Julius Caesar Weaknesses

Julius Caesar was quite a macho play, the characters were constantly focused on honor and strength. They were blindsided by their own feelings. Although there was a lot of violence in the play, the characters felt the need to hide any emotions, such as "weakness".
Living in a place like Rome, everythign on the surface was physical strengh, fighting, and manliness. They had to keep everything in. For example, Brutus feels compelled to want Caesar dead, but he loves Caesar and is repeleed by the idea emotionally. The characters have trouble with their private selves and their public selves. Brutus puts aside his personal feelings and shuns Caesar, his friend. When Portia pleads with him to confide in her, he goes ahead with the murder of