The word patriot means “one who loves and defends a country’s freedom or interests.” In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Brutus is a character who can be portrayed as either patriot or betrayer depending on the reader’s viewpoint. Although many readers view Brutus as a betrayer after killing Caesar, Brutus was just doing what he believed to be the best for Rome. Brutus is loyal to Rome and therefore needed to take actions to protect his people, even if it meant killing a friend.
In the play Julius Caesar, the character Brutus is known as the tragic hero. A tragic hero is someone who is born of a noble birth. This person has heroic or may have potential heroic qualities. They’re also fated by the Gods or someone higher up to doom and destruction. In Julius Caesar, Brutus stabs Caesar in the back, literally. Brutus is Caesar 's best and oldest friend. He is more like a brother to Caesar. Brutus so many attributes to him, but like everyone he has flaws too. By the end of the essay one should learn these attributes and flaws and they should also get to know him as a character too.
What does it mean about Cassius’s plan that he has to mislead Brutus to make it happen? He had Cinna send Brutus a fake letter, in order to convince him that the public really preferred Pompey over Caesar. It means that he is willing to betray his own friend to get what he wants.
Brutus is very honorable, but he also believes that he can save Rome. His fatal flaw is that he wants to help the people of Rome. Although Brutus wants to do the right thing, he does not want to murder Caesar, but he must convince himself that it will help the future of Rome. The letters further encourage him to want to help because they flatter him and tell him that he is the only
“When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.”( Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu). This quote represents the play because many tragic heroes like Brutus have let their egos get the best of them to a point where they now uncontrollably do things they would have disagreed on earlier. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar is seen as the tragic hero, but Brutus also is a tragic hero. I think Brutus is a tragic hero because he is easily manipulated, he trusts the wrong people, and he became power hungry. With Brutus carrying these traits throughout the play; one could argue that he is a tragic hero because he rose to the top and with undeserving traits he fell from his
Most individuals wish to consider themselves “noble,” as it is generally a positive quality for most humans. By being noble, a person will likely be respected by others, especially when it comes to decisions that can influence more than one person. Individuals who are considered noble usually wield a certain power or authority, especially in literature. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare utilizes the character Brutus to exemplify these qualities in an individual’s personality in order to convince that people should strive to be like Brutus, even with overly his optimistic view on life.
For over a thousand years, people have lead countries and groups through good and bad times. Many of these leaders are remembered for their remarkable words that caught audience’s attentions. These leaders could not have been as effective if it wasn’t for their strong charisma. If it wasn’t for their talent of using charisma, these leaders could not have lead their people to success and failure. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, many of the characters used their charisma to influence and manipulate those around them.
I think that in the story Julius Caesar that Brutus is a villain because at one point in time Caesar and Brutus were friends and best friends at that.I don't see how you could be a hero if you killed your own friend.I also think he is a dishonorable man because of the actions he made during the story.
“I have in the past overly trusted people and was, in turn, let down by some. Since then, I have learned the difference between putting faith into people and blindly trusting them” This is a quote by Do Won Chang that partially relates to Marcus Brutus in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare. The play begins and Brutus is tricked into joining the conspiracy. The conspiracy is a group of people who are willing to go against, Julius Caesar, the next ruler of Rome. They want Brutus to join them because Brutus is a good friend of Caesar, and they could kill Caesar easier with the help of Brutus. Brutus trusts the conspiracy because he thinks he is going to kill Caesar for the good of Rome. While later in the play,
A person can become a tragic hero in many ways. In the story, “Julius Caesar”, Brutus was a very honorable man and very noble but as the story begin to rise and become a plot , he started to change his ways. Cassius contrasted with him which man him develop into a tragic hero.
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the playwright, William Shakespeare, captures the essence of a tragic hero with the main protagonist, Marcus Junius Brutus. To earn the title “tragic hero,” a character must conform to several prerequisites. Qualifications include the fact that a tragic hero must have a fatal flaw, an error of judgement, a harsh fate resulting from his or her judgement, a story that invokes fear and empathy, a tragic deed done to someone close, and a tragic hero must be ordinary, neither distinctively good nor bad. In the case of Brutus, his character achieves most, if not all of these requirements; therefore, he is the epitome of a “tragic hero”.
For the past 400 years critics have considered Julius Caesar the tragic hero of William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. However, in more recent years critics have challenged that, declaring that Brutus is more fit for the position. In the play, Brutus is a tragic hero because he
Through his hubris, the pleasurable shaming of the victim in one's overconfidence, Brutus meets the criteria for a tragic hero when he claims himself above Caesar in terms of leadership ability. During a conversation with his close friend Cassius, one of the initial conspirators who convinces him to join their
Within “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, differing types of loyalty are thoroughly dissected and debated. Loyalty is a strong feeling of allegiance. Shakespeare employs different examples of loyalty to affect his characters’ judgement and decision-making. Loyalty to friends is being faithful and devoted to an individual, whereas loyalty to one’s country is doing what is right for the well being of a country and civilians. When Brutus takes the last stab into Caesar, Caesar says, “Et tu, Bruté.” (3.1.85) as he falls dead. Caesar’s last words mean, “And you, Brutus.” and reflects the depth of betrayal Caesar feels watching his “best friend” stab him. The reality of this quote is that humans have different universes
We see how in the story the relationship of Brutus and Caesar plays out even after the death of Caesar.