one-dimensional personalities. In his play Julius Caesar‚ the character of Brutus is very complex with many different personality traits. These traits explain why Brutus makes certain decisions including the one to kill his friend Julius Caesar. <br> <br>Marcus Brutus was a senator who was well respected by everyone in Rome. His friendship with the high ranked Julius Caesar only added to the people’s respect for him. An example of the amount of respect people have for Brutus is when Cinna‚ Casca‚ and Cassius
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take their life in order to defend it. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ there are certain characters portrayed to show how a person’s values or ideas can change their behavior and influence some significant decisions. The protagonist of the play‚ Marcus Brutus‚ supports this thought by having an idealistic view on the world and by showing his patriotism toward Rome. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare uses Brutus as an honorable‚ idealistic man in order to show the depth that
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leader‚ Marcus Brutus. Caius Cassius‚ another great political leader of Rome‚ is the deceptive planter of this seed and the greatest contributor to the demise of Julius Caesar. The combination of Brutus’ gullibility and Cassius’ manipulative nature is what made for such a perfect storm. The differences and similarities between these two characters are shocking and deserve thorough examination. The main difference between the two characters lies in their personalities. Brutus has a very
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is one of his most famous and well-known plays. It was believed to be written in 1599 and it is based on the events of Rome’s history. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ one of the main characters is Brutus‚ and he is an interesting character to say the least. Brutus is hypocritical‚ gullible and makes bad decisions. Brutus was shown to be hypocritical by stabbing Caesar in the back. He said‚ “I will myself into the pulpit first” (Shakespeare 44). Brutus explained to the
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Brutus is a main character in the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ and was a part of the plot to assassinate the titular man. Brutus is a high-ranking nobleman with a selfless nature‚ but is known to be easily tricked and manipulated. His most noticeable feature is his undying love for Rome‚ and his strong sense of honor. Unlike everyone else‚ who acts for their own purposes‚ Brutus was a friend of Caesar and only helped to kill him because he thought it would benefit Rome‚ and only for that reason. He thinks
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Julius Caesar Essay In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus was convinced by Cassius that killing Caesar was a good idea for the good of Rome. So he kills Caesar at the crowning. After the killing of Caesar. Caesars death was seen as necessary for a variety of reasons. Brutus shows three different character traits stoic‚ manipulator‚ and orator. One character trait that Brutus shows a lot in this play is stoic. Brutus shows very little emotion when his wife Portia had died. (4.ii
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any situation at any time”. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Cassius are two characters that stand out. In several ways they are similar to or different from each other.These ways are presented in both their actions and words. The likeness and disparity in their morals‚ motivation‚ and decisions show. In William Shakespeare’s book‚ Brutus and Cassius and have two different personalities‚ and it is shown throughout the book. Morally‚ Brutus and Cassius could not be more different. They
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the play‚ Julius Caesar by Shakespeare‚ the main character Brutus made several errors in judgment. His many aberrations led to his own death. The first and most basic fault by Brutus was allowing himself to become involved with the conspirators. The second was allowing Mark Antony to live and then permitting him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. The third fault by Brutus was his battle plan for the war at Philippi. The act of joining the conspirators in a plot to kill Julius Caesar was Brutus’ first blunder
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Tragedy of Brutus After the murder of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus sets out to explain why the conspirators plotted against Caesar. He is there to shift the crowd to support the death of their beloved leader and to show them the good things that will result of Caesar’s demise. Brutus knows that the crowd is not on the side of the conspirators‚ so he knows he has to be cautious of how he gets their support. Brutus is worried about his public duty and is prepared to act for the common good of Rome. Brutus uses
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Dear Brutus‚ Rome is in trouble! I just overheard two conspirators say that Julius Caesar may soon become the king of Rome. If Caesar becomes king‚ it would be the end of Rome’s republican system of government. The senators that represent the citizens of Rome would now control most of the power. I know that you are a friend of Caesar and you think you are an equal to him‚ but you’re not! He already refused the crown before. He won’t refuse the crown again‚ trust me!
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