The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare is not only about the death of Julius Caesar, but the aftermath and inner struggles of the men who killed him. Whenever Julius Caesar assumes power after the war with Pompey, he wants to become king. This upsets most of the noblemen living in Rome since they could be living like slaves under Caesar until they die. Caius Cassius is the head of the conspirators who got the great Marcus Brutus to join him. The journey of the tragic hero Brutus begins and ends with his internal struggles. He was loyal to Caesar, but he made a mistake and betrayed him. Loyalty is sticking with someone even after they have wronged you. For example, a dog might have bitten his owner, but the owner will …show more content…
His downfall was trusting to much, but that trust made him very loyal to his friends. He expects loyalty out of not only himself, but the people he is loyal to. Brutus goes throughout the entire play exhibiting his trait of loyalty. In the quote above, when Brutus gave his speech to Rome, he talks about loving Rome more. Everything he did in this play was because he was loyal to his country. He would do anything for his country, and he did. He killed a close friend with whom he was loyal to. Breaking his loyalty to him caused him grief and pain, but he tried to convince himself it was for the greater good. Brutus constantly has one thing on his mind, or at least I believe he did, which was …show more content…
I feel as if I am a loyal friend, and I get upset whenever friends that I thought were with me are not. It is very important to exhibit this trait in my life. I want to know that I have friends that are loyal to me and will be there for me, but I must also be loyal to them. Without this, no one would be happy. Everyone would be constantly worrying if someone will turn on them, if a partner will cheat, or if one of your closest friends will leave you without a care. This trait is not so valued in society today. I feel as if the people are divided. With different political, religious, and gender beliefs it is hard to understand everything, especially loyalty. In high school, friends can turn on each other in hopes of getting “popular” or getting invited to a cool party. I believe that as we age, loyalty to one another grows. As we learn to understand the meaning of life and the meaning of others, we can learn to trust one another instead of turning on one another. A person that I see as always loyal is my sister Maddie. Not only is she loyal to me, but she is very loyal to all of her friends. Growing up, I watched her stick up for her friends, fight to help her friends, and even get broken hearted by a friend who turned on her. She is also loyal to me. Whenever I need her for a sisterly talk or fight, she is there. She may be in a different state, but I know that no matter what, I have my sister by my side for the rest of my
“THE DIE IS NOW CAST!” The Story of Julius Caesar and His Crossing of the Rubicon A researched 5 paragraph essay by Dylan Phillips.
If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." (3.2.19-24) After Brutus killed Caesar, he started to defend his actions. Brutus wanted to be loyal Rome but sees that he should have been loyal to his friend. Part of Brutus' flaw is patriotism, and there is a VERY important question we can ask ourselves.
Through the play Caesar is a liked person and the people of the town wanted him to be crowned king. He is a person who is trusts his friends and that ends up back firing. In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar portrays a tragic flaw, a realization, and moral ambiguity, which makes him the most tragic character. A tragic flaw that Caesar has is that he is very easily manipulated.
20-22). Brutus admits to never seeing evidence of Caesar’s ambitiousness but he knows that as a person grows they often forget their roots. Before his death he also mentions that he is surer in killing himself than he ever was before killing Caesar. This shows that he could never convince himself that murdering his friend would be best for Rome. Throughout the play, Brutus has conflicted feelings about killing Caesar which lead him to become the tragic
Joining the conspirators lead to him killing Caesar and being proud of his actions for example “I honor him: but, as he was ambitious I slew him.” Brutus says this right after killing Caesar in his speech to his people. He still believed what he did was a good thing by what Cassius tells him. His gullibility led him to kill his best friend. Not only did he lose his friend but he loses his wife as well.
He also always spoke with honesty, and was a truthful person. The last reason is because he loved Rome, and all of his decisions were based on his love for Rome. Brutus was truly a noble man, and although he made some wrong decisions, he tried his hardest to do what was best for the city that he loved more than himself. Throughout the book, Brutus tried to remain
Brutus cares more about his country than he does his best friends life. Caesar was Brutus’s best friend and he recognized that his best friend was becoming power hungry and was too ambitious. Only a true tragic hero of Shakespearian era play could be able to recognize the fact that one of the people they love the most has become too ambitious and the only way to stop him is by putting him to death for the good of his country. Brutus is an honorable man.
“It's hard to tell who has your back, from who has it long enough just to stab you in it...” ― Nicole Richie. In the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, Brutus is a traitor because of his lack of integrity and loyalty to his country and dear friend. One’s integrity represents their true character, and disloyalty shows lack of trust and allegiance.
Loyalty is a friend “Look out for the people who look out for you. Loyalty is everything” (Picture quotes). Loyalty is necessary for a friendship and is what people should look for in a friend. One loyal friend is worth more than a thousand disloyal ones. They will stand by your side and never leave and always have your back.
Like a symbiotic relationship, loyalty benefits both parties when it is mutual. It doesn’t function when only one side of the bond is helping the other, only if both sides work together in harmony to produce a sturdy relationship. For example, in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Odysseus and his wife are loyal to one another throughout their 20 years apart due to the war he fought in. Yet, in another situation, Odysseus’ crew is not loyal to him, despite his loyalty to them, and they do not form a strong bond because of it.
Loyalty and Friendship Loyalty what does it mean? According to Webster's online dictionary loyalty means to form a strong alliance and to have a strong feeling of support. What about friendship? Friendship means to have a strong and mutual bonding relationship.
In fact as a result to being loyal you become closer to your family and friends. “I had to they were drowning you Ponyboy. They might have killed you. “-said Johnny in The Outsiders. Johnny values loyalty over everything else.
He explains that has Caesar had to die for his ambition and since he loved Rome more than he loved Caesar it was his duty to kill him. He also states that he is sad that Caesar had to die but that he would prefer him dead rather than have the people of Rome as slaves. He finally says that he will kill himself when his country is in need of his death. In the end of the story he does kill himself therefore he was true to his
Samantha Durand 27 October 2015 Dunipace 4th Julius Caesar Essay Brutus is the Tragic Hero William Shakespeare wrote “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” to tell the story of the tragedy that happened to him. When Caesar was going to become king, his own friends turned into conspirators against him. Since the conspirators said that Caesar would abuse the power of being king, they decided to murder him for the sake of the Roman people.
Imagine what it would be like to be betrayed by the people you trust most. Imagine literally being “stabbed in the back” by your closest friends. In Shakespeare’s infamous play Julius Caesar, this indeed does happen; a man by the name of Julius Caesar is assassinated by some of his closest companions. Julius Caesar was a well-renowned leader in real life and in the play. Any ideal leader has key qualities such as being very intelligent, takes charge whenever possible, and is passionate for their country.