Kaydee Cappa The Noblest Man of Them All In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is claimed to be the tragic hero or, a virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is set up from the beginning for downfall, suffering or defeat in the end. This is because of the way he cared for everyone and how he avoided betrayal and deceitfulness at all costs. But because of his optimistic outlook on everyone, this ultimately leads to his death. Throughout the play, he was completely oblivious to those who are using or betraying him. Brutus was well liked, looked up to and widely recognized as being noble. He cared more for others than he did for himself, and everything he did was for the good of someone else. Despite killing Antony's best friend, Julius Caesar, Antony still declared him “the noblest man of them all" (Act 5, Scene 5). One of the main ways that Brutus showed that he cared for everyone, was when he prevented disloyalty and always thought of others first. …show more content…
For example when he was invited to join Cassius’s conspiracy, he hesitated because he didn’t want to betray his good friend Caesar (Act 1, Scene 2). Brutus knew in the long run that killing Caesar would help the future of the city that he loved. The way Caesar was ruling Rome would have eventually harmed the city. They killed Caesar not for hating him, but for the good of the plebeians and the stability of Rome (Act 3, Scene
Brutus definitely does not show how he is a honorable and loyal person. He focused too much about what he thoughts best for Rome and less about the people. During the play, Brutus also betrayed his wife, Portia. Portia notices something is up with Brutus. When Portia brings it up to Brutus, he will not tell her his plans to murder Caesar. Portia states, “If this were true, then I should know this secret. I grant I am a woman, but withal A woman that Lord Brutus took to wife.” (2.1.290-293). Brutus betrayed Portia by refusing to tell her the secret she begged to hear. She eventually stabs herself, and
Brutus & Julius Caesar The tragic hero archetype has been played with for as long as literature has been created, but no one had quite a spin on it like William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes were specifically designed to elicit pity and fear from the audience and to personally feel their downfall. In Julius Caesar, the protagonist Brutus is a well-made example. He practically follows all the requirements to the letter. However, the character of which the play is named after is often not considered as one as he doesn’t exhibit suffering and morality in a conventional way and does not experience his own catharsis.
Brutus believes he must put his own personal self and relationships behind for the betterment of Rome, leading to the people turning against him. One of the first examples is when he was brought the concept of killing Caesar, after much thought and deliberation he decides he must put away his own relationships for the betterment of his country. “O conspiracy, Sham'st thou to show thy dangerous brow by night, When evils are most free? O, then, by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy. Hide it in smiles and affability; For if thou path, thy native semblance on, Not Erebus itself were dim enough To hide thee from prevention.” (2.1.84-93) He knows that by doing this act he will inflict consequences of a great degree upon himself, but he knows he must do it for the betterment of Rome. He then
As noble and great as Brutus might be, all tragic heroes have some tragic flaws and make some errors of judgment, which leads them to their downfall. In this case Brutus's great flaw is that he is too honorable, and he's too naïve when he is dealing with people. An example of an error of judgment is when Brutus underestimates Antony, and thinks him incapable of being dangerous after Caesar's death, "For Antony is but a limb of Caesar...he can do no more than Caesar's arm When Caesar's head is off." This turns out not to be the case. One example of Brutus's excessive honor being damaging to him, is when he decides that only Caesar should die and no one else even if they seem to threaten his cause, as Cassius warns repeatedly that Antony does.
Marcus Brutus was a reputable man to the people of Rome and to his friend Caesar. Brutus had good intentions for Rome’s people, which is why he did not think Caesar would be a good leader. Although Caesar was in shock to see Brutus included in the men that stabbed him, Brutus only did it for the good of the people. Brutus reveals his nobility to his people when he says in Act 3, scene 2, “…If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”(126). Brutus’s statement explains that he had all the respect for Caesar as anyone else, but the love for his people and home was much more prized. He killed Caesar out of fear of what may happen to the beloved people of Rome. This proves that Brutus’s intentions were just as honorable as the man he was. In addition to both characters being honorable, their actions got the best of them and may have changed them for the worst.
This displays that Brutus has no personal resentment towards Caesar, but is doing what is best for the Roman people. Therefore, Marcus Brutus’s moral integrity shows in his decisions, which makes him a tragic hero.
In Shakespeare's theatrical-dramas there is a consistent trend of there being a tragic hero of some sort. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar the tragic hero just so happens to be Marcus Brutus, this is quite obvious because he fits some of the set standards that makes up a tragic hero in any of Shakespeare's stories. Brutus is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar, because he posses a great trait of good, then it becomes his downfall in the end. He makes many errors in judgement which leads him to committing the deed that begins his downfall. And He is often blind or has a distorted image of reality. This is why I believe he is the tragic hero of Julius Caesar.
“The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it.” - William Shakespeare. Brutus was once a noble honest man. Everyone loved him until one day he decided to join the conspiracy group. The group had a plan to kill Caesar, but had one problem. The city of Rome would look down on the conspiracy group if they did not have someone they favored in the group. That is when they had asked Brutus to join. And so he did, but then that is where they went wrong. It was not just about having Brutus. They needed actual proof on why they needed to assassinate Caesar. But yet everything they had that would unwelcome him turned out to be untrue, and they were not thinking of
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
Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, displays Brutus as a tragic hero, blinded loyalty and devotion. Brutus's heroic belief of honor and virtue was so powerful that it drove him to perform villainous actions and lead to his destruction.
He thought that he was helping Rome by doing this, but in reality he was committing a sin. He shouldn’t have lost a good friend just for him to help his country. Brutus is the least honorable character because he was Caesar’s friend, but was easily set back by Cassius. It was very obvious that Cassius did not like Caesar.
" Honorable and Noble men can be the most naïve with the men that surround them." Honorable and men live long happy lives if they are not to naïve. Brutus was an honorable and noble man. Was he too naïve to the other honorable and noble men that surrounded him? Brutus would've lived a longer,happier life if he would have listened to the smart , logical advice of Cassius.
Brutus - The Real Tragic Hero Brutus is a complex character in the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare. The whole plot of the story is centered around Brutus. Although Caesar is the focus of the play’s title, Brutus is the character who undergoes the main tragedy. A typical tragic hero is a character who makes a judgment mistake that leads to his or her own downfall.
In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Brutus is my favorite character among those good and excellent characters from Act 5. He is my favorite character because he is a skillful and honest man in the play. For instance, he found out the weakness in Octavius’s army and decided to push in it. This shows that he is a talent leader because he is able to find out the mistakes of his enemy which is the key to be successful in all battles. However, he did not win that battle because he had made the decision too eagerly and too soon. Furthermore, Brutus is also a honest character in the play. For another example, when Anthony saw the body of Brutus, he said that Brutus is a honorable noble because he only acts for what he believed is good.
Brutus a high-ranking, well-regarded Roman nobleman that killed Julius Caesar, went to the top of the ranks and was crowned king. Even though Brutus was able to become king, he was not going to get that title without killing Caesar. In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus agrees to kill Caesar and is one of the three murderers that stabbed Julius Caesar. In Act III scene i William Shakespeare writes “CASCA and the other conspirators stab CAESAR. BRUTUS stabs him last.” This is when Brutus’s fate begins because he starts listening to the wrong people such as, when Cassius uses his power and authority to convince Brutus that he loves Caesar but loves Rome more. This is quoted when Shakespeare writes in Act III scene ii, “ I say to him that my love for Caesar was no less than his. If, then, that friend demands to know why I rose up against Caesar, this is my answer: it’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” This shows Brutus’s major flaw and when he starts to believe things that other people tell him. Brutus shows that he is the Tragic Hero right when he agrees to kill Caesar because this is his tragic flaw that begins the downfall of himself.