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    hero. With him being heroic and dying it is indeed a true tragedy. Brutus is one of nobility because of his noble ancestor‚ Junius Brutus. The first reason he was very noble was because he has overthrown by the Tarquin kings. He also established a democracy. “Brutus shall lead the way‚ and we will grace his heels with the most boldest and best hearts of Rome” (V.v47-49). Marcus Brutus suffers a catastrophe throughout the play. Brutus loves Caesar‚ but not as much as he loves Rome. His catastrophe is

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    Tragedy written by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus joins the conspiracy because he is loyal to Rome and manipulated by Cassius. Brutus is loyal to Rome because he risks his life to do what he believes is the best for the state which is why he joins the conspiracy even though it could get him killed if he gets caught. Cassius manipulates Brutus using flattery during the Feast of Lupercal he points out that Caesar is no more worthy of being crowned emperor than Brutus which he hopes would persuade him to

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    Brutus joining in on the plot is a tricky situation‚ as it has many up and down sides. Brutus joining would certainly help the conspirators further there goal‚ but it would also cause a few problems. Brutus joining could be a good thing as well as a bad thing because his support could also convince a majority of common people to support the conspirators. This has the possibility of ruining their plans because there is a higher chance of Caesar finding out their plot the more common people know and

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    In spite of the fact that Julius Caesar is the protagonist of the play‚ Brutus is probably the most important character who has been active more or less through out the play. Shakespeare consciously builds sympathy among the audience right from the point when the character is first introduced by portraying him as a ‘vexed’‚ helpless soul ‘with himself at war’ torn between patriotism and friendship‚ giving the audience an opportunity to relate to such a “head versus heart” conflict and not only sympathize

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    Brutus’ honor for the good of Rome is shown at the Feast of Lupercal and near the statue of Pompey. Cassius persuades Brutus that Caesar is not worthy to be the king of Rome. Cassius flatters Brutus by saying he (Brutus) has the same amount of power and should not have to look up to Caesar. Before Cassius proposes to Brutus if he (Brutus) should join the conspirators to kill Caesar‚ Brutus says‚ “If it aught toward the general good‚ / Set honor in one eye and death I’ th’ other‚ / And I will look

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    In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the most heroic character in the play. In the play Caesar is greatly respected in Rome and the citizens want to make him king. Brutus is a respected citizen of Rome and is a strong supporter of the republic. If Caesar became king he would destroy the Roman Republic‚ and Brutus thinks he is not fit for a king. Brutus stands out in the play because he is willing to kill Caesar for what he thinks is good for the Roman people. He puts Rome

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    As Brutus says that he would do anything for the good of all Romans that is a similarity between Cassius and Brutus because Brutus says he would do anything to protect Rome but when Cassius outsmarts him and uses him to kill caesar‚ that is a difference. Cassius thoughts of killing Caesar are lead because he is ambitious and wants the power or more than Caesar had. He was also Envy of Ceasar and of all the respect he had from the people. "Why‚ man‚ he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus

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    Marcus Brutus: An Honorable Man? Could a murderer ever be considered “honorable”? Or would their reputation be tarnished forever by that one act? In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Marcus Brutus is considered one of the most “honorable” men in Rome. When asked by Caius Cassius to join the conspiracy to assassinate the war hero‚ Julius Caesar‚ after some deliberation‚ Brutus agrees. Once they murder Caesar‚ it causes great confusion and sadness amongst the Roman people‚ especially

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    influenced either by ambition or honor. Marcus Brutus‚ one of the main characters of the play‚ although one of Caesar’s best friends‚ is the head conspirator plotting for Caesar’s death. Marcus Brutus is motivated by honor Different things motivate Brutus throughout the play‚ he thinks he is motivated by honor but in reality he is also motivated by much more; his inability to separate himself from the republic‚ and his ego also factor into the equation. Brutus has an intense love of honor‚ as shown when

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    Hamlet‚ who is confronted with an assortment of troubles and is in emotional distress. While he considers it is his filial duty to kill Claudius‚ he realizes that this act conflicts with his ethics. Hamlet expresses his inner struggle in his famous soliloquy: whether it is "nobler in the mind to suffer / or to take arms‚” to be passive or to defend himself against the "sea of troubles" in which Hamlet finds himself (3.1.65-67). Although Hamlet believes it is his obligation to avenge his father’s death

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