Marcus Brutus In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

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In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Marcus Brutus would have made the best leader of Rome. Brutus showed that he takes charge, an important characteristic of a leader. After the conspirators murdered Julius Caesar, Brutus was smart and made the crowd think that the accomplices and he did the kill out of love for Rome. “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I lov’d Caesar less, but I lov’d Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than Caesar were dead, to live all freemen?” (III, II). At Caesar’s funeral, Brutus began to explain that he did not kill Julius Caesar out of hatred or jealousy, but that he cared for Rome and for the people of Rome more than Caesar, and that …show more content…
His life was gentle, and the elements So mix’d in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, “This was a man!”” (V, V). Antony was talking about Brutus, after he killed himself, saying that he was the only one out of all the conspirators to not kill Julius Caesar out of jealousy. Brutus would have made the best ruler of Rome, because he had more characteristics of a good ruler. Mark Antony’s personality made him too unstable and he used people and things. Like Julius Caesar’s will, Antony used it to get the crowd angry at the conspirators. Octavius was not young enough and didn’t know enough about being a ruler to actually be one, and he was hardheaded, like when the battle at Philippi was starting, Octavius wanted to argue about which side to fight on, “Upon the right hand I, keep thou the left…, I do not cross you; but I will do so. Cassius wanted Brutus’s money, and got angry when Brutus would not send him the money, Cassius had to many bad traits to be the

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