Brutus and Caesar had a lot of power already in the Roman society, but who would make a better leader? These two characters are from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare. The play takes place during 44 B.C. in ancient Rome, towards the end of the Roman republic. This selection is a tragic and historical drama. Brutus places his ideals, Rome, over his friend, Julius Caesar, and is willing to kill Caesar to protect the Republic. In the play, the two main characters, Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, both possess leadership qualities, but if the citizens of Rome had a choice, they should most definitely choose Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar would certainly be a better choice than Marcus Brutus because Caesar doesn’t fear death, doesn’t bend the law for anyone, and cared about the citizens more than Brutus did. When …show more content…
Ceasar replies to the events with “Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come”. (727; lines 34-37) This proves that good leaders should not fear death. Another quality of Caesar’s leadership is that he doesn’t bend the rules for anyone, even when others try to convince him to do so. When Metellus approached Caesar and requested that his brother, Publius Cimber, who has been banished from Rome, be granted permission to come back. Caesar replies “But I am constant as the Northern Star, of whose true fixed and resting quality. There is no fellow in the firmament”. (738;