The Events of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Everyone knows that killing someone, no matter what the case, is not a quality of an honorable person. Antony also knows Brutus' reason for killing Caesar was not valid and wants to prove this to the people. When trying to prove himself true, Antony says, "I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke..." (Act III, scene ii, 102). Antony does a swell job covering his purpose of his speech. He is really trying to make the mob see that Caesar ... ... middle of paper ... ...r's true self.

He felt it was only way to protect the people of Rome, not for a personal reason, similar to the other men in the conspiracy. This quote in particular would change drastically in that his personal cause would be out his hatred and envy of Caesar and his adore for the general public of Rome. Brutus’ hatred and the love of Rome would be the only motivation to kill Caesar, making him not stopping for anything until his motivation was fulfilled. The play Julius Caesar would be very different if Brutus’ motivation was hatred instead for the general public and city of Rome. His fear that Caesar would become king was put over his own personal relationships in hope that Rome would somehow be better and more prosperous if Caesar was no longer the ruler.

He felt it was only way to protect the people of Rome, not for a personal reason, similar to the other men in the conspiracy. This quote in particular would change drastically in that his personal cause would be out his hatred and envy of Caesar and his adore for the general public of Rome. Brutus’ hatred and the love of Rome would be the only motivation to kill Caesar, making him not stopping for anything until his motivation was fulfilled. The play Julius Caesar would be very different if Brutus’ motivation was hatred instead for the general public and city of Rome. His fear that Caesar would become king was put over his own personal relationships in hope that Rome would somehow be better and more prosperous if Caesar was no longer the ruler.

However much he loved Caesar, he opposed the fact that a single man ruled Rome and he feared Caesar would rise to hold that power. Brutus was a good leader. He was truthful and honourable. Brutus tries to justify his reason for killing Caesar and he says “not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more”. (III.i.21-22) It shows that his love for Rome was incomparable to anyone else and he slew Caesar not for his own greediness but for his love for Rome.

Brutus believes he was thinking on behalf of Rome’s common good. The conspirators focus on Caesar’s hubris; therefore, forgot all the good that he had achieved. Caesar’s assassination cannot be justified because Brutus and Cassius kill him too soon to see if he would be a poor ruler like they believed.

He did know that if Caesar was crowned, however, then he had no chance of ever being crowned himself. Brutus filled the description of the tragic hero quite well with the attributes of being a good friend and trustworthy person however still concludes flaws of trusting others too much and having poor judgment, also had a major role of being a back stabber. Therefore he was a great man, and everyone knew it. However he did kill Caesar, he had a valid excuse, which he had the people believe. He thought that killing Caesar was the right thing to do, even though it was not.

He even explains to the Roman people: “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I / loved Rome more” (III.ii.22-23). Again, Brutus enlightens the reader on how dedicated he is to Rome. He displaces the vio... ... middle of paper ... ...rays the qualities of honorable Brutus, proving that anyone with good intentions, nobility, and the ability to recognize flaws, can become a hero. Brutus has all these characteristics to make him a hero. Several people may debate that he is corrupt because of everything he did erroneously, but he is so much more than what his actions consisted of.

However, completely opposite the nobleness of Brutus’ character is Cassius. He hates Caesar and is part of the conspiracy out of jealousy. Cassius was friends with Caesar as a child and now Caesar was powerful and popular, Cassius was jealous of this.

When he murder Caesar, Brutus use rhetoric, figures of speech, to win over the hearts of people, discredit Caesar’s reputation, and maybe gain some creditability for himself. When this occurred, Brutus announced that he would allow Antony to make a speech for the people after Brutus won over the crowd. In Brutus speech, he mentions to the people why Caesar was better dead than alive. This reason Brutus gave was Caesar was too ambitious and not fitted for a leader. Well, in Antony’s oration he did what he promised, not to point out who murder Caesar, however he wanted his fellow Romans to bring justice to Caesar and prove that Caesar was not ambitious but noble.

Here, Brutus is explaining to the people that he did not kill Caesar for his own personal gain, but for the good of Rome. If he had not slain Caesar, he would have taken absolute power over all of Rome and its armies, turning the Democracy into a dictatorship. …Did not great Julius bleed for justice’ sake? What villain touched his body that did stab? And not for justice?