Julius Caesar character dev
Julius Caesar -- character devDevelopment of Marcus Brutus
Marcus Brutus, from the play Julius C�sar, made many decisions. In making these decisions, he showed what kind of a person he was on a moral, intellectual, social, or practical level. Some of these decisions were good decisions and some of them were not. Through all of these decisions, though, it is shown what kind of a person Brutus was.
Some of the decisions that Brutus made were not exactly the best decisions. In fact, they may be seen as mistakes. One of these mistakes that Brutus made was right at the beginning of the play, in Act 1, scene 2. Cassius and Brutus are having a conversation near the marketplace while the Lupercal race is being held. Cassius starts
to manipulate Brutus, and Brutus realizes this. He even asks Cassius, "Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius, for that which is not in me?". This quote proves that Brutus knew that Cassius was trying to manipulate him, and yet Brutus decided to stay and listen. Through the decision making that Brutus showed in that instance, it can be seen that Brutus is not a very smart person. Brutus' lack of intelligence is also shown when all the other conspirators are at his house. Cassius suggests that Cicero should be asked to join the conspiracy because "his silver hairs will purchase us a good opinion". Brutus, however, thinks that "he [Cicero] will never follow anything that other men begin". Later
in the play, it becomes realized that if Brutus would have listened to Cassius and asked Cicero to join them, the citizens of Rome wouldn't have involved themselves in a civil war. Another mistake made by Brutus was to not kill Mark Antony. Even though Cassius suggested many times that Antony should have been killed, Brutus never listens. It is clear in the latter stages of the play that Brutus should have killed Antony as Cassius told him to. This shows that Brutus does not have very good foresight or perception. It
also shows that Brutus has strong morals and thinks that others do too. He thinks that when C�sar dies, "all he [Antony] can do is to himself, take thought and die for C�sar". Brutus continues throughout the play to utilize his lack of intelligence to his
disadvantage. After C�sar is killed, Antony comes to the conspirators and asks them if he can speak at C�sar's funeral. Brutus, of course, lets him speak as...
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