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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Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar’s rise to power? . 6. Brutus says‚ “For let the gods so speed me as I love / The name of honor more than I fear death.” What do these lines imply about Brutus’s most important value in life? 7. What story does Cassius tell Brutus? 8. What is Cassius’s point in telling this story? 9. What is Caesar’s opinion of Cassius? Why does
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Coralyn Jackson Demmer-free Hon. English 2 19 February 2016 Brutus analysis Brutus is of great significance in the play Julius Caesar whom exhibits tragic flaws that will eventually lead to his descent. Brutus’s love and loyalty drives him to do what he believes is the best interest for Rome and soon comes to find that his intentions were not so good. Brutus has several honorable distinct traits such as‚ loyalty‚ love‚ and good intentions. Brutus’s love for Rome makes him easy to manipulate
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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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Brutus Vs Antony “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” Whose speech was better between Brutus and Marc Antony? Well‚ it really depends on what perspective that you are looking at the play through. Brutus’ speech was meaningful more to the crowd of the Romans‚ while praising Caesar. Antony’s speech was more to address the crowd that Caesar is dead‚ and to bury Caesar. Brutus’ famous quote from the play is in his speech. Brutus’
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rebellion. Brutus‚ leader of the conspiracy‚ gave a good address‚ but the Romans didn’t react to it as much as they did for Antony’s. A battle erupted‚ and most of the conspirators committed suicide. The styles of the two speeches were very different from each other. Brutus was first to speak. He approached the podium with his hands dripping in Caesar’s blood. Brutus began by stating his case for killing Caesar. The crowd was confused and curious as to the reason for his death. Brutus’ justification
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play was Brutus. Therefore I agree with Anthony when he says Brutus was the noblest Roman of all. Brutus truly was a great person in this play. Brutus sacrificed a lot in the name of Rome. He had some weaknesses but also a lot of strengths. The reason I choose Brutus as the Noblest Roman of them all was because he put Rome before his friendship with Caesar. Although it was not an easy decision to assassinate Caesar. I believed that he thought it was the best thing for Rome. As Brutus stabbed Caesar
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shows a lot about the art of persuasion. This is due to many things that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutus’ speech‚ he tries to reason with Caesar’s fans without trying to offend them. He said‚ “it’s
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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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