Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger

Brutus and Cassius, in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, end up losing their lives during the battle between Antony, Julius Caesar’s best friend and Julius Caesar’s son, Octavius. This all occurs after the motives Brutus and Cassius had when they decide to kill Caesar. The reason for the downfall of Brutus and Cassius is because Marc Antony planned and spoke against them, Antony loved Caesar and they killed him, and his ambition. Since Caesar was ambitious, he caused the…

reasoning. Line 92-96, “You all did see that on the Lupercal/I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?/Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;/ And sure he is an honorable man.”. What Antony is doing is basically stating out a faulty syllogism: ex; Major Premise: If Brutus is an honorable man. Minor premise: And Brutus states Caesar actions are ambitious. Conclusion: Caesar is ambitious. Proving that it’s nonsense and he continues to point it out, thus…

enters chaos as the future is now unknown since there is no central leader for the people to follow. Cassius, a member of the Senate, is explaining to his friend, Brutus, that Caesar is not the god he makes himself out to be. Instead, both he and Brutus are equal to Caesar and are just as deserving of the throne. Cassius’ speech to Brutus diminishes Caesar’s godly demeanor through irony, emphasizes his…

character that stands out is Brutus. The audience learns of Brutus' unloyalness, unpracticalness, and pridefulness as the plot unfolds within the work. It is within the play that we see the real Brutus as he claims to love his "friend", Caesar, but brutally kills him "for the bettermnt of Rome." One quality of Brutus is his unloyalness. Anyone who reads or watches this play easily realices this flaw. Brutus shows no way of hiding it. At the beginning of the play even Brutus knows it is wrong…

apologizing to Caesar for how he treats Cassius and Brutus, "That I am meek and gentle with these butchers." (III, i, 281), The word "butcher" is one typically used for someone who cuts up animal meat, and in this sense Antony is comparing Caesar 's body to that of an animal cut up to be sold. Therefore, he suggests that Caesar has been treated like a helpless animal, cut up only to serve others. Giving Caesar a seemingly helpless nature makes Brutus and the conspirators seem savage in their way…

Marcus Brutus and Marc Anthony both gave superb speeches describing how they feel about Caesar’s death. Both gave good points, were persuasive, specific, and changed the plebeians mind set. First, I will explain Brutus’ speech in simple words. Next, also explain Antony’s in simple words. Then, Compare and contrast these two detailed and complex speeches. Lastly, explain why Brutus was a tragic hero. “Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe…

this particular play views Brutus as a tragic hero who did what he saw fit for the greater good of Rome. After Caesar is killed, both Brutus and Marc Antony, Caesar’s right hand man, give speeches about Caesar’s legacy and the purpose of his assassination. Brutus says that their cause was just, while Marc Antony tries to stir the Romans’ anger against the conspirators. Marc Antony’s speech was much more effective in spreading the notion…

Should Brutus join the conspiracy? In Shakespeare’s play the Tragedy of Julius Caesar he joins the conspiracy and kills Caesar. Brutus should not join the conspiracy because he could get killed if anything goes wrong, what honor is there in killing you best friend, and if Rome is ok with Caesar becoming king then why put Rome in turmoil without a functioning government. How many crimes are stopped before they even happen because someone can't keep a secret? If someone accidentally said…

Brutus might be honorable to some people but to me he has not showed me if he is honorable or not and in this essay i hope to find if he is or not. Brutus makes his initial decision to join the conspiracy based on honor. When he is alone in his house Brutus mulls over what Cassius has asked him to do. He becomes agitated as he debates against himself, trying to decide which course of action is the best. Should he opt to kill Caesar or should he stay loyal to his friend? Brutus says, “It…

the monarchy by sympathising with the conspirators who were against the throne through the actions of the conspirators. Throughout the play, Shakespeare reiterates qualities of Brutus, who is one of the key conspirators, that reflects his view of democracy. In Act 1, Scene 2, Cassius states to Brutus, “ There was a Brutus once that would have brook’d th’ eternal…