Brutus Symbolism In Julius Ceasar

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In the play, Julius Ceasar, we see that Brutus’s idealism and his ability to see things clearly result in his losing touch with reality. This can be concluded by his ego, it is known that Brutus’s title made him more superior than anyone else and so did his honour. These are the two characteristics that has clouded Brutus’s judgement to how things were being done and the reasons behind it. An example could be the Hadrian’s Wall which was a defensive frontier that had stretched out around their area, protecting them from enemy attack. This was thought of by Ceasar. Brutus had chosen not to listen to everyone else around him and had seen no fault in the way he understood things. Honour had played an important part, because he was such an honorable

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