The Morality Of Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

“It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong,” was a quote that applies perfectly. In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is confronted with an internal conflict; he chooses to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus was right in many ways to do so. Without Brutus, the conspirators would have probably failed or would have been misguided. They would have killed Antony and who knows who else, but Brutus kept them on the straight and narrow. Brutus did it for the good of Rome as a whole, not for himself. Before Brutus joined, Cassius was mainly in charge; when there were questions to be asked, they would go to him. However, once Brutus joined, he started to install a sense of authority through his words. Consequently, by becoming the leader, he shaped the conspiracy to be better; he instilled new and better, more honorable principles into the men (II,i,?). By
Through his actions with how he treated others, there was right to have doubt that Caesar would remain loyal. Brutus was an honorable man, and he was willing to do whatever was necessary for the good of all the people of Rome (?,?,?). Caesar is a threat and could destroy the entire empire. If he could destroy his fellow Roman generals who stood for the same thing, there is an endless amount of reasons to be wary. Brutus in no way went against his beliefs and morals.
Even though there is many signs that he did the right thing, people seem to think that because Brutus was a trusted and best friend of Caesar, joining the conspiracy was wrong. Just because he went against Caesar, does not mean he didn’t love him (?,?,?). Brutus showed remorse for what he did: he couldn’t sleep, and he became sick. If a friend threatened someone’s family, would you take their side, or protect your family? Judging from Brutus’s moral, he was completely right in