Julius Caesar Argumentative Essay

Death is inevitable but I feel like in the story “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” Brutus’ time was cut short. He died from being too egotistical and the way he treated the people of Rome. The American writer Mark Twain once said, “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
One reason Brutus died was from being egotistical. I think he was very self-centered. Brutus being egotistical definitely had an impact on this story. Brutus’ sense of pride allowed him to justify and overlook the assassination of his friend, leader, mentor, and fellow Roman. One way he was too self-centered was when he killed Caesar so that he could become the King of Rome. The people acknowledged that Brutus killing Caesar was for the good of Rome and Antony and Octavius

I feel like he didn’t take their opinion into consideration if the people wanted or needed anything. He has strong support for them but does not want them to lose their power. Brutus can be careless sometimes too. He doesn’t care about what anyone else does. The actual reason he killed himself is that he believed that it was he who had to protect Rome, but now he feels he has ruined Rome. When he realizes the true reality the ghost of Caesar appeared next to him, while at Philippi. He thought that it meant it was time for his death so he had someone hold a sword and he ran onto the sword. A huge reason that led to Brutus’ death is when he charged down onto the plains of Philippi and when he became a conspirator. When Brutus was completely torn about being a conspirator, Cassius’ letters changed his mind. Brutus thinks the people of Rome were asking for his help when he received the letters. I feel like when that happened it was the beginning of leading Brutus to death. Something he said about death was, “For let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear