Marcus Brutus lived his life in constant debt to Caesar, but one day he realized Caesar might be doing more harm than good. Shakespeare depicts Brutus as a completely noble Roman in the play Julius Caesar, and this is true on some level. Brutus was very honest and dutiful concerning large-scale affairs, such as the fate of Rome. However, he was also very stubborn and spent a lot of time focused on petty matters (The Gale Group). Shakespeare chose to ignore this dark side of Brutus and only shows the part of Brutus that was obsessed with honor, the part who said, “‘If it be aught toward the general good, set honor in one eye and death in the other and I will look on both indifferently; for let the gods so speed me as I love the name of
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After the assassination, Brutus announced to the common people that he did kill Caesar, mentioning he did it “‘not because I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more (Shakespeare 3.2.22-23),’” and if the time presented himself, “‘...as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger...when it shall please my country to need my death’” (Shakespeare 3.2.45-48). Later, the conspirators were officially pardoned by the Senate, but tension between the assassins and the newly formed Second Triumvirate forced the group to leave Rome (The Gale Group). After being exiled, Brutus and Cassius went to the eastern part of the Roman territory. But they didn’t leave in peace. On the contrary, they took over land, soldiers, and money to sustain themselves and their military in preparation for the inevitable war between their forces and the Triumvirate (Badian). War did come, and at the Battle of Sardis, Brutus, with the help of his servant Strato, committed suicide by stabbing himself, the same way he murdered his best friend (Shakespeare 5.5.44-51). Even though Brutus killed Caesar seemingly in cold blood, the assassination was justified in his mind and the minds of the other conspirators, and he eventually got
After the assassination, Brutus announced to the common people that he did kill Caesar, mentioning he did it “‘not because I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more (Shakespeare 3.2.22-23),’” and if the time presented himself, “‘...as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger...when it shall please my country to need my death’” (Shakespeare 3.2.45-48). Later, the conspirators were officially pardoned by the Senate, but tension between the assassins and the newly formed Second Triumvirate forced the group to leave Rome (The Gale Group). After being exiled, Brutus and Cassius went to the eastern part of the Roman territory. But they didn’t leave in peace. On the contrary, they took over land, soldiers, and money to sustain themselves and their military in preparation for the inevitable war between their forces and the Triumvirate (Badian). War did come, and at the Battle of Sardis, Brutus, with the help of his servant Strato, committed suicide by stabbing himself, the same way he murdered his best friend (Shakespeare 5.5.44-51). Even though Brutus killed Caesar seemingly in cold blood, the assassination was justified in his mind and the minds of the other conspirators, and he eventually got