Julius Caesar: Synopsis Of Brutus :: essays research papers

Marcus Brutus, Caesars noble friend, joined the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar because of his love for Rome. The Lives of the Greeks and Romans gives a very nigh(a) description of Brutus it was not far off what Shakespeare describes Brutus as. Plutarch draw Brutus as A marvelous lowly and gentle person, noble minded, and would never be in any rage, nor carried away with pleasure and covetousness merely had ever an upright mind with him, and would never yield to any prostitute or injustice. (p. 139) Brutus was a very respected and straightforward man. Casca, one of the conspirators, express that he was very respected by the people by say O, he sits high in whole the peoples hearts, And that which would come to the fore offence in us, His countenance, like richest alchemy, Will change to virtue and to worthiness. (I, iii, l 157-160) Casca said this to Cassius. Marcus Brutus was very essential to the conspirators because this would have ensured that the people would l isten to them. Brutus was besides a true Roman. When Cassius and all of the other conspirators met Brutus at his house and all of them decided to murder Caesar, Cassius said that all of them should swear. Brutus then said, No, not an scourge if the face of men, The sufferance of our souls, the times abuseIf these be motives weak, run off betimes, (II, i, l 114-116) and Than secret Romans, that have spoke the word And leave behind not palter? (II, i, l 125-126) Here, Brutus is saying that if they are true and honest Romans they do not have to take an oath, their word should be profound enough.           Brutus was the only man in the conspiracy with good intentions. Brutus wants to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome. The other conspirators are all doing it for their own selfish reasons. Brutus motives, for joining the conspirators, contend that he was very public-minded and morally conscientious. When Brutus says But for the general. He would be pennantd How that might change his nature, theres the question (II, i, l 12-14) He was stating that it will be for the good of Rome to assassinate Caesar. in addition he did not want their assassination to look too gruesome, this shows he was morally conscientious. When Cassius said that they should also kill Antony, Brutus says Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius.