A conspirator’s motives toward assassination differ from person to person. These reasons can either be justified or are simply for selfish motives and personal gain. Specifically, the two conspirators, Brutus and John Wilkes Booth, can be justified in their actions concerning the death of their respective political leaders. Whether their actions can be justified or not by society is one thing; however, these conspirators ultimately believed that their actions were going to benefit their societies. I believe that leaders are assassinated for the benefit of society because conspirators are concerned for the well-being of their nation and people. First of all, the conspirator Brutus had taken part in the assassination of Julius Caesar because …show more content…
If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he was valiant, I honor him. But, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honor for his valor, and death for his ambition. (III.ii.19-27) Brutus genuinely loved and admired Caesar, but his love for Rome exceeded his love for Caesar. Fearing the possibility that Caesar would become a tyrant and would therefore ruin Roman society, Brutus chose to join the conspiracy to kill him. This correlates with the claim that Brutus assassinated Caesar for the benefit of society because despite his love Caesar, he placed the needs of Rome and its people first rather than his own needs. A second example of Brutus’ selfless behavior for the Roman people can be shown in the same play by Shakespeare, where Mark Antony announced: This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only …show more content…
Therefore, it can be said that Brutus truly acted for the benefit of society because of the claims from Mark Antony, a loyal friend of Julius Caesar, and not out of greed and jealousy like the other conspirators. Through Brutus’ noble actions, it is evident that leaders are assassinated for the good of
and he still killed him. Brutus was the only character of the conspirators that was killed
Lastly, in source nine, the letter from Marcus Brutus to Gaius Cassius states, “I will meet him at his home on March 15th and bring him to the Senate. Here, this unthinkable but necessary crime shall take place.” In this letter Brutus clearly states that the crime (the assassination) will take place because Brutus lured Caesar there. In Source Eleven Marcus Brutus says, “I hate to betray Caesar but I love Rome even more,” Brutus says that he’s close friends with Caesar and would hate to ruin that, but he believes that Rome is in trouble since Julius is their ruler.
Both Caesar and Brutus have a tragic flaw. In the beginning of the play a soothsayer is telling Caesar to beware the ides of march Caesar Responds “He is a dreamer; Brutus leave him. Pass” (shakespeare page??? line????) When Caesar tells the soothsayer this it shows that he does not believe that he could be harmed. Just like caesar, Brutus suffered a tragic flaw, his being trusting everyone. After Caesar is dead Antony wants to say a speech at Caesar 's funeral, after making the crowd violent says “Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou the course thou wilt.”(shakespeare3.2.266-264). Brutus trusted Antony to say some nice words about Caesar, instead he turn the crowd violent. Caesar and Brutus love the roman people and would sacrifice anything for them. after Caesar dies Antony reads “ to every roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas”( page lines title). Caesar loved the romans so much he gave them all a bit of his money after he died. Even though he was prideful he loved the romans as much as Brutus. Brutus saw that under Caesar 's rule romans were suffering and says” Not that i love Caesar less, but that I loved/Rome more”(?) He Explains why he felt
Since Brutus was a part of the conspirators that does not make him a bad person. He did it because he cares for the people and nit just himself. In the story Brutus says,” Let us be sacrificers but not butchers, Caius.” He said this to Caius because he wanted them to know Caesar was killed for a reason. He also did not want the people of Rome to think the conspirators were murders.
Marcus Brutus was born from the blood of a long line of valiant and noble men. Many noble men at the time of Brutus merely did what they had to do to be the mediocre senator, rich man, or another various profession to keep the flow of everyday life going unobstructed. They were nails holding a sinking ship together but ignored the fact because they would rather protect their reputation than raise their heads. Brutus rose above the rest and d...
William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, was mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was the mastermind behind the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a senator and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After I examined Brutus' relationship towards Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy and his importance to the plot it all became clear. Brutus had one particular reason for killing Caesar and that was for the good of the people and the republic. Brutus had no personal reason for killing Caesar. Some of his most admirable traits were his morality and leadership skills.
Throughout most of the play Brutus is constantly internally conflicted. Does he do what he believes is best for Rome or stay loyal to his friend and leader? Should he assist in the murder of one person to benefit many? Although killing Caesar was in the end a bad choice, Brutus always tries to do what is best for Rome and for the people. However even though all of Brutus’ motives are good he still has the tragic flaw of pride, which ultimately leads to his downfall. The reason that Brutus gets caught up in the conspiracy is because Cassias appeals to his pride and flatters him with forged letters from the Roman people saying he is a greater leader then Caesar.
In Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Antony remarks at the end of the play as he reflects on the play's events, ‘“All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; / He only, in a general honest thought”. A main theme throughout the play is nobility, as a Roman strived to be noble and honorable. Antony’s quote explains how Brutus became the most honorable man, while still reflecting on the play's events. Brutus struggles with this decision to murder Caesar, even if it is to end tyranny, and his emotion and conflict allow us to connect with him on a human level.
The senators believe that anything they do to Caesar will look bad in the eyes of the people, but Brutus, whom the plebeians love, will make their actions appear honorable. In order to achieve this, Cassius creates a plan in order to prod Brutus in favor of the assassination: In several hands, in at his windows throw, As if they came from several citizens, Writings all tending to the great opinion That Rome holds in his name, and wherein obscurely Caesar’s ambition shall be glanced at. (I,ii,312-316) By deceiving Brutus into believing that the Roman people, who respect him, think that Caesar is becoming too ambitious, Cassius is able to convince Brutus, a noble Roman, to join the plot against Caesar. Because he only wants to do what is best for the people, Brutus joins the conspiracy.
Greed, ambition, and the possibility of self-gain are always constant in their efforts to influence people’s actions. In Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus, a venerable politician, becomes a victim of the perpetual conflict between power-hungry politicians and ignorant commoners. He is a man of honor and good intentions who sacrifices his own happiness for the benefit of others. Unfortunately, his honor is strung into a fine balance between oblivion and belief and it is ultimately the cause of his downfall. His apparent obliviousness leads him to his grave as his merciful sparing of Mark Antony’s life, much like Julius Caesar’s ghost, comes back to haunt him. Overall, Brutus is an honest, sincere man who holds the lives of others in high regard while he himself acts as a servant to Rome.
They were losing their freedoms and thought the only way to resolve this problem was to kill Caesar. Killing Caesar did not help make the government a democracy like the Senate had wanted. Marcus Brutus and Cassius ended up leaving Rome, so their plot did not help them. Caesar was the leader of Rome, the top of the Roman Empire. The people he thought he could trust most, his so-called friends, took him to the bottom of the Roman Empire, to his grave.
All of his actions was made to benefit someone else and not himself. He had murdered Caesar for the good of Rome and not to deceive Caesar. Even Caesar’s best friend, Mark Anthony, acknowledged that Brutus was still “the noblest Roman of them all” after the assassination of Caesar. In the play, Brutus expressed his true intentions by stating, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” He had to face a tragic dilemma with one of the option being to take no action against Caesar. Although he knew the consequences he would have to face, he went with the second option because he wanted to help the
Brutus also frequently demonstrated many acts of affection toward others. In Act 1, Scene 2, he is reluctant to join Cassius's conspiracy because he did not want to betray Caesar. He had to weigh his choices and in Act 3, Scene 2, Brutus kills Caesar only because he is afraid of what will happen to Rome if Caesar remains ruler. He knew the commoners life would be difficult with the ruling of Caesar. He realizes what a honorable man Caesar was. This is shown again in the same Act and Scene when Brutus allows Mark Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral even though Cassius highly disagreed. Brutus realized Caesar deserved an proper ceremony, and that the best way to do that would be to let Caesar's best friend speak.
Brutus was a loving friend of Julius Caesar and wished anything but death on his comrade, but his love and dedication to the majestic city of Rome would force him to commit anything. He fights a war to defend Rome from a king or emperor's tyrannical rule. When the war was over, even his enemies saw that he was the most respectable Roman of them all. This (Brutus' body) was the noblest Roman of them all. All conspirators, save only he did what they did in envy of great Caesar....
Being influenced by a group of conspirators led by a man named Cassius, Brutus in persuaded to join the group and kill his best friend Caesar for what he believes is “the good of Rome”. Although Brutus had worries of his friend Caesar becoming ruler, he was pushe...