FREE ESSAY ON JULIUS CAESER - BRUTUS

JULIUS CAESER - BRUTUS

Was Brutus a man of principle or a hypocrite?
After reading the play Julius Caeser by William Shakespeare, I would conclude that Brutus
was a man of principle and honor. Brutus, a servant and close friend to Caesar, has a
strong relationship with Caesar but a stronger relationship with Rome and its people.
Brutus felt that Caesar was too ambitious. He would not allow Caesar to rise to power and
then turn his back onto the people of Rome. He is also a noble man who was revered by
many. Brutus had joined the conspiracy because he had the desire to help the commoners.
He was a follower of idealism, where the Romans would possess peace, liberty and freedom.
Brutus participated in the assasination of Caeser because he believed that Caeser would
tyrn his back on the peopleof Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus
talks to Antony about Caesar's death. Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity
to the general wrong of Rome.... Brutus says that Antony cannot see the hearts of the
conspirators, which are full of pity. Again, this shows how Brutus loved Caesar but cared
for the life of Rome and its people more. This is the only reason Brutus would conspire
against Caesar. For Brutus says to himself, I know no personal cause to spurn at
him...How that might change his nature.... Caesar's relationship with Brutus is also
strong. Just allowing Brutus to speak to Caesar shows his respect for Brutus. Caesar
feels that Brutus is noble to him and does the right thing regardless of personal danger.
On the Ides of March, as Caesar was assassinated, Caesar's last line is: Et tu,
Brute?--Then fall, Caesar. This shows that Caesar would not die without Brutus' stab.
Caesar realizes that there must be a noble reason for his assassination if Brutus was in
it.