The Character of Brutus in Julius Caesar
Brutus was a very important character in the play Julius Caesar
written by William Shakespeare. He helped plan a plot against one of the
most powerful people in Rome and killed the king to be. Brutus was well
renowned for his deep thinking, his honor, and most importantly, his
belief in stoicism.
Brutus's stoic qualities played a major role in his character. He
trusted his wife Portia very much. In fact, he trusted her so much that he
was even going to tell her about the plot against Caesar.
"You are my true and honorable wife,
As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
That visit my sad heart"
( II, i, 289-290)
She cared very much for him. She was willing to slice her thigh open just
to prove her loyalty and trustworthiness to her noble husband. He also
cared very deeply about his wife and he loved her very dearly.
"O ye gods,
render me worthy of this noble wife!"
( II, i, 303-304)
Because of his profound stoicism, Brutus did not seem to show his
graditude much when Portia killed her self. He simply drank wine to get
ride of the pain and told Cassius to never speak of his wife again.
"Lucius a bowl of wine!
I did not think you could have been so angry,
O Cassius, I am sick of many griefs.
Of your philosophy you make no use
If you give place to accidental evils.
No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead.
Ha! Portia!
She is dead.
How 'scaped I killing whe...
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( I, ii, 79-90)
Brutus had thought very deeply about joining the conspiracy. He had stayed
up all night brooding about it. He feared that Caesar was gaining too much
power and that soon Caesar would become king. If Caesar became king
Brutus's dreams of Rome's Democracy would be shattered.
In conclusion Brutus was a very well respected man in Rome. He
helped restore Rome to its original Democratic system. He ended up killing
himself at the end of the play because of all the pressure. He had said at
the end when he killed himself that
"....Caesar, now be still.
I killed not thee with half so good a will."
( V, v, 50-51)
Work Cited:
Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. Ed. Alan Durband. London: Hutchinson & Co. Publishers Ltd., 1984.
Shakespeare’s complex play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar contains several tragic heroes; a tragic hero holds high political or social esteem yet possesses an obvious character flaw. This discernible hubris undoubtedly causes the character’s demise or a severe forfeiture, which forces the character to undergo an unfeigned moment of enlightenment and shear reconciliation. Brutus, one of these tragic heroes, is a devout friend of the great Julius Caesar, that is, until he makes many execrable decisions he will soon regret; he becomes involved in a plot to kill the omniscient ruler of Rome during 44 B.C. After committing the crime, Mark Antony, an avid, passionate follower of Caesar, is left alive under Brutus’s orders to take his revenge on the villains who killed his beloved Caesar. After Antony turns a rioting Rome on him and wages war against him and the conspirators, Brutus falls by his own hand, turning the very sword he slaughtered Caesar with against himself. Brutus is unquestionably the tragic hero in this play because he has an innumerable amount of character flaws, he falls because of these flaws, and then comes to grips with them as he bleeds on the planes of Philippi.
entering Brutus had said to himself that Caesar must die. Brutus is also a very smart
Because of Shakespeare's popularity among scholars and literary critics, his plays have been studied time after time. In the four hundred or so years since they were written, Shakespeare's plays and other literary masterpieces have been categorized. Many of them, including Shakespeare's portrayal of Julius Caesar's murder and the resulting events for Rome and for Caesar's conspirators, have been put into the "tragedies" category. According to the specifications and qualifications for a Shakespearean tragedy, Brutus, one of the men who conspired against Julius Caesar, can be considered a tragic hero. Despite the fact that Brutus can be considered a tragic hero, I don't feel that he has the qualities and traits of a true hero.
... too late to do anything about it. So, he kills himself. He did this because he realized what he had done and felt he needed to take accountability. Before he died, he says “Caesar, now be still, I killed not thee with half so good a will.” He is now realizing that he really didn’t have as good a reason as he thought to kill Caesar.
Brutus’ tragic flaws are part of what makes him a tragic hero. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is a great example of a tragic hero. His tragic flaws are honor, poor judgement, and idealism (Bedell). In Shakespeare’s plays, the tragic hero and his flaws cause the downfall of the play (Tragic Flaws).
Think about that favorite novel, movie, or TV show. Are there certain characters who are more engaging? Maybe it is because the character is complex, in contrast to that aggravating, perfect protagonist. This is the case with Marcus Brutus in William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Not only is Brutus arguably the most complex character in the entire play, but he is also flawed. Shakespeare develops the complexity of Brutus, the quintessence of humanity’s weaknesses, in order to create a relatable character.
“A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires” -Marcus Aurelius.
A tragic hero is a person who has helped change a friend for their good but dies while in the process or has to kill the person for their good. A tragic hero is a person who has kept a watch on someone then dies or gets hurt while keeping them safe or trying to change them. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare he uses Brutus as a tragic hero.Brutus is a tragic hero because he does everything for the better of Rome, he doesn’t abuse power, and being friends with Caesar at a young age then killing him. In the whole play Brutus believes that everything has to be for the better of Rome to be a tragic hero. A tragic hero to Brutus is someone that commits their whole life to bettering Rome and their people.
There is no such thing as the perfect person. We may dream of such a person, but sadly, everyone has flaws. These flaws are what make us human. Something else that makes us human is our need for heroes. We attribute 'perfect' qualities to our heroes. In reality even our heroes are flawed. The closest thing to the idealized person, or hero, is the Shakespearean tragic hero. The tragic hero is someone of high standing, good character, and a flaw. While it may be only one flaw, it is often fatal. An example of a tragic hero can be best seen in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Marcus Brutus is a prominent leader and noble citizen of Rome who leads in the assassination of Julius Caesar. We see that Brutus plays the role of the tragic hero through his noble standing, fatal flaw, and legacy.
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