Julius Caesar Quotes

Words hold more power than weapons. This is a very true quote indeed. There are many ways this quote is used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In this play, there are many people who make this quote true including Cassius, Marc Antony, and Brutus. This quote shows in the modern world also especially looking at Pope Francis.

In William Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are very influential characters. Each character makes many mistakes with the assassination plans and the strategies at Philippi. Each man has his reasons for their mistakes, if it is either their idealism, being uncompassionate or not, fully thinking for their actions. Brutus and Cassius are very contrasting people; one man is better suited to be a leader of a battle and an Empire, than the other. That man is: Marcus Brutus. Although Brutus makes many consequential mistakes, his errors are made because his nobleness outranks his intelligence. Whereas for Cassius, his mistakes are made from poor decision making. Brutus himself knows that he is often too honourable and not as

In the play Julius Caesar, there is one tragic hero. Many people question who is the actual tragic hero. Know that a tragic hero is a hero with many good qualities but one tragic flaw that leads to their inevitable doom. People question whether Brutus is the tragic hero or if Caesar is the tragic hero. To end all arguments, the tragic hero of the play Julius Caesar is Caesar. He gave money to roman citizens in his will, but and his tragic flaw of being too ambitious that leads to his death of being stabbed 33 times.

Caesar, Louisa's chained up dog, was introduced early on in the story to symbolize the emotions of how Louisa felt about Joe Dagget. Following Joe's departure of leaving for Australia, Caesar had bitten a man and was fenced into a cage. The dog symbolizes Joe because he had been caged up the same amount of time that Joe had been gone--14 years. Caesar was fed on a strict diet of corn-mush and cakes all those years, therefore, his temper wouldn't act out and hurt someone again. When Joe Dagget returns, he announces that he wants to set Caesar free, despite the dog's previous mishap. Agreeing with the same view point of this symbolism, literary critic Donna Campbell says, "She fears that Joe might set free not only Caesar, but, as Freeman suggests,

Casca Casca, from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, demonstrates the philosophy of cynicism through his traits, motivations and fears. An example of his motivations is referred to in this quote. “But for all that, to my thinking, he would fain to have it.” (JC 1.2.236). Here, Casca is referring to Caesar, this is demonstrating his belief that people work toward their own self interest.

Brutus is a friend of Caesar who is torn about what he must do. Caesar is ambitious and wanting the crown so as to rule Rome. However, Cassius, a friend of Brutus, plants seeds of discord into Brutus and Brutus, through his own reasoning, realizes that there is only one thing he can do. Kill Caesar and know he saved Rome by doing so. “What means this shouting?

When one sees the quote “This was the noblest Roman of them all” one would think of the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, or more specifically, of Brutus. It was written by the famous William Shakespeare after the Roman betrayal of Caesar. Caesar was going to be crowned king when he was viciously stabbed by envious senators and his honorable best friend, Brutus. This play follows Brutus’ decisions and struggles on the one thing that rules him: honor. Many believe this play was a misnomer and that it should’ve been called The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus. Brutus faced multiple hardships due to his tragic flaw and paid for it many times over that the play should be named after him. This is because Brutus is thought to be a bigger tragic hero than Caesar and Brutus' decisions had devastating effects on other’s lives,

Im Calphurnia, Caesar's wife and I must now say that i am a widow at the age of 35. Which is way to young to be a widow, but sadly i am a widow. Due to a heartless crime, lead by a heartless man who i once called a good friend. Which hurts me so to say such a rude thing about a once very respectful man and a beloved friend of my family's. But ever since the death of my darling husband, I have saw more evil in this world than ever before.

“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.” (Two-Face/Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight Rises). Brutus is one of the people that lived long enough, but in every villain, you hear about problems they have, why they do the things they do. Well, Brutus is facing conflicts as well. But he is also dealing with the actions that come after the conflict, the consequences of the actions and/or the decisions.

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 to Rome if Caesar remains ruler. He knew the commoners’

There are many opinions as to what kind of character Brutus is. He seems to be a sympathetic character above all else. “Impatient of my absence, / And grief that young Octavius with Mark Antony/ Have made themselves so strong – for with her death/

William Shakespeare focuses the play on Brutus’s choices even after the assassination of Caesar. The first bad decision of Brutus was trusting the conspirators, which shows his bad judge of character. This was bad because their intentions for killing Caesar were not for justice. It was only because they were jealous of Caesar and his leadership. They did not like the possibility of Caesar becoming the ruler of Rome. Brutus was the only one who did not kill him out of jealousy, which Antony realizes towards the end of the play when he states, “ This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the rest of the conspirators acted out of jealousy of great Caesar.” (5.5.73-75) Another bad choice Brutus made was letting Antony speak at Caesar’s funeral. Antony was going to tell the truth about everything. Before the funeral Antony tells Octavius’s servant, “There I’ll use my speech to test what the people think of these bloody men’s cruel action..” (3.1.307-309) Antony must have been the most angry about Caesar being gone. It’s not surprising for him to be wanting to tell everyone the

Tom Cochrane once said “ Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That’s really where failure comes.” In “ Julius Caesar”, Brutus plays a big role in the betrayal of caesar being part of a plan to kill Caesar. Moreover, Brutus put off that he was for the People of Rome, but the deeper the play goes the more suspicion of Brutus’s true objective comes into play. Brutus was naive in believing Cassius and his moral judgement was off. All in all, brutus betrayed Caesar.

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 mainly because he didn't want Caesar to turn his back on Rome so there would be a reasonable reason for killing Caesar.

Brutus helped in the assassination of Caesar not for personal gain but for the love of Rome. “Not that I loved Caesar lee, but that I loved Rome more.” (III, ii, 21-22). Brutus is able to satisfy that his motive is pure; that his action is without bitterness and that the assassination of Caesar is for the general good of Rome. Brutus is also rigidly mortal. “I did send to you For certain sums of gold, which you denied me, For I can raise no money by vile means. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart And drop my blood for drachmas than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection. I did send To you for gold to pay my legions, Which you denied me.” (IV, iii, 78-86) Brutus is distressed with Cassius because he is led to believe that Cassius is accepting bribes, and denying Brutus the proper money to pay his troops. Brutus confronts Cassius and tells him that he was wrong to misuse his power and be so dishonest. Brutus clearly states that he loved Rome more than he loved Caesar, which in turn keeps his motives pure and his reasons for helping in the assassination honorable. Above and beyond, throughout the play Octavius is seen as a silent character, yet shows his strengths in several matters. Octavius is seen to be ill tempered. Though he is a quiet man if challenged