Summary Of Marcus Brutus: A True Hero
Elane Owens
Mr. Myers
English 10
March 5, 2013
Marcus Brutus: A True Hero The definition of a hero is a person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Would you call a man who killed his best friend a hero? Most people wouldn’t, but in Marcus Brutus’s case, he is (in the true definition of the word) a hero. Marcus Brutus killed his best friend, and the leader of Rome Julius Caesar, and indulged in other dishonorable acts, but his reasons behind them make him a hero. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus was a hero through his selflessness, his leadership, and he was honorable. These reasons are all characteristics of a true hero. One thing that cannot be taken away from Brutus was his selflessness. Brutus loved Rome and all of its …show more content…
If it wasn’t for Mark Antony, Brutus could have been a great leader of Rome. Cassius was the one who came up with the idea to kill Julius Caesar, and it was his idea to bring Brutus into the conspirators. The conspirators were the group of men who killed Caesar. When Brutus joined the conspirators, he immediately took over. The fellow members followed Brutus’s every word and order. The conspirators were having a meeting discussing the plot for the assassination, and Cassius brought up the idea of not only killing Caesar, but that they should also kill Mark Antony. Brutus then said, “Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, to cut the head off and then hack of the limbs- Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius. (II.i.162-166)” Brutus is explaining how killing Antony would be pointless. When Brutus says this, it shows his power, and how much the conspirators trust him as their leader. Besides the fact that Brutus has the ability to persuade people, he also has the respect and trust of the people. With the ability of great leadership, Brutus is a great
Mr. Myers
English 10
March 5, 2013
Marcus Brutus: A True Hero The definition of a hero is a person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities. Would you call a man who killed his best friend a hero? Most people wouldn’t, but in Marcus Brutus’s case, he is (in the true definition of the word) a hero. Marcus Brutus killed his best friend, and the leader of Rome Julius Caesar, and indulged in other dishonorable acts, but his reasons behind them make him a hero. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus was a hero through his selflessness, his leadership, and he was honorable. These reasons are all characteristics of a true hero. One thing that cannot be taken away from Brutus was his selflessness. Brutus loved Rome and all of its …show more content…
If it wasn’t for Mark Antony, Brutus could have been a great leader of Rome. Cassius was the one who came up with the idea to kill Julius Caesar, and it was his idea to bring Brutus into the conspirators. The conspirators were the group of men who killed Caesar. When Brutus joined the conspirators, he immediately took over. The fellow members followed Brutus’s every word and order. The conspirators were having a meeting discussing the plot for the assassination, and Cassius brought up the idea of not only killing Caesar, but that they should also kill Mark Antony. Brutus then said, “Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius, to cut the head off and then hack of the limbs- Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius. (II.i.162-166)” Brutus is explaining how killing Antony would be pointless. When Brutus says this, it shows his power, and how much the conspirators trust him as their leader. Besides the fact that Brutus has the ability to persuade people, he also has the respect and trust of the people. With the ability of great leadership, Brutus is a great