... and he did do this for Rome Brutus also showed many acts of kindness toward others. In Act 1, Scene 2, Cassius tries to get Brutus to join the conspiracy, but he feels that he doesn't want to betray Caesar. He had to make his decisions to be the correct ones and in Act 3 Brutus kills ... and Brutus's weakness was his lack of judgment. Brutus thought that that all men were trustworthy and honorable, but Cassius proved him wrong when he joined the conspiracy because of Caesar's ambition. Also, he believed what everyone said and just because he did not betray anyone, he believed the people...

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... . (galenet.gale.com) Marcus Brutus is a Roman nobleman and member of the Republic's most illustrious families. He takes a prominent role in the conspiracy against Caesar, his close friend. After the assassination, he flees to Rome and, with Cassius, raises an army against the triumvirate of Mark Antony, ... revolve around a variety of topics: his idealism and devotion to the principle of republicanism; his judgment of political issues; his motives in joining the conspiracy; and his stature as a tragic hero. (galenet.gale.com) The story begins when Caesar returns to Rome after defeating P...

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... die someday for his betrayal, but knows it is the right thing. Cassius fears going against Caesar, especially alone. This is why he persuades Brutus to join the conspiracy. Cassius sees death as a way to cut the time spent of fearing death. He couldn't even kill himself. Cassius had his servant kill him. Brutus, however, ... kill himself. Brutus is a natural leader of the people. Cassius needs to have someone to lead him and be his partner. Cassius asked Brutus to join the conspiracy because the people of Rome would follow and listen to him. Brutus is a good speaker and gets the common p...

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... , the one that characterises him the most is that he is considered a noble man and an idealist. Brutus is Caesar's great friend who joins the conspiracy because his love for Rome is greater than his love for his friend. There is no doubt about Caesar's love for Brutus, although there is little ... he is often reminded of the Lucius Janius Brutus who drove Tarquin from Rome and helped to found the first republic. Brutus's motives for joining the conspiracy are totally pure and he intends to maintain this purity in everything. He feels that to swear an oath of allegiance between the consp...

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... and persuaded by others. 1"I know no personal cause to spurn at him..." 2"..And kill him in the shell." Such as when Cassius asks him to join the conspiracy. It does not take too much to change his mind. Brutus is a man of good morals and high power. He thinks for the good of the state ... because very easily, bad things could come towards Rome. Brutus suffers from internal struggles by deciding whether or not to join the conspiracy, and guilt. His external struggles are killing Caesar, and over powering Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. Brutus has a hard time making the decision to join th...

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... converse expressing their disbelief in their kings ability to do his job. After talking they agree that something must be done. Together they plan a conspiracy against Caesar to end his leadership in Rome. This plan is construed with many other people at a secret meeting in Brutus's orchard. They plan ... succeeding and Mark Antony taking vengeance for Caesar's murder. Mark Antony is a trusting and loyal friend of Julius Caesars. The play primarily revolves around the conspiracy of Caesar's death and Antony's persistence to avenge him. Describe the author's style: William Shakespeare was ...

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... friend of Julius Caesar. He is an idealistic man, motivated by nobility and principles. The minor character Cinna is the conspirator who advises Cassius to win Brutus' support for the conspiracy. The dynamic character Mark Antony is Julius Caesar's trusted companion. The static character Portia is Brutus' wife and she is devoted to her husband and is concerned for his safety ... given by Soothsayer and leaves from there leaving his friend Brutus with the cunning Cassius, who carefully plays tricks upon Brutus of Caesar's ambitions in an enlist Brutus in the conspiracy against Caesar. A ...

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... patriotism. When Cassius presented him with the idea of the assassinating Caesar, Brutus did not come quickly to a decision; it took him almost a month to finally decide to join the conspiracy. This was obviously not an easy decision for him. For the entire month prior to the ides of March, he could not sleep and paced about, thinking about the troubling ... the worst decisions he made was to not kill Antony along with Caesar. Brutus did not see the potential threat that he would become, and he did not want the conspiracy to become a bloody massacre. He also gave permission to Antony to...

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... do succeed in the murder of Caesar and victory in the battle that ensues, there is discord because of their conflicting attitudes especially evident in their personality traits, motives in conspiracy, and military strategies. Cassius is an ambitious man. He plots, he schemes, he will cheat and he will take bribes to get what he wished. He sees people for what ... which he will utter?" (3.1). As it turns out, Cassius was correct in his thoughts. As one writer states: Brutus miscalculates not only on the major issue of wisdom of the conspiracy itself, but on every strategic decision along...

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... this quotation, Cassius acknowledges the fact that Brutus is Caesar's favourite. This enormous love that Caesar has for Brutus gives him a sense of security and renders him oblivious to the conspiracy that is swirling around him. Brutus and his conspirators use flattery to keep Caesar's guard down and prevent him from suspecting anything. He is blinded by his friendship until his ... fawn on men and hug them hard And, after, scandal them" (1.2.75-76). Brutus does not pay attention to this statement and eventually, Cassius convinces him to join the conspiracy and kill Caesar. However, th...

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... serves,/ Or lose our ventures." Because of his persistence, Cassius at last gives in to Brutus. Brutus can also be described as a hypocrite. When he was not a member of the conspiracy, Brutus viewed the conspirators unfavorably. It was not until after he became a member that he accepted the ways of the conspirators. When Cassius dishonestly raises money from Caesar's death, Brutus ... he is such a complex person. All we know is that Brutus is so highly honored that Cassius has to make an extreme amount of effort to bring him into the conspiracy. Cassius knows that if Brutus is a conspir...

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... parliament in the Senate House . In Julius Caesar's eyes he is someone to be feared .It is because of his poor reputation ,that he decides to get Brutus into the conspiracy . A major flaw in Brutus" character is that he is a poor judge of character. Antony who becomes a reason for the downfall of the conspirators is judged by Brutus as a "limb of ... in Act 2 Scene I when his wife Portia talks about how his mood changed dramatically the past few days (the time when he was debating over whether he should join the conspiracy or no. This trait in Cassius seems to be absent .While Brutus is...

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... decorations, while Caesar leads a procession through the streets of Rome The Soothsayer tells Caesar to beware also known as GO HOME Cassius fears Caesars evergrowing power Brutus is wanted in a conspiracy because Caesars power is getting bigger by the hour Casca reveals malicious info to Brutus that suggests that Caesar may be getting more ambitious Brutus reveals his own fears of ... Caesar The conspiracy gains another person And that person is Brutus All conspirators meet at his house and plan for Caesars death Worried, Portia tries to find out what her husbands hiding behind ... ...

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... and does not need to worry or deal with his plans. Brutus also frequently demonstrated many acts of affection toward others. In Act 1, Scene 2, he is reluctant to join Cassius's conspiracy because he did not want to betray Caesar. He had to weigh his choices and in Act 3, Scene 2, Brutus kills Caesar only because he is afraid of what will happen ... hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome..."(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts, which are full of pity. Again, this shows how Brutus lov...

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... of his qualities made him very successful. At the beginning of the play, Brutus appears to be a gentle spirit. But ironically he was the one in charge in leading the conspiracy. In many points of the play, Brutus was talking and next to Caesar. He was a loyal servant to Caeser and love him well. Yet his love for Rome is a lot ... the general wrong of Rome "(III i 185-186). Brutus had an important role within the conspirators. It was essential that the conspirators had Brutus join them. He led the whole conspiracy as Cassius stood back and watched. One of the reasons Brutus had the leade...

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... character. In the play Cassius is the more passive character and Brutus, the more authoritative. This is exemplified when Brutus and Cassius are arguing about allowing Cicero joining the assassination conspiracy. Cassius thinks that Cicero is a good and honorable man that should be included, but as soon as he nominates Cicero to join the group, Brutus steps in and says, "O, name ... him that nature might stand up/ And say to all the world This was a man.-(5.5.74,79-81). Cassius, conversely, is a conniving character. He is the one who starts the conspiracy to kill Caesar. Unlike Brutus' ...

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... would not think to do anything to harm him. Cassius is manipulative because he is trying to find traits in Caesar that Brutus dislikes to get him to join his conspiracy to kill Caesar. Cassius also says to Brutus: "Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves that ... advantage. The final evidence of Brutus and Cassius being foils of each other is when Cassius is trying to give Brutus the final "nudge" that he needs to join the conspiracy. Cassius instructs a fellow conspirator, Cinna, to write messages around Rome that say h...

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... is a twisted, mean person who enjoys hurting other people's feelings. Brutus on the other hand, is a well-respected, judicial magistrate of Rome who is persuaded by Cassius to join the conspiracy against Caesar. At the beginning of act one we observe that Brutus is hiding something but will not tell Cassius what it is that is bothering him. Cassius tries to ... ...

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... -maker. For example, in act 2 scene 1 line 112 Brutus says "Give me your hands one by one." (In simpler terms he officially joins the conspiracy) This shows that Brutus is a bad decision-maker by joining the conspiracy. This also shows that Brutus will eventually make more bad decisions due to lack of thought. In addition in act 2 scene 2 line 98 Brutus says ... ...

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... Brutus believe that Caesar was not a good enough of a ruler to rule Rome. Brutus was not the only person that Cassius persuaded, he also persuaded Casca into getting into the Conspiracy. "Now could I, Casca, name to thee a man most like this dreadful night, that thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars as doth the lion in the Capitol; a man no mightier than ... get worse. Cassius had a good judgment of character. Cassius showed us this characteristic in Act 11 scene I, which is the scene where Cassius knew that Antony would be against the Conspiracy. "I think it is not meet Marc Anto...

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... not want to be too forward with Brutus as to reveal his plans. They agree to meet later and discuss the matter further. Cassius is a conniving character. He starts the conspiracy to kill Caesar. Unlike Brutus" however, he does not have noble incentives, Cassius" motive for killing Caesar is jealousy. He explains how he saved Caesar from the river and then ... point, two other conspirators, Casca and Cinna, join Cassius. They agree that Caesar must not be allowed to continue his rule, and they plan to convince Brutus to join their conspiracy. Cassius plans on writing false letters to Bru...

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... , bravery, and loyalty are components that a good striving leader should possess. In William Shakespeare play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, soon to be emperor Julius Caesar is murdered by the Conspiracy and Rome is left powerless and out of control. Four armies meet at Philippi and they are not only fighting for their lives, but also to see who will become ... ...

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... are compelled to flee for their lives despite having the people's support a short time before. Similarly, Brutus displays infidelity to his good friend, Caesar. For instance, Brutus mentions, "Seek none, conspiracy; hide it in smiles and affability" (Act 2 Scene 1). Hence, Brutus deceives Caesar by pretending to be friendly. The interaction of the characters helps reveal the themes in the play Julius ... ...

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... "Live, Brutus! Live, Live!" in unison. Another citizen yells, "Let him be Caesar!" Another mark of his high stature is shown when once, prior to his becoming involved in the conspiracy, Caesar, the emperor of Rome, greatly cares for him. Furthermore, Brutus is a praetor, or judge, in the Roman Republic. One of Brutus's intrinsic qualities is that he is inseparable from ... ...

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... will result in his being crowned king which will bring harm to the public good through his inevitable abuse of power. Although Brutus agonizes over his decision to join the conspiracy, he eventually justifies the plot to kill Caesar-not on the basis of any actual wrong doing, but on the basis of potential wrong doing. Brutus, and his companions thought ... ...

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