How Does Brutus Use Ethos In Julius Caesar

As a tragic hero, Marcus Brutus also possesses a strong sense of moral greatness, as evidenced throughout Julius Caesar. This morality displays itself in Brutus’s desire for the assassination to remain as clean and harmless as humanly possible. He forces all of his conspirators to agree not to kill anyone but Caesar, in an attempt to prove that Caesar’s murder is an act of necessity, not bloodlust. Even with that conviction, Brutus also constantly wrestles with his conscience on whether assassinating Caesar would be justified, further affirming his righteousness. If Brutus did not possess a strong principles, he would not have needed to justify the assassination before he could perform it; therefore, Brutus must be moral. However, the strongest

Brutus’ leadership and compassion for others make him a popular figure amongst the Roman people, and it is his reputation that establishes him as an influential individual. For example, despite the fact that Brutus loves Caesar like a brother, he warily joins the conspiracy to assassinate him. He does this because he believes that Caesar’s ambition would become tyranny and that Caesar’s death is a necessary evil in order to preserve the liberties of the Roman people. In his own words Brutus claims, “It must be by his death; and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general.”(Act 2, Scene 1, Page 1116). In addition, Brutus takes the reins of authority from Cassius and becomes the leader of the conspiracy. He gains this prerogative because of his convincing tongue and powerful influence. His leadership is evidenced when he begins to challenge Cassius’ ideas. When Cassius asks the conspirators to “swear our resolution”(Act 2...

The way Shakespeare wrote, it made Brutus seem like he did not want to harm Caesar. Gaius Cassius Longinus went to great measures to get Brutus to be on his side. It was essential to the plot for Cassius to have Brutus on his side because he was an honest and honorable man that many Romans trusted as well as admired. He carried out procedures like leaving letters for Brutus to discover and comparing Brutus to Julius Caesar to make Brutus think he was Caesar’s equal. The anonymous letters he left for Brutus were composed of degrading things about Caesar to make him come across as a very disliked man. While Shakespeare may have highlighted Brutus and let it be known of his greatness, he also hinted at his flaws. When the death of Portia occurred, Brutus stated that he “had the patience to endure it” (IV.iii.198). Marcus Brutus, like his wife, took his own life. He committed this because he was very loyal to Rome. Like a true Roman would do, he refused to return to his city in shackles; this showed that he had a great amount of pride. This scenario, however, could be take in one of two ways. It could be assumed that he was a very loyal man by this act, or it could portray that he was very stubborn and selfish. Shakespeare interpreted this as him being loyal and honora...

Consequently, when Brutus decided to murder Caesar along with the other conspirators, he believe he was saving Rome by doing so. He felt that is Caesar had been chosen as King to

    To begin, the best reason Brutus gives to justify the killing of Caesar is that it will be for the best interest of the people(II,i,11).  This is huge because the people of Rome stand for a republic, and Caesar wants to become king. Brutus is doing this act for the people, acts like this are

He felt that if Caesar was left to his own devices, he would turn Rome into a monarchy instead of a republic. He thought that would turn Rome into an enslaved nation, under the rule of just one ruler instead of three like it had been before Caesar killed Pompeii. Brutus loved Caesar dearly, as he was one of his closest friends, but he chose to attempt to better Rome rather than allow Caesar to become king. Brutus, along with a few select other people, plotted to kill Caesar. This was one of many honorable acts Brutus performed for the sake of Rome. However, one of Caesar’s friends, Antony, turned the common people against Brutus, forcing him and the rest of the conspirators to run away. Despite his honorable decision, Brutus met his demise not too long after being forced to run away by killing himself. His own honorable character ultimately lead to his

During Brutus' speech, he claims that Caesar was ambitious, and he says he killed him for the good of Rome. In paragraph 3, he says, "Have you rather Caesar were living and all die slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?" As Brutus says this, he is saying that if Caesar was to become the ruler of Rome, everyone of Rome would have to become slaves. Brutus also says, " I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him." This means that he killed Caesar because he was ambitious. Obviously,

As the conspirators of Caesar’s death moved in to take his life, they wished not to take the life of man, rather they wished only to allow the life of Rome to prosper. The conspirators were educated nobility, and were elected by the people to speak for the people. It was the duty of the senate to keep the people of Rome on track for what they want, and to correct them if they strayed off of the path of Rome, for the people are the power of Rome, it is important to keep them in check, to keep them understanding of what’s best for the society. As what the people want is not always what the people need. In addition, after having killed Caesar, as Brutus was forced to his final lines of defence, he was left to kill himself as he felt both cornered, and unsure of his previous enterprise. As Brutus moved to kill himself, he spoke to his servant, stating that he “kill’d not [Caesar] with half so good a will.” (Shakespeare 78) Brutus says this because he

Brutus had good intent in evil actions. He did what, in his heart, he felt was good or Rome. The feelings, however, outweighed any human, or in this case, friendship. Having a clear mind, he thought through the situation entirely, and he decided on what he felt he had to do. Although, killing Caesar may have been prevented, it was the decision he had to make for Rome.

Brutus was a one of the Roman elite who had everything he could ever want. Yet, Brutus was so easily swayed by Cassius because he was afraid of the power he thought Caesar was hungry for. Despite all of evidence arguing against Cassius's claim that Caesar was ambitious, Brutus still chose to kill Caesar because his fear caused him to think