In Julius Caesar does Brutus exemplify the stoic life? Stoicism is “the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint” (google.com). Julius Caesar, and The Meditations prove that Brutus is stoic when Portia died, when Brutus killed Caesar, and when Brutus admits he hates sticking out. Brutus has a stoic philosophy.
First off, Marcus Brutus has shown stoicism through his emotions when his wife Portia died. When portia died by swallowing fire, Brutus wasn't really affected by his loss. Brutus says “Why, farewell, Portia. We must die, With meditating that she must die once,I have the patience to endure it now.” (iv,iii,196). What Brutus meant is we will all die sometime, see