Inside the Mind of Brutus A particular character, Brutus, from a Shakespearean play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, was quite intriguing. Brutus was a friend of Julius Caesar, but was quickly pulled into the conspiracy plot to kill Julius Caesar. Throughout the play, Brutus sticks to his moral ethics closely. Moreover, Brutus says, “For let the gods so speed me, as I love the name of honor more than I fear death” (1.2.88-89). In this quote, Brutus is saying that honor is the most important thing to him, to which Brutus valued honor over death. In speaking on terms of morality, Brutus is a strong supporter of the republic, to which he believed that the power should belong to the people. To this, Brutus believes that the government should be
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To this, Casca says, “O, he sits high in all the people’s hearts; and that which would appear offense in us, his countenance, like richest alchemy, will change to virtue and to worthiness” (1.3.157-160). In this quote, Casca is explaining how Brutus’ support in the course will bring virtue and worthiness, to which the people will agree that killing Caesar is virtuous. To this, the conspirators wanted Brutus play a role in the conspiracy because he was noble, honorable, and the people of Rome liked him. In addition, he is the tragic hero of the play. Brutus’ hamartia, or tragic flaw, was trusting the wrong people, to which he allowed himself to be deceived by the conspirators. Brutus was able to be deceived because he allowed his moral ethics to blind him, to which Brutus’s love of Rome caused him to have mistrust in Caesar. Cassius’ plan to write letters was an effective plan to lure Brutus into the conspiracy. This plan was effective because it concerned the citizens of Rome, to which Brutus wanted what was best for Rome. To this, Brutus started to have conflicted feelings towards Caesar, to which this plan aroused Brutus to take action. The basis of Cassius’ plan to tempt Brutus to join the conspiracy was clever. Cassius tried to appeal to Brutus’ sense of honor and duty, whereas Cassius knew that he’d win over Brutus if he appealed to his morals (Stapfer). The only thing that would …show more content…
To this, Brutus acts out to protect the people of Rome, to which he doesn’t kill Caesar for his own well-being. Towards the end of the play, Antony makes a comment about Brutus. To this, Antony makes it apparent that Brutus was very noble, whereas the other conspirators acted out of jealousy when they planned the conspiracy to kill Caesar (3.5.68-75). Furthermore, Brutus acted for the good of the people. While planning out the plan to kill Caesar, Brutus pays little mind to the political aspect of the plan. Moreover, Brutus was only worried about getting rid of Caesar, to which he was afraid that Caesar would become a tyrant. In addition, Brutus tries to make the plan less gruesome, to which he spared Antony’s life. Brutus was very generous when he decided to spare Antony’s life, whereas he wasn’t worried about Antony trying to take over (Stapfer). Although Brutus’ decision to allow Antony to live was naive, Brutus was kind-hearted, whereas he only wanted to kill out of necessity for
To this, Casca says, “O, he sits high in all the people’s hearts; and that which would appear offense in us, his countenance, like richest alchemy, will change to virtue and to worthiness” (1.3.157-160). In this quote, Casca is explaining how Brutus’ support in the course will bring virtue and worthiness, to which the people will agree that killing Caesar is virtuous. To this, the conspirators wanted Brutus play a role in the conspiracy because he was noble, honorable, and the people of Rome liked him. In addition, he is the tragic hero of the play. Brutus’ hamartia, or tragic flaw, was trusting the wrong people, to which he allowed himself to be deceived by the conspirators. Brutus was able to be deceived because he allowed his moral ethics to blind him, to which Brutus’s love of Rome caused him to have mistrust in Caesar. Cassius’ plan to write letters was an effective plan to lure Brutus into the conspiracy. This plan was effective because it concerned the citizens of Rome, to which Brutus wanted what was best for Rome. To this, Brutus started to have conflicted feelings towards Caesar, to which this plan aroused Brutus to take action. The basis of Cassius’ plan to tempt Brutus to join the conspiracy was clever. Cassius tried to appeal to Brutus’ sense of honor and duty, whereas Cassius knew that he’d win over Brutus if he appealed to his morals (Stapfer). The only thing that would …show more content…
To this, Brutus acts out to protect the people of Rome, to which he doesn’t kill Caesar for his own well-being. Towards the end of the play, Antony makes a comment about Brutus. To this, Antony makes it apparent that Brutus was very noble, whereas the other conspirators acted out of jealousy when they planned the conspiracy to kill Caesar (3.5.68-75). Furthermore, Brutus acted for the good of the people. While planning out the plan to kill Caesar, Brutus pays little mind to the political aspect of the plan. Moreover, Brutus was only worried about getting rid of Caesar, to which he was afraid that Caesar would become a tyrant. In addition, Brutus tries to make the plan less gruesome, to which he spared Antony’s life. Brutus was very generous when he decided to spare Antony’s life, whereas he wasn’t worried about Antony trying to take over (Stapfer). Although Brutus’ decision to allow Antony to live was naive, Brutus was kind-hearted, whereas he only wanted to kill out of necessity for