What Are Brutus's Intentions In Julius Caesar

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus is revealed to be a naive individual corrupted by his honourable beliefs and his wish to uphold his duty to the people. Through the use of diction, imagery and irony, Brutus repeatedly attempts to justify his planned assassination of Caesar believing it to be for the common good of Rome. Brutus is unable to understand nor recognize the faults of his plan due to his loyalty to the republic and unwavering determination.
Brutus’ attempts to belittle his true motives to assassinate Caesar displays his wish to seem more honourable as well as his obliviousness to the true manipulative natures of his peers, such as Cassius. Brutus’ constant use of “might” and “may” showcase his gullible nature. Brutus’ whole plan is simply based on assumptions due to his willingness to believe whatever his fellow conspirators say. This showcases Brutus blatant disregard towards the true intentions of his fellow conspirators. Brutus’ readiness to …show more content…
Brutus, being the face of the conspiracy, feels “remorse from power.” Brutus doesn’t use this oxymoron to describe himself but rather Caesar. By utilising another character to describe his own emotional turmoil, Brutus is shown to feel guilt and remorse over the task at hand by attempting to hide it.The irony of this situation is shown when brutus recognizes “the quarrel will bear no colour for the thing he is”. Brutus’ ability to recognize his good relationship with Caesar portrays him to be honourable as he is willing to acknowledge that the Caesar who achieved victory over Pompey is an honourable man and yet he is still willing to assassinate Caesar due to him being blinded by his belief that peace “must be by his death”. Hence, though remorseful and guilt, he is adamant that the assassination must occur for the better of Rome because of his loyalty to the