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How Does Brutus Change In Julius Caesar
In the book Julius Caesar, I think the character Brutus changes a lot. This character starts out mean, but he thinks he has good intentions. By the middle of the book he undergoes changes for the worse. He gets mean and starts becoming a lesser, meaner person. By the end of the book he is more noble and sees things in a different way. At the beginning of the book Brutus wants to kill Caesar. He wants to do this for the good of the people. He truly and honestly thinks that if he kills Caesar that the town will be better off. I don't think that he is trying to be rude or trying to sabotage. He is scared that if Caesar becomes king that the town won't be ruled by and noble and good person. He says "if it be aught toward the general good" (1,2, pg.8 line 19). this shows that he really thinks killing Caesar is for the better of the town. he also gets Cassius on his side to kill Caesar. Cassius didn't want to kill Caesar in the first place. Then when Brutus told him what he was doing and why, it made Cassius more willing to do so. "Then Brutus I miss took your passion" (1,2, pg.7 line 15). That shows a lot of Brutus actions in the first part of the book. …show more content…
He starts changing for the worse. he gets caught up in all the power. He doesn't see that he is being mean. He yells at his brother and bosses him around. when he hears that his wife dies he brushes it off like things like that happens all the time. "Speak no more of her" (4,1, pg.73 line 7). He didn't say or act like he was upset or sorry about his wife Portia dying. "Our reasons are so full of good regard" (3,1,1450). He begins to get even more bossy and rude. Even more so when it gets into the battle he becomes even more stuck up because he's in charge of so many people and fighting against the people who liked

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