Brutus's Soliloquy In Julius Caesar

He compares Caesar to a serpent in an egg which he must kill before it hatches. Brutus knows that Caesar is gaining too much power too quickly and it must come to an end. He shows his belief in a republic government by saying, “We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar / And in the spirit of men there is no blood" (II.i. 180-181). Cassius is a character who is jealous of Caesar’s power and also wants it to end. He forms a group of conspirators who are against Julius Caesar. He persuades Brutus to help him and the other conspirators to kill Caesar during the ides of March. Brutus joins but only due to his love for Rome and its people. He proves this by saying "Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius." (II.i. 179). This also proves his love for Caesar because he wants to kill him with some sort of honor. Brutus wants the citizens to look at him not as a murderer but for someone who cares for his country. He expresses his ideas toward the stabbing by saying , “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" (III, ii, 17-19).

Having been faced with the “plea of the people”, Brutus ultimately sacrifices his friendship for his honor when convincing himself to kill Caesar during his monologue in act 2 scene 1. He structures his argument with declarative logical fallacies when starting his case with the proclamation that “it must be by [Caesar's] death” that Rome can continue its state of peace, having already made up his mind to join the conspiracy. He questions how Ceaser might “change his nature” when coming into power in line 14, and uses metaphors to compare him to a poisonous snake who would prey on power, to excuse his decision. He continues this metaphor when alluding Caesar to the demon from the Garden of Eden and declaring Caesar must be stopped before he

Brutus’s motivations behind the death of Caesar is clearly evident in his speech after the assassination. Throughout his speech, Brutus relies on reason and logical rationale and syllogisms to explain the reasons behind the assassination “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. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free man? /as he was ambitious, I slew him”. These strong and emotive words demonstrate Brutus strong love for Rome. Thus it can be said that, although Shakespeare presents various perceptions towards Julius Caesar, the composer’s bias is not negated.

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus convinces himself and the audience that Caesar cannot be trusted, that he is an evil person waiting to show himself, so Brutus thinks he needs to be destroyed. He develops this claim by first saying that at the least expected time the worst will be brought out of Caesar. Then Brutus says that when Caesar gets to the top of the social ladder, Caesar will forget about where he advanced from and the people that assisted him to where he is now. Towards the end of the text Brutus says to think of Caesar as a serpent’s egg and when he comes out of his egg that is when he will be murdered because Caesar will be dangerous. Brutus’ purpose is to convince himself to help Cassius murder Caesar

ii. 82-83). Shakespeare meant in this quote that people don't be afraid. He has taken care of the problem. Caesar won't be the downfall of Rome anymore. That he will do anything for the “good” of Rome. Or so he thought it was for the good. Until Brutus finds out what Caesar was really like. And how he acted. How he was the true king of Rome. Brutus will do anything to get the love and support that he thinks he needs. Or that the people think he needs, but when really, he did not need any of it. He just needed the family and friends he had.

Brutus decided that Caesar had to be killed: “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg, which,

Julius Caesar was a very arrogant man. He thought very highly of himself. Although, everyone in Rome respected him. They didn 't care what he did. I ii 273 He claimed he was not scared of anything. Calpurnia had nightmares, they were thought as representations of signs of Caesar´s death. Caesar wanted to go to the capitol, Calpurnia told him it was not safe because of her nightmares. In her dreams, there were dead men walking, a statue running with blood like a fountain, while many smiling Romans bathed their hands in the blood. She also had a dream of ghosts wandering the city, a lioness giving

In the story "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare, there were two speeches given after Caesar's death. Both were attempting to convince the citizens to either forgive or take revenge on the murderer. One of the speakers, Brutus, was the murderer and he was trying to convince a group of citizens by explaining why he killed Caesar. The other speaker, Antony, was not saying to take revenge directly but he subtly tried to make them think about taking revenge.

In this world, few skills carry with them greater power than the skill of speaking to a crowd. A good speech can shatter the dreams or raise the hopes of millions. It can raise civilizations, or it can destroy them. The right speech can change the world. And the legendary writer William Shakespeare knew this well, as we see in one of his most popular plays; Julius Caesar. In the play, this power speech has is seen most heavily in the life of Brutus, who was not only manipulated by the words of others time after time, but tried to sway others with his own words, with some success even, but was often ruined by the even stronger rhetoric of others or perhaps by other events later on.

(Page 17, line 5) Brutus refers his best friend (Caesar) as a serpent. Brutus would of never thought of Caesar like this if it weren’t for cassius’s selfish, and ambitious

Brutus’ new-found leadership with the conspirators leads to a downfall because he controls each of them and what they get to do. When others attempt to say that they should do certain tasks, he denies them. “Nor’th insuppressive mettle of our spirits,/ To think that or our cause or our

Brutus finds himself swarmed with thoughts as he shows his private identity for the first time. Seeming to be at war with himself he says, “It must be by death, and, for my part, / I know no personal cause to spurn at him, / But for the general. He would be crown’d: / How that might change his nature, there’s the question” (2.1.10-13). Brutus convinces himself that the assassination of Caesar will be for the good of Rome, not for his personal advancement. Shakespeare shows the reader this side of Brutus that has not been seen before. In public, Brutus appears to be confident and loyal to Caesar, but deep on the inside he is conflicted on what choice to make and is worried about the actions he may be taking. Due to these troubling thoughts, Brutus becomes stressed and starts to stray away from his true self. “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg / Which hatch’d would as his kind grow mischievous, / And kill him in the shell” (2.1.32-34). Brutus is conveying his true thoughts about Caesar. He wants to kill Caesar before he becomes king and it is too late. However, because Brutus appears to be loyal to Caesar, he will have to keep his plans secret from everyone or else it will harm his public status. It is just the beginning of Brutus unveiling his true, inner self and how contradictory it is to his public persona.

Shakespeare shows how power and the prospect of power changes people through the character of Brutus. Brutus’ attitude changes as he acquires power and detects the possibility of being powerful. Originally, everything Brutus does is for the good of the people and Rome itself. He recognizes that he has “no personal cause to spurn at [Caesar]” (I.I.11); however, he considers doing it “for the general” (I.I.12). Power has not yet changed Brutus’ attitude; he still focuses on the good of Rome as a whole and not just gaining power for himself. As the play continues, Brutus’ ongoing internal struggle of whether or not he should kill Caesar ends when he decides to kill him. He wants to kill him in a very specific way so that the people hate Caesar rather

Brutus possesses many ideals and mannerisms that make him the tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s tragedy. To begin with, Brutus has a deep sense of love for his city, and concerns himself with its well-being. His concern for Rome is actually what causes him to backstab Caesar. He worries that he is too arrogant to be an adequate leader, “I do fear the people/ Choose Caesar for their king.” (Shakespeare I.ii. 85-86). Secondly, Brutus has an undying moral compass that navigates him on his integrity driven choices. Brutus thinks long and hard before he joins the conspirators, and wonders whether or not it is the right choice and questions his choices, “Into what dangers would you lead me…/ That you would have me seek into myself/ For which is not in me?” (Shakespeare I.ii. 69-71). His strong beliefs are what ultimately convince him to join the conspirators, for the good of Rome. Also, Brutus believes in equality and respect. He gives a speech to the public because he feels they deserve to know the reason why Caesar dies, ‘And, waving our red weapons o’er our heads,/ Let’s all cry “Peace, freedom, and liberty!”’. (Shakespeare III.i. 121-122). This heroic quality is one of the things that drives him to be a good leader, and a good person as well. As much as these traits lead us to believe

Brutus speaks to the citizens of Rome to tell them why he killed Caesar, so that they will not turn on him. He talks about how he killed Caesar, not for his personal wants, but for the good of Rome. He tells the people that allowing Caesar to rule and fulfill his