In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. There was a man named Caesar who passed by the painful death of his best friend bestowed upon him. His name was Brutus, and he was known for being respected by most and loyal to the Roman Republic. Brutus was so lost in doing what was best for Rome and his people he committed a crime that no one could ever imagine. Brutus began the plan against Caesar because he thought Caesar was a threat to the Roman Republic. Brutus is a man of strong principles who values honor and civic duty above personal gain. He feared that if Caesar became emperor, the republic would go downhill, and the Romans would lose their freedom. Brutus played an important role in Caesar’s murder. “ The fault, dear Brutus is in our …show more content…
Brutus allows Antony to talk at Caesar’s funeral, however, Cassius didn’t exactly agree with that. Brutus eventually tells Cassius that it will all be okay. Antony says “I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. What cause withholds you, then, mourns for him? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason!” Julius Caesar page 123 line 109. The conversation between Brutus and Cassius eventually leads to both making armies. The war continued when Brutus and the collaborator decided to troop to Rome and fight the Republic against Antony and Octavius. While at war Brutu's side was doing well but was mistaken and which lead to Cassius stabbing himself. Brutus was overwhelmed by the incident and done with himself he fell and cried “O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet! Thy spirit walks abroad, and turns our swords in our own proper entrails.” Julius Caesar page 197 line 105. Brutus realized he failed to save the Republic so he did something that was life-changing. He then had a friend named Strato to hold his sword so he could run on it and commit suicide because he didn’t like the thought of killing
In Brutus' speech he uses logos to try to reason with the crowd whilst Antony uses pathos to control their emotions. Brutus explains that for the betterment of Rome Caesar had to die or else he would ruin the country and destroy the great empire. He at first has everyone on his side, that is of course until Antony speaks. When Antony speaks he gives examples of how Caesar wasn't going to ruin Rome and in fact how he was the best leader they had ever had. He says that Brutus and Cassius are murderers and that's all they are.
At his funeral, Antony gives a speech in which addresses the mob siding with Brutus that is celebrating his death. In his speech, Antony uses a variety of appeals in order to convince the mob that Brutus should be held accountable for the death of Caesar. Antony’s
He tells the crowd how Caesar died and told them to crowd around Caesar and look at him, “Look, in this place ran cassius’ dagger through” see what a rent the envious Casca made: Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb’d and as he pluck’d his cursed steel away, Mark how the blood of Caesar follow’d it, as rushing out of doors, to be resolved. If Brutus so unkindly knock’d , or no; For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel; Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him!” (lines 177-183). Antony does this point to how close Caesar and Brutus are .
He then gestured at the stab wounds on Caesar’s body and cried: “Look, in this place ran Cassius’ dagger through./See what a rent the envious Casca made./Through this the well-belovèd Brutus stabbed” (III.ii.177-179). In this statement, Antony gave the people a tour of who murdered Caesar and granted them the names of whom to direct their anger, including his predecessor Brutus. Antony’s technique of helping the people remember their love for the once great Caesar and guiding the people’s furious emotions towards Brutus, made him the superior
When Mark Antony learns that his best friend Caesar has been cruelly stabbed, he asks to speak at his burial. On the condition that he spoke first, Brutus consented. This was a significant disadvantage for Brutus, and he did not
Brutus’s words emphasize his desperation for help in his death, “thou knowst that we two went to school together; Even for that our love of old, I prithee, Hold thou my sword whilst I run on it” further emphasizes that though they have been long friends who love each other Brutus’s need of not facing bondage leads him to his
During the battle, Cassius sends out a messenger to see how his army is doing. To Cassius’ eye, it looked like the messenger was taken down by the opposing army. But, in reality, it was Cassius’ army saying their winning. Cassius was so scared that he had a soldier stab him in the heart, killing him. After hearing the news about Cassius, Brutus starts to get worried and inevitably decides to kill himself.
Lucilius, a faithful servant of Brutus, is captured by a solider of the army of Antony. Under the fake alias of Brutus, Antony is brought into his presence. However, Lucilius is devoted to never allowing any enemy to touch Brutus. Lucilius exclaims, “I dare assure thee that no enemy / Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. / The gods defend him from so great a shame!”
So, he decided to take things into his own hands and protect Rome. “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and all slaves die, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” (Shakespeare 3.2.21-24) This quote shows that Brutus really did love Caesar but thought that by killing Caesar, he would protect the freedom of all Roman citizens.
The quote “Do what you feel in your heart to be right — for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't” by Eleanor Roosevelt gives a good overall view of how Brutus, from Julius Caesar, lived his life. In this book, Brutus made a life changing decision which, in the end, cost him his life. You may wonder what choice could be so bad that it costs you your life. Brutus committed to killing Caesar, the ruler of Rome, on the 15th of March.
But in the end, Brutus felt he had not made an honorable use of Caesar’s death and realized he made a mistake so he took his own life, and unlike Cassius, he died an honorable death for honorable reasons. “This was the noblest Roman of them all./ 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”
When Cassius wanted Antony and Caesar to fall together Brutus disagreed and said, “Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius / To cut the head off and then hack the limbs”(2.1.175-176). Brutus knows that Caesar must be taken care or in order to protect Rome but doesn’t find it necessary to kill Antony, a close
Samantha Durand 27 October 2015 Dunipace 4th Julius Caesar Essay Brutus is the Tragic Hero William Shakespeare wrote “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” to tell the story of the tragedy that happened to him. When Caesar was going to become king, his own friends turned into conspirators against him. Since the conspirators said that Caesar would abuse the power of being king, they decided to murder him for the sake of the Roman people.
This quote by Cassius distinctively shows the different reactions between Brutus and himself. Cassius quickly kills himself to escape pain. On the other hand, Brutus is mentally stronger and lasts longer as he waits for the gods to decide his fate. In the end, he took Caesar 's ghost as a sign
Lucius Junius Brutus one of Brutus’ ancestor that turned Rome into a republic. Brutus loves caesar but doesn't want him to become king. Brutus doesn't have a personal reason to kill Caesar but for the good of Rome he has to. The country of rome would fall to Caesar if he became king because he is corrupt.