Did Brutus do the right thing? In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus joins the conspiracy and eventually kills Caesar. He is an “honorable man” yet he kills his best friend. The conspiracy would have killed Caesar whether brutus had joined the conspiracy or not. Brutus having trouble deciding whether he should join, has to convince himself that killing Caesar is what is needed for the betterment of Rome.
Brutus is called an honorable man in the play and he says, “If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honor more than I fear death” proving that he is, as they said, honorable. Though the people love …show more content…
But everyone knows that an ambitious young man uses humility to advance himself, but when he reaches the top, he turns his back on his supporters and reaches for the skies while scorning those who helped him get where he is. Caesar might act like that.” Although he has never physically seen his friend act with his emotions Brutus has decided that just in case Caesar does become a power hungry tyrant he will need to kill him. If the act of doing this was indeed the only option to solve this problem, Brutus shouldn't have had such a difficult time convincing himself that it was a good idea. He would have simply joined the conspiracy when cassius had first mentioned it in act 1.
Many people may think that he should have joined the conspiracy and that it was the only option. If that is so then why did he have such trouble deciding? Why did Brutus spend hours trying to convince himself that it was honorable? Brutus didn't have to join the conspiracy. Caesar would have been killed whether he did help or not. There was more options than just joining the conspiracy and stabbing his best friend in the
Brutus is called an honorable man in the play and he says, “If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honor more than I fear death” proving that he is, as they said, honorable. Though the people love …show more content…
But everyone knows that an ambitious young man uses humility to advance himself, but when he reaches the top, he turns his back on his supporters and reaches for the skies while scorning those who helped him get where he is. Caesar might act like that.” Although he has never physically seen his friend act with his emotions Brutus has decided that just in case Caesar does become a power hungry tyrant he will need to kill him. If the act of doing this was indeed the only option to solve this problem, Brutus shouldn't have had such a difficult time convincing himself that it was a good idea. He would have simply joined the conspiracy when cassius had first mentioned it in act 1.
Many people may think that he should have joined the conspiracy and that it was the only option. If that is so then why did he have such trouble deciding? Why did Brutus spend hours trying to convince himself that it was honorable? Brutus didn't have to join the conspiracy. Caesar would have been killed whether he did help or not. There was more options than just joining the conspiracy and stabbing his best friend in the