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Why Was Julius Caesar Noble

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In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, I think that the noblest roman of them all was Brutus. I have many reasons for why I think this, here are a few. First off Brutus was seen as powerful public figure to Rome. Secondly Brutus killed Caesar because he felt Caesar was becoming too powerful and it would to be good for the people of Rome. Lastly other powerful figures on the story saw him to be not only the noblest roman of them all but a true war hero. From this we can see that Brutus was noble because everything he did was for the good of Rome. Throughout the story Brutus was seen as a powerful public figure. He was a great friend to Caesar and a good husband to his wife. Brutus always put Rome before himself. This proves his nobility because he was not selfish and he thought of his people before himself. He is also seen as noble because he was faithful to his wife and his friends. …show more content…

Cassius, a longtime acquaintance of Caesar did not like the Fact that Caesar was becoming too powerful, he then sent false letter to Brutus’ house tricking him into the assassination. Brutus felt that Caesars’s power would not be for the good of Rome so he went along with the assassination. This goes to show that Brutus felt Rome would be better off without him. Brutus also says,” it’s not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” From this quote we can see that Brutus loved Caesar but not as much as did his home

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