Julius Caesar was a Shakespearean tragedy of the great Roman dictator and conqueror’s assassination by Marcus Brutus, a Roman noble and senator. In the background for this play, Julius Caesar returns home victorious from his war with Pompey. The Roman senators are becoming worried that he will crown himself king and take away their power, the power of the republic. In the beginning of Julius Caesar, Cassius, one of the senators, wants Brutus to join their cause of stopping Julius Caesar from becoming a totalitarian, or an absolute dictator. These senators are corrupt. They only want to preserve their power, not caring about the people of Rome. Brutus had a reputation for being noble and honorable. He cares most about his country than anything …show more content…
Brutus’s reason for joining the senators was to save Rome from an absolute dictator from enslaving the people. He cared for nothing else. Yet, his cause, although noble, was hopeless in the end. This is due to the determination of the people in crowning Caesar and Mark Antony’s crafty support of Julius Caesar. First, Brutus’s cause has a much higher chance of compelling an educated people instead of the mindless rabble of people. The common Roman was easily influenced and swayed by eloquent politicians such as Caesar and Mark Antony. Brutus could speak eloquently, but not nearly as eloquently as Mark Antony, his later rival. Marius described the people of Rome in the beginning: “Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home? What tributaries follow him to Rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome! Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft have you climbed up…and there have sat the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome. …show more content…
He conquered and pleased the people by dedicating parks to them. He pleased his supporters by throwing parties and giving much of his wealth to his supporters. He easily won the heart of the people, who did not notice how his power encroached upon their liberty and freedom. The people were willing to make Caesar their king, as shown here: Bru: What means this shouting? I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king. (1:2:84-85) Brutus saw this, and tried to stop this, but the people just were not able to understand. They listened for a moment, but Mark Antony reminded them of Caesar’s gifts to them, and they gave in to Mark Antony. Caesar’s popularity was one of the largest reasons Brutus was not able to turn Rome back into a republic instead of a dictatorship by
In act ii Brutus makes a claim that supports his reason for murdering Caesar by stating “And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him but for the general”(II, i, 10-12). In this sentence Brutus is using a form of pathos. This is considered pathos because he is saying Caesar should be killed for the people of Rome. From this statement it can be interpreted that Brutus joined the conspiracy for the needs of the people.
Mostly, Brutus being part of the conspiracy means that it will be easier to carry out the act, and convince the people of Rome that it was the best option and that it means they can start again and do better this
He takes advantage of the people of Rome and does it unnoticed. For example, after his defeat over Pompey, Mark Antony offered the crown three times to Caesar and at every attempt was denied (Act 1 ,Scene 2 ,Lines 221-246). Caesar was intelligent enough to trick the people of Rome to further secure their hearts and minds to then love Caesar even more. A true ruler does not manipulate their own people, and could lead to an untruthful future.
The Conspiracy Julius Caesar is one of the best remembered plays in history. The play tells the tale of Marcus Brutus, a noble and key character in the play Julius Caesar. There were multiple reasons behind the decisions Brutus made. Caius Cassius was the mastermind leader behind the conspiracy that Brutus unfortunately joined. However, Brutus did have some noble reasons to join.
In Act 3 Scene 2 Brutus said during his speech, “If that friend then demands to know why Brutus turned against Caesar, this is my answer: Not because I cared for Caesar less, but because I cared for Rome more”. Brutus had courage to kill Caesar, not because he wanted to, but for the good of Rome and its people. During the entirety of the story, Brutus
When Brutus was talking to the conspirators Brutus was going back and forth think if he should help the conspirators kill Julius Caesar. He was going back and forth because he was thinking of the power he could have and could rule Rome. The reason behind Brutus killing Caesar was for the better of Rome. If Brutus would not have killed Caesar, Rome would have turned into a dictatorship, and in turn it would have ruined Rome and all of its people. Brutus did not kill Julius just for the power to rule Rome, he killed Julius to save Rome from Caesar’s dictatorship.
And while Brutus did work in part with other conspirators, which eventually led to him killing Caesar, he did it for a more morally sound reason which was that Caesar was going to cause the downfall of Rome because he was too ambitious, which is ironic because Caesar's death led to a string of unfit leaders, and civil unrest that eventually led to the downfall of the roman empire. Brutus was also focused on preventing corruption. “The name of Cassius honors this corruption,/ And chastisement doth therefore hide his head (IV.iii.15-6)... Remember March, the ides of March remember./ Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake” (IV.iii.18-9).
Brutus believes that Caesar will do more harm than good to the people, and reap benefits for himself. Brutus has already said this, but had said it in his own words, (II, i, 12-14). He has no clue if Caesar will use his power for the good and betterment for the people, or use it for his own needs and other
/ I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well.” (1.2.85-86, 89). Brutus explains his fears that Caesar may love power more than Rome. Brutus loves Caesar, but would not allow him to rise to power and then turn his back on the people of Rome. What Brutus has said really goes to further prove how honorable
In Brutus’s speech he used ethos and logos to try and control the people of Rome. He was stoic and blinded of what Antony was capable of. He wanted to change their minds about the conspiracy and the murder of Caesar. Brutus says “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men” (III, i, 23-24).
Brutus looked at the bigger picture when it comes to the population of Rome he did not care about the negatives because the positive outweighed them. Brutus said this about the him helping of the assignation of Caesar “And pity to the general wrong of Rome— As fire drives out fire, so pity pity— Hath done this deed on Caesar”. He knew the problems of helping in the assignation of Caesar, but knew that Caesar would take advantage of his power and take full control of Rome and head start communism in Rome and with Brutus
(II, i, 53-55) which allows to say that he wants Rome to be just and do whatever it takes to maintain it away from any threat. Indeed, Brutus states this very clearly when he says, “If it’s for the good of all Romans, I’d do it even if it meant my death. Let the gods give me good luck only as long as I love honor more than I fear death.” (I, ii, 86-88), he explicitly says that the good of the majority is over any feeling or personal benefit which in this case is the love of Caesar for him and viceversa, and the throne. To conclude, Brutus is a complex character that is characterized by three recurrent traits: his well-intention, his hypocrisy, and his naivet.
Lucius Junius Brutus was an ancestor to Brutus and Brutus doesn't want to let down his ancestor by letting Caesar destroy the Republic. Everybody knows people don't want to let down their ancestors even if they're dead. Brutus is a very loyal person and knows he has to be loyal to his family's name by joining the conspiracy to kill Caesar. The letters that Cassius forged convince Brutus to join the conspiracy.
The conspirators loved Caesar but they loved Rome more and feared what he would become if given the power. They wanted an emperor not a king, a friend not a tyrant. “Liberty, freedom! Tyranny is dead!” (III, I, 86).
In Act 1, Scene 2, Caesar expresses to Antony the uneasiness he feels about Cassius. Yet, he says “I rather tell thee what is to be fear’d than what I fear; for always I am Caesar” (1.2.223-224). Despite the warnings and omens and even his own feelings, Caesar fails to eliminate the dangerous figures such as Cassius because he believes that acting upon