Lucius Junius Brutus

In the play, Julius Caesar, a man named Brutus is a military officer, respected by many. He is pulled back and forth to pick which side he will fight for in the plotting against Caesar. Brutus has a few friends who will help him along the way, but for the most part, his personality will drive him the most. Brutus cares most about others, his reputation, and his honor. From the beginning of the play to the end, Brutus seems to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Until he is…

assassination to the aftermath that followed, two figures stand out to be most important --- Brutus and Marc Antony. By analyzing their attitude to Caesarand their speech to public, two people figures vividly demonstrated in front of the readers. Brutus’ speech is idealistic, as is Brutus in person. He expresses he loves Caesar but still killed him to make people believe that it is necessary and justice to kill Caesar.He…

the conspirators did not want Caesar to have too much to all the power.Also both Cesar and Brutus are thought to be heroes and villains in Julius Caesar. In the beginning , Caesar is hailed for his conquests and is admired for his apparent humility upon refusing the crown. However, once murdered, Caesar is showed as a power hungry leader with the intentions of enslaving all of Rome. After Caesars death, Brutus’ speech successfully manipulates the plebeians…

With Brutus on Cassius’ side, they begin to plot the assassination. Brutus mentions that: “Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius. We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar, And in the spirit of men there is no blood.” (Act 2.1, lines 179-181), which implies that Caesar’s assassination will serve as a sacrifice and purge Rome. Brutus supports this claim by stating: “This shall make Our purpose necessary and not envious;…

Caesar dies and Brutus and Mark Antony write a speech for the funeral. It was a tragedy when Julius Caesar died because everyone had respect for him well most people, some people wanted to kill Caesar like Brutus and Mark Antony. In their speech they both talk about why they killed Caesar Brutus says he killed him for the good of Rome, Mark Antony says that Brutus killed Caesar because he said that Julius was a ambitious man. Who's speech was the best you might ask well Brutus was because he…

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…

(III.ii.72-73). After the ¬¬¬distressing assassination of the Roman general, Julius Caesar, two politicians, Marc Antony and Marcus Brutus, come to persuade the Roman crowd that their position on his death is the correct one. They each emphasize their positional differences by using rhetorical strategies that refer to logic, credibility, and emotional appeal. While Brutus may have stronger analytical methods, it is ultimately Antony’s ardent sentiment that wins the crowd over. Through his…

Antony’s speech at the funeral of Julius Caesar is widely regarded as one of the pivotal moments in Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”. Antony uses this opportunity to sway the crowd against the conspirators of Caesar’s assassination, and undermine Brutus without directly appearing to do so. Shakespeare uses the rhetorical devices repetition, pathos, irony, and diction to achieve such a momentous effect on both characters of the play, and those actually reading it. The use of pathos in…

In Rome, eventually a lot of people if not the whole senate started to become angry because of the idea that the rule of Caesar was becoming something permanent. An idea was created to get rid of Caesar. This idea was created in hopes of restoring the government to the Senate. Those who came up with the idea had hope that with Caesar's death, government would be restored to its old republican form and all of the factors that had created a Caesar would go away. The idea grew stronger with Caesar…

After the death of Caesar, Brutus and Mark Antony need to address the city of Rome. Brutus discusses with Mark Antony their plan to go about speaking to the Roman people. Brutus addresses the crowd first with two main goals in mind. To justify what he did and explain how this will benefit Rome. Antony has the advantage of going after Brutus speech and cut the limbs of his argument. In Brutus’s speech, he speaks from the heart. It’s not that his speech was a fail, it’s just that his honesty and…