FREE ESSAY ON ANALYSIS OF BRUTUS

ANALYSIS OF BRUTUS

William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is 
mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character
who was in charge of the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, 
a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a 
person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus' relationship to 
Caesar, his involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to the 
plot, the truth can be revealed.
Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Caesar, has a 
strong relationship with Caesar but a stronger relationship with
Rome and its people. Brutus is very close to Caesar. In Roman times, 
the only way for someone to get close to a person of high rank is if 
he/she is close to him/her. In many points of the play, Brutus was 
talking and next to Caesar. Brutus also loves Caesar but fears his 
power. In the early acts of the play, Brutus says to Cassius, What 
means this shouting? I do fear the people do choose Caesar for their 
king...yet I love him well. as he is speaking to Cassius. Brutus loves 
Caesar, but would not allow him to climber-upward...He then unto the 
ladder turns his back.... As the quote says, Brutus would not allow 
Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of 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 their
(members of the conspiracy) hearts, 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 this assassination if Brutus was in it. This again shows how much 
Caesar respects Brutus. Brutus and Caesar both respect each other, but 
in different ways.
Marcus Brutus had a very important role in the conspiracy 
against Caesar. He was the back-bone of the plan. According to 
Cassius, Brutus' main purpose in the conspiracy is for an insurance 
policy. The people will think, since Brutus is noble to Caesar, that 
there is a good reason for Caesar's assassination. Brutus will also be 
the leader of the conspiracy for another insurance policy for the 
assassination. Cassius is the one who declares this, Brutus shall 
lead the way, and we will grace his heels with the most boldest and 
best hearts of Rome. . Again, if Brutus leads the way, the people will 
think that the death of Julius Caesar wasn't such a bad thing. Brutus 
also declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to save 
Rome. He says to the people that, 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..
If Brutus was not in the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, 
the conspiracy would probably not have worked. Since Brutus ...loved 
Rome more., he decided to be a part of the conspiracy. If he hadn't 
loved Rome more than Caesar, he would not have joined in the 
assassination of Julius Caesar. Cassius and the rest of the 
conspirators would probably not have continued on without Brutus 
because they would have no insurance afterwards. The people would 
think that there was no reason for Caesar's death and most likely 
beheaded all the conspirators. Also, if Brutus was not in the play, the 
whole end of the play would not ever occur. Brutus would not be there 
to have an army or kill himself, and Cassius will already be beheaded. 
If Brutus was not in the play, the title would have absolutely no 
meaning.
Marcus Brutus was a good friend to Julius Caesar, but not good 
enough. He had moral values dealing with Rome and its people. Brutus' 
values then made him join a conspiracy against Caesar put together by 
Cassius. Brutus joined this mainly because he didn't want Caesar to 
turn his back on Rome so there would be a reasonable reason for 
killing Caesar. If Brutus wasn't in the play, there would be no 
Tragedy in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.