyrant. In order to stop harm from coming to his beloved Rome, he helped the conspirators to kill Caesar. Mark Antony was also a good friend to Caesar, instead of conspiring against Caesar he believed that Caesar was never tyrant. At the same time he did not stop the conspirators when they killed Caesar, because he wanted Caesar's throne.
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He did not know that the letter he received from"Rome" was false. However after the deed was done he had to talk to the people. When he did he explained how his deeds were just. "[N]ot that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." This quote shows how Brutus killed for the good of Rome. The Plebeians responded by shouting "Caesar’s better parts [S]hall be crowned in Brutus." This showed that after Brutus gave his speech the wanted to crown him king in Caesar's place. However that all changed after Mark Antony was done
Julius Caesar was a tyrant because he was breaking the laws, and not making anything fair to anyone else.
A statue stands erect in the square. All around, people are made to bow down or suffer. What is it of? Jupiter? Juno?
Brutus in the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare is a very complex and very important character in the play. He is considered a very noble person and he has a very high reputation. Even though Caesar and Brutus are close friends, Brutus will do anything for Rome. This leads to Brutus killing his best friend so he could help Rome.
Brutus is the most beloved and noble character in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Whether you see him as good or bad is based solely upon the way you interpret what he does in this play. He plays a role in killing Caesar, yes, but in his eyes he was doing it for the good of Rome. Still, is that good enough of a reason to turn against your friend? In this play, Brutus shows incredible character development as he transforms from this honorable man into one of the leaders of the conspirators; a change for the best and the worst.
He starts lying and manipulating the plebeians to turn against the conspirators. At the funeral for Caesar, Brutus is speaking to the plebeians and by the end of his speech they say, “live, Brutus, live, live” (3. 2. 50). They want Brutus to rule, but by the time Antony finishes his speech they say, “Revenge! About! Seek!
Brutus has killed himself, and Antony is standing over his corpse. Antony respects him by saying that Brutus was the noblest Roman and Brutus was actually a good person unlike the other conspirators. Although Brutus was a nobleman in Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Brutus becomes easily swayed by the rest of the conspirators to kill Caesar, developing his character. Brutus develops his character because of his conflicts and him trying to distinct between right and wrong, supporting the idea that good intentions can lead to bad things.
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar dramatizes the historical assassination of Caesar by conspiring senators. Brutus, a well-respected senator, famous for his honor and closeness to Caesar, is persuaded by the sly Cassius to join a conspiracy to kill Caesar. On Caesar’s way to the Senate, Brutus and the other Senators surround and kill Caesar. Shortly after the murder, Brutus and Cassius summon their armies and wage war against Mark Antony and Octavius, allies of Caesar, who laid claim to the throne. Brutus’ armies defeated, he commits suicide and the play ends.
In his soliloquy, Antony praised Caesar’s great personality but at the same time, he would keep saying positive things about Brutus. An example is when he says, “He was my friend, faithful and just to me; / But Brutus says he was ambitious, / And Brutus is an honorable man.” (3.2.85-87). The way in which he spoke and by telling the citizens the context of Caesar’s will, turned the mob against Brutus and the rest of the conspirators. The anger possessed by the countrymen can be shown when a plebeian says, “Most noble Caesar! We’ll revenge his death!” (2.2.244). This betrayal by Antony caused Brutus to break off their friendship.
Brutus thought that he had done the right thing for Rome so the plebeian’s wouldn’t become slaves like Brutus said Caesar would do. Brutus let Cassius convince him to kill Caesar. Brutus and the conspirator’s surrounded Caesar at the capital ad Brutus insisted that they kill Caesar like noblemen. After killing Caesar they drench their hands in blood to show they’re taking equal responsibility for cleansing Rome of its overly ambitious leader. They also carried the dagger they used to kill Caesar with them. When Antony was alone with Caesar and his body Antony whispered to him saying that he was going to get revenge for what they did. Antony carries the dead corpse of Caesar outside and starts his speech. Antony already know that the plebeians are people you could easily trick with whatever you say. Antony uses his emotions to convince the plebeians that Brutus and the conspirators he starts crying so the plebeians could believe him more. Antony wasn’t there when Caesar was murdered but told the plebeian’s the name of the people involved in the mass murder. After the plebeian’s hear the name involved in this murder they start to riot looking for the people who killed Caesar. They killed a poet Cinna who had a close name to one of the people involved in Caesar death so they killed him thinking he was
William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, was mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was the mastermind behind the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a senator and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After I examined Brutus' relationship towards Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy and his importance to the plot it all became clear. Brutus had one particular reason for killing Caesar and that was for the good of the people and the republic. Brutus had no personal reason for killing Caesar. Some of his most admirable traits were his morality and leadership skills.
In the beginning of the play, we meet Brutus, a highly respected, much loved, senator of Rome. He loved Rome as a republic and he has a good life until he is led astray by Cassius. When he becomes embroiled in the assassination of Caesar, he is very reluctant to do so. In the way he acted, you could tell he has sleepless nights over what he should do. He decided to kill Caesar for
He easily was manipulated by Cassius and Marc Antony into his plans into killing Caesar and never suspects both will go against him. In Act 2, Scene 1, the fake letters sent to him are from the conspirators. He believes the people of Rome want him to be king. In Act 3, Scene 2, Brutus allows Marc Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. Marc Antony convinces the crowd that the conspirators are evil and should go against them. All these characteristics represent Brutus being a tragic hero.
Brutus believes that because he works only for the good of Rome, the rest of the conspirators must be working for the good of Rome as well, and fails to see their ulterior motives. He thinks of himself as a noble Roman and wants nothing more than to better Rome. However, he is also deceitful, because he pretends to be
Julius Caesar's death in William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar was not the right thing to do because very little evidence throughout has been given to prove that Caesar was or would have been a tyrant, and because of his death a war sparked afterward destroying the Roman Republic, the just proves the fact that this murder can not be justified in any situation. The conspirators killed Julius Caesar mainly because they were jealous Jealous of his power , rather than for the good of Rome. Anthony said “All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all, made one of them” (IIIII.iiiii.69-73). This, however, is still not the “right” reason if there
While it's great to praise Brutus for being noble and honorable he still conspired to kill Julius Caeser. The reason Brutus is looked at as a hero in some ways is because he had alternative reasons to murder his friend Caeser. The people that Brutus were scheming with to kill Caeser wanted to kill him because he had what they did not and in this play it is clear that Brutus cares more about Rome than he does of Julius Caeser. Brutus believes that there should not be one ruler which is identified as a (dictatorship). When reading the play you realize that Caeser really wanted power and was willing to do anything possible to achieve that.