Brutus is the most complex of the characters in this play. He is proud of his reputation for honor and nobleness‚ but he is not always practical‚ and is often naive. He is the only major character in the play intensely committed to fashioning his behavior to fit a strict moral and ethical code‚ but he takes actions that are unconsciously hypocritical. One of the significant themes that Shakespeare uses to enrich the complexity of Brutus involves his attempt to ritualize the assassination of Caesar
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extensive ramifications‚ I wish to review his actions‚ and the motivating factors behind those actions. I intend to prove that Brutus had a strong and well grounded personae. He had good intentions; however‚ he made one fatal mistake and that was his downfall. He had many positive qualities. I wish to bring these to the light and delve into how they affected the plot. 	Brutus is a very sincere man. He truly believes that his role in Cassius’s assassination plot is for the good of Rome and her
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" They all wanted answers why Caesar was killed. This is when Brutus Started his speech. He made the people believe him with his speech. The people were cheering "Bring him with triumph home unto his house!" "Give him a statue with his ancestors!" as well as "Let him be Caesar!" These are some of the examples of how Brutus got the people of Rome to his side. When Antony goes up on stage people say "’Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here." "This Caesar was a tyrant." in addition "Nay‚ that’s certain
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Brutus and Mark Antony both give meaningful speeches after Julius Caesar’s death‚ while Mark Antony made his speech more dramatic with more shown emotion to give off his message Brutus relied on his crowd to believe that what he did was for the good of Rome and not for his own personal gain. Brutus’ speech was meant to ease the crowd out of their hatred for him and the other conspirators for Brutus didn’t want the Roman people to break up into an uproar due to Caesar’s death and he did this by
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Brutus is a complex character and a tragic hero. He is a noble man who was acknowledged by his enemy and by the people of Rome. However‚ his tragic flaw often lead him to make bad decisions and subsequently lead him to his death. Moreover‚ his bad decisions lead to the death and suffering of many others. In short‚ the character of Marcus Brutus from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” was a good man with a tragic flaw who causes death and suffering to many people‚ including his own wife. Therefore
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Brutus was the noblest roman who wanted what was in the best interest for the roman population. Brutus’s tragic flaw was that he was too trusting. He honestly felt that he had to kill Caesar in order to save Rome from tyranny. He trusted Mark Antony not to blame the conspirators in his speech at Caesar’s funeral. Mark Antony broke his promise and got Brutus and the others into deep trouble. Brutus indeed ended up in a position‚ from his own actions‚ that is tragic to the reader. In the play The
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ringleader for Caesar’s assassination. Brutus thinks that if he assassinates Julius Caesar he will be doing what was best for Rome. In this play‚ Brutus is often referred to as the tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero must be noble‚ demonstrate hubris‚ demonstrates hamartia‚ and experiences an epiphany. Brutus fits Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero since he has all of the characteristics. A tragic hero requires be noble. Shakespeare made Brutus noble in this play by making him always
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the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first blunder. At first Brutus was unsure about
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Tragedy of Brutus After the murder of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus sets out to explain why the conspirators plotted against Caesar. He is there to shift the crowd to support the death of their beloved leader and to show them the good things that will result of Caesar’s demise. Brutus knows that the crowd is not on the side of the conspirators‚ so he knows he has to be cautious of how he gets their support. Brutus is worried about his public duty and is prepared to act for the common good of Rome. Brutus uses
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Shakespeare‚ there are a variety of unique characters but one stands out as the most noble. This character is Brutus and he is the most multi-layered of the characters in this play. He is pleased of his reputation because of glory‚ honor and nobleness‚ but he is not always experiential or practical‚ and is often naive. This leads Brutus to see the world from a somewhat skewed angle. Brutus has alot of clear strengths but one of them in particular is the fact that he never acts out of self interest
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