In the play, Julius Caesar, Decius Brutus makes several fatal mistakes. His refusal to listen to Caius Cassius on three different occasions leads to his ultimate downfall. On each occasion Brutus was blindsided from the truth and he choose to follow his mind instead of what his ally, Cassius, had advised. Brutus’ three greatest errors led to not only his demise but to the persons who supported him.
In Act 2 Scene 1 of the play some of the conspirators are discussing the killing of Julius Caesar. The topic of killing Antony along with Caesar is brought up by Cassius. However, Brutus makes the blunder of disagreeing to kill Antony as Brutus says that he is ‘a limb of Caesar,’ and he is therefore not dangerous. Secondly, in Act 3 Scene 1 after …show more content…
In the first instance, Brutus believed that murdering Antony along with Caesar was extremely cruel and unnecessary. Evidence of this is found as he says, ‘our course will seem too bloody Caius Cassius to cut off the head and then hack the limbs.’ Brutus did not wish for the conspirators to seem as butchers but sacrificers, as a result he refused to take the advice of Cassius. Secondly, Brutus allowed Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral as he believed that it would do no harm to their cause. He believed that he could sway the plebeians in a way such that anything Antony said would not affect the thoughts of the plebeians. Brutus had even informed Antony that he was to speak no ill will of the conspirators. Lastly, while speaking of their plan of action Brutus gave the signal to move his army too early. He thought that if they had allowed the enemy to come to them they would have gained troops and became even stronger as they approached them. Brutus was convinced of the fact that the enemies’ numbers were increasing by day but they had exhausted as their resources and therefore had to move …show more content…
Initially, Brutus did not kill Antony because he seemed mindless without Caesar. However, upon knowledge of Caesar’s death Antony’s words were, ‘Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war,’ which showed his true vengeful nature of the death of his friend. Enraged Antony devised his own plan to kill the conspirators and thereby made his own army. Brutus made another blunder of allowing Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral, this lead to the swaying of the fickled plebeians to believe that the conspirators killed Caesar out of jealousy. The people of Rome therefore turned against the conspirators and seeked to kill them all. Brutus’ biggest mistake and the most fatal of them all of moving the troops too early lead to open war between the two armies. Brutus’ fatigued warriors began to fail on the battle field and it was clear that they were not going to win the war. For many of their personal restraints the men took their own lives as they preferred to be dead than dragged through the streets of Rome as evidence of their failed
In Act 2 Scene 1 of the play some of the conspirators are discussing the killing of Julius Caesar. The topic of killing Antony along with Caesar is brought up by Cassius. However, Brutus makes the blunder of disagreeing to kill Antony as Brutus says that he is ‘a limb of Caesar,’ and he is therefore not dangerous. Secondly, in Act 3 Scene 1 after …show more content…
In the first instance, Brutus believed that murdering Antony along with Caesar was extremely cruel and unnecessary. Evidence of this is found as he says, ‘our course will seem too bloody Caius Cassius to cut off the head and then hack the limbs.’ Brutus did not wish for the conspirators to seem as butchers but sacrificers, as a result he refused to take the advice of Cassius. Secondly, Brutus allowed Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral as he believed that it would do no harm to their cause. He believed that he could sway the plebeians in a way such that anything Antony said would not affect the thoughts of the plebeians. Brutus had even informed Antony that he was to speak no ill will of the conspirators. Lastly, while speaking of their plan of action Brutus gave the signal to move his army too early. He thought that if they had allowed the enemy to come to them they would have gained troops and became even stronger as they approached them. Brutus was convinced of the fact that the enemies’ numbers were increasing by day but they had exhausted as their resources and therefore had to move …show more content…
Initially, Brutus did not kill Antony because he seemed mindless without Caesar. However, upon knowledge of Caesar’s death Antony’s words were, ‘Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war,’ which showed his true vengeful nature of the death of his friend. Enraged Antony devised his own plan to kill the conspirators and thereby made his own army. Brutus made another blunder of allowing Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral, this lead to the swaying of the fickled plebeians to believe that the conspirators killed Caesar out of jealousy. The people of Rome therefore turned against the conspirators and seeked to kill them all. Brutus’ biggest mistake and the most fatal of them all of moving the troops too early lead to open war between the two armies. Brutus’ fatigued warriors began to fail on the battle field and it was clear that they were not going to win the war. For many of their personal restraints the men took their own lives as they preferred to be dead than dragged through the streets of Rome as evidence of their failed