In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus shows how he will go against his friend not out of hate, but because he believes it is for the good of his country. Brutus is seen as a trustworthy companion, noble and loyal friend. He winds up joining the conspiracy against Caesar and stabs him in the back literally and figuratively. Knowing that they were good friends, it’s shocking to see that he would go through with betraying someone he referred to as a friend.
His reasoning behind following through with joining the conspirators in simple terms is that it was for the good of Rome. He later goes on defending his actions by saying “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” implying that when he had come to the realization that Caesar was going …show more content…
Brutus’s actions and words are a paradigm of nobility and patriotism throughout the play (Lovascio). Although it doesn’t make up for their unruly actions in killing Caesar, Cassius was more in the wrong then Brutus. In the end they both pay for their wrong doing. At the end of the play they both die, Cassius dies by consensual homicide after he hears information about Titinius being captured at the Battle of Philippi. Little does he know he was not captured and he returns to see his lifeless body. Like Cassius, Brutus also so happens to die but for completely different reasons. Brutus, having lost Portia as well as Caesar and the guilt swarming up after his death and now fears he’s lost Cassius as well. (Dove and Gamble). This pushes him to commit suicide, as well as coming in contact with the ghost of Caesar believing his time had
His reasoning behind following through with joining the conspirators in simple terms is that it was for the good of Rome. He later goes on defending his actions by saying “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” implying that when he had come to the realization that Caesar was going …show more content…
Brutus’s actions and words are a paradigm of nobility and patriotism throughout the play (Lovascio). Although it doesn’t make up for their unruly actions in killing Caesar, Cassius was more in the wrong then Brutus. In the end they both pay for their wrong doing. At the end of the play they both die, Cassius dies by consensual homicide after he hears information about Titinius being captured at the Battle of Philippi. Little does he know he was not captured and he returns to see his lifeless body. Like Cassius, Brutus also so happens to die but for completely different reasons. Brutus, having lost Portia as well as Caesar and the guilt swarming up after his death and now fears he’s lost Cassius as well. (Dove and Gamble). This pushes him to commit suicide, as well as coming in contact with the ghost of Caesar believing his time had