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Julius Caesar
is a play about loyalty and betrayal
Caesar's closest friends and
allies are truly loyal. The problem is, they are loyal to Rome not
Caesar. Et tu, Brute? (Act III, scene i, Line 85) is a quotation
widely used in Western culture to signify the utmost betrayal by a
friend. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, these
were Caesar’s last words as he resigned himself to his death. Upon
looking at the face of his closest friend Brutus.. Caesar's closest
friends and allies brutally murder him. Brutus and Cassius, truly
believe if Caesar were to become the King he was acting like, it would
mean the end of the Republican system of government in Rome. If Caesar
became king. The Senators, who assassinated him believe they would no
longer be equal free men. They betrayed Julius Caesar, but they were
loyal to Rome. As William Blake says “It is easier to forgive an
enemy than to forgive a friend.”
Cassius
betrays his dear friend Brutus because he is so loyal to him. Cassius
kill Julius Caesar to protect his dear friend Brutus from going down a
dark path. Cassius resents the fact that the Roman people are starting
to treat Caesar like a God."Why,
man, he doth bestride the narrow world /Like a Colossus, and we petty
men / Walk under his huge legs and peep about" (Act I, scene ii,
line 138) .Cassius organized the conspiracy to kill Caesar not
only out of fear for losing hard-fought democracy, but to help his
friend Brutus. Cassius believe Caesar was a tyrant and a corrupter of
his dear friend. That noble minds
keep ever with their likes;For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
(Act I Scene ii line 305). His soliloquy at the end of act one
portrays his deep feelings for Brutus “oh, he sits high in all
the people's hearts”. (Act I Scene iii Line 160) He's really talking
about himself here, and his deep feelings for Brutus. Cassius believe
that Brutus shouldn't associate with people like him, because he just
started to corrupt him by giving him the forged letters. He fears that
Brutus has become too close to Caesar, and therefore is in danger of
being corrupted and blinded to Caesar's faults. Cassius is acting
nobly. Cassius had intellectual as well as personal reasons for hating
Julius Caesar. Brutus and Cassius fight in act 4 because Cassius
values his friendship with Brutus so highly. “Do not presume too
much upon my love. I may do that I shall be sorry for” (act
IV, scene iii,
line 68) Cassius is willing to risk his own ambitions and even his own
life to keep Brutus, his good opinion of him. Cassius says “When
thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him better Than ever thou
lovedst Cassius” (act IV, scene ii, line 110). In this scene.
Cassius bares his soul to Brutus and expresses his deep love and his
deeper jealousy of the relationship between Brutus and Caesar. Cassius
understands the way the political world works and is shrewd and
cunning . But he could never really hurt Brutus. Cassius betrayed
Caesar, but he was a true friend to Brutus.
Caesar
had many enemies who betrayed him because they were so loyal to Rome.
Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius,Metellus Cimber, Decius Brutus, and Cinna
all conspired against Julius Caesar. These conspirators create a
superficial motive for Julius Caesar’s assassination. They tell him
it’s a petition brought by Metellus Cimber asking for mercy for his
banished brother. Casca stabs Julius Caesar in the back of his neck
first, then the others follow in stabbing him. Metellus Cimber gave
the signal for attack on Caesar. He was initially one of Caesar’s
strongest supporters and Caesar granted him governorship of two
provinces.Cimber Julius Caesar said “why this violence!” after
similar attack him by the shoulders and pulled down his tunic.men
are of aristocratic origin and see the end of their ancient privilege
in Caesar's political reforms and conquests. He was Envious of
Caesar's power and prestige. Artemidorus reads a letter out
loud in act two scene three grade lists Caesar’s many enemies. He
says “there is but one mind in all things man, and it is bent
against Caesar. If thou Beest , not immortal, look about you”.
On March 15, the Ides of March, 44 BC, Caesar was attacked by a
group of senators. Caesar initially fought back against his attackers,
but when he saw his closest friend Brutus. He resigned himself to his
fate.
Brutus wielded the ultimate the betrayal to Caesar because of
his deep loyalty to Rome. Brutus was Julius Caesar’s closest friend
and ally. Brutus was persuaded into joining the conspiracy against
Caesar by the other senators through trickery. Brutus decided to work
against Julius Caesar after he believed Caesar wanted to be a king
instead of a leader. Brutus after
killing Caesar says,“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I
loved
Rome
more. (Act III, scene ii, line 20) Brutus is visited by the ghost of Caesar. "I shall see thee at
Philippi," (Act IV, scene iii, line 287) the spirit warns him,
but Brutus' courage is unshaken and he goes on. As the play ends,
Antony delivers a eulogy over Brutus' body, calling him "the
noblest Roman of them all." Caesar's murder has been avenged,
order has been restored, and, most important, the Roman Empire has
been preserved.He is proud of his reputation for honor and nobleness,
but he is not always practical, and is often naive. He is the only
major character in the play intensely committed to fashioning his
behavior to fit a strict moral and ethical code
“Then fall, Caesar” Caesar utters after his famous line “"Et tu, Brute?" (Act III, Scene I)”, and
you, Brutus? Suggesting that Caesar did not want to survive such
treachery, therefore becoming a hero. That
the nobility of Rome are responsible for the government of Rome. They
have allowed a man to gain excessive power; therefore, they have the
responsibility to stop him, and with a man of Caesar's well-known
ambition, that can only mean assassination."This was the noblest
Roman of them all." (Act V, Scene V, line 68) In the final
scene of the play, and in the wake of Brutus's suicide, Antony gives
Brutus's eulogy. Antony cites Brutus's naive nature as to the reason
for his nobleness. Of all the conspirators, Brutus was the only one to
believe Caesar's death was for the good of all; everyone else acted
out of jealousy. According to Antony, even in death Brutus was noble.
He ran himself through with a sword rather than surrender. As
Confucius said “ it is more shameful to distrust our friends than to
be deceived by them .”
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draft Julius Caesar essay on betrayal
Et
tu, Brute? (Act 3, scene 1, Line 85) is a quotation widely used in
Western culture to signify the utmost betrayal by a friend. In William
Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, these were Caesar’s last
words as he resigned himself to his death. Upon looking at the face of
his closest friend Brutus. Julius Caesar is a play about
loyalty and betrayal the characters act loyal by assassinating their
leader . Brutus and Cassius, truly believe if Caesar were to become
the King he was acting like, it would mean the end of the Republican
system of government in Rome. If Caesar became king. The Senators, who
assassinated him truly believe they would no longer be equal free men.
They betrayed Julius Caesar, but they were loyal to Rome.
In Act 1of
Julius Caesar, Cassius and Brutus discuss Caesar. Cassius devises a
plan to sway Brutus. Cassius was a Roman Senator and a leading
instigator in the plot to kill Julius Caesar. Cassius pays a visit to
Brutus, accompanied by other men who all have a common goal of turning
him against Caesar. Cassius resents the fact that the Roman people are
starting to treat Caesar like a God."Why,
man, he doth bestride the narrow world /Like a Colossus, and we petty
men / Walk under his huge legs and peep about" (1.2.10).Cassius
is the key person responsible for persuading Brutus to turn against
Caesar. That noble minds keep ever
with their likes;For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
(1.2.24) When Caesar tells Antony that Cassius is
dangerous, Antony answers, "Fear him not, Caesar; he's not
dangerous. / He's a noble Roman and well given."
Cassius chose
to remain after killing Julius Caesar, making it clear that he
committed this act for Rome and not for his own purposes.Cassius
manipulates Brutus into believing that Caesar intends to turn
Republican Rome into a monarchy under his rule. Cassius wrote letters
to Brutus in different handwriting
Caesar had
many enemies who betrayed him. Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius,Metellus
Cimber, Decius Brutus, and Cinna all conspired against Julius Caesar.
These conspirators create a superficial motive for Julius Caesar’s
assassination. They tell him it’s a petition brought by Metellus
Cimber asking for mercy for his banished brother. Casca stabs Julius
Caesar in the back of his neck first, then the others follow in
stabbing him. Metellus Cimber gave the signal for attack on Caesar. He
was initially one of Caesar’s strongest supporters and Caesar
granted him governorship of two provinces.
Cimber
Julius Caesar said “why this violence!” after similar attack him
by the shoulders and pulled down his tunic.men
are of aristocratic origin and see the end of their ancient privilege
in Caesar's political reforms and conquests. He was Envious of
Caesar's power and prestige. Artemidorus reads a letter out
loud in act two scene three grade lists Caesar’s many enemies. He
says “there is but one mind in all things man, and it is bent
against Caesar. If thou Beest , not immortal, look about you”.
On March 15, the Ides of March, 44 BC, Caesar was attacked by a
group of senators. Caesar initially fought back against his attackers,
but when he saw his closest friend Brutus. He resigned himself to his
fate.
Brutus was Julius Caesar’s closest friend and ally. Brutus
was persuaded into joining the conspiracy against Caesar by the other
senators through trickery. Brutus decided to work against Julius
Caesar after he believed Caesar wanted to be king. Instead of a
leader. Brutus after killing Caesar
says,“Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome
more. (3.2.2) Brutus
is visited by the ghost of Caesar. "I shall see thee at
Philippi," the spirit warns him, but Brutus' courage is unshaken
and he goes on. As the play ends, Antony delivers a eulogy over Brutus' body,
calling him "the noblest Roman of them all." Caesar's murder
has been avenged, order has been restored, and, most important, the
Roman Empire has been preserved.He is proud of his reputation for honor and
nobleness, but he is not always practical, and is often naive. He is
the only major character in the play intensely committed to fashioning
his behavior to fit a strict moral and ethical code
“Then
fall, Caesar” Caesar utters after his famous line “"Et tu, Brute?" (Act III, Scene I)”,
and you, Brutus? Suggesting that Caesar did not want to survive such
treachery, therefore becoming a hero. That
the nobility of Rome are responsible for the government of Rome. They
have allowed a man to gain excessive power; therefore, they have the
responsibility to stop him, and with a man of Caesar's well-known
ambition, that can only mean assassination.
"This was the noblest Roman of them all." (Act V,
Scene V, line 68) In the final scene of the play, and in the wake
of Brutus's suicide, Antony gives Brutus's eulogy. Antony cites
Brutus's naive nature as to the reason for his nobleness. Of all the
conspirators, Brutus was the only one to believe Caesar's death was
for the good of all; everyone else acted out of jealousy. According to
Antony, even in death Brutus was noble. He ran himself through with a
sword rather than surrender.
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