Brutus As An Example Of Justice In Julius Caesar

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Finally, on the night before Brutus and Cassius go to war another example of justice comes from Brutus. In act 4 scene 3, in which Brutus says “Remember March, the ides of March remember. Did not Julius bleed for justice’ sake?....” (pg 888). In the scene that follows Brutus is confronting Cassius over the matter of him being bribed to give higher ranks. While they argued however Brutus brought up the quote as in to ask if killing Caesar was justified and/or worth the after effect of an entire civil war. This was one of the only moments where Brutus had questioned the “justice” they had performed. Thus further showing how justice can be a double edged sword, even if they had done something for the good of the people.

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