Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Character of Brutus in Julius Caesar Essay -- Julius Caesar Essays
The Character of Brutus in Julius Caesar       Brutus was a very important character in the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare. He helped plan a plot against one of the most powerful people in Rome and killed the king to be. Brutus was well renowned for his deep thinking, his honor, and most importantly, his belief in stoicism.       Brutus's stoic qualities played a major role in his character. He trusted his wife Portia very much. In fact, he trusted her so much that he was even going to tell her about the plot against Caesar.           "You are my true and honorable wife,          As dear to me as are the ruddy drops          That visit my sad heart"          ( II, i, 289-290)  She cared very much for him. She was willing to slice her thigh open just to prove her loyalty and trustworthiness to her noble husband. He also cared very deeply about his wife and he loved her very dearly.           "O ye gods,          render me worthy of this noble wife!"          ( II, i, 303-304)  Because of his profound stoicism, Brutus did not seem to show his graditude much when Portia killed her self. He simply drank wine to get ride of the pain and told Cassius to never speak of his wife again.           "Lucius a bowl of wine!          I did not think you could have been so angry,          O Cassius, I am sick of many griefs.          Of your philosophy you make no use          If you give place to accidental evils.          No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead.          Ha! Portia!          She is dead.          How 'scaped I killing whe... ...          ( I, ii, 79-90)  Brutus had thought very deeply about joining the conspiracy. He had stayed up all night brooding about it. He feared that Caesar was gaining too much power and that soon Caesar would become king. If Caesar became king Brutus's dreams of Rome's Democracy would be shattered.       In conclusion Brutus was a very well respected man in Rome. He helped restore Rome to its original Democratic system. He ended up killing himself at the end of the play because of all the pressure. He had said at the end when he killed himself that           "....Caesar, now be still.          I killed not thee with half so good a will."          ( V, v, 50-51)  Work Cited: Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. Ed. Alan Durband. London: Hutchinson & Co. Publishers Ltd., 1984. Â
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