Caesar, ismainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The characterwho was in charge of the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus,a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause aperson to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus’ relationship toCaesar, his involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to theplot, the truth can be revealed.
Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Caesar, has astrong relationship with Caesar but a stronger relationship withRome and its people. Brutus is very close to Caesar. In Roman times,the only way for someone to get close to a person of high rank is ifhe/she is close to him/her. In many points of the play, Brutus wastalking and next to Caesar. Brutus also loves Caesar but fears hispower. In the early acts of the play, Brutus says to Cassius, Whatmeans this shouting? I do fear the people do choose Caesar for theirking.
. . yet I love him well. as he is speaking to Cassius. Brutus lovesCaesar, but would not allow him to climber-upward.
. . He then unto theladder turns his back. .
. . As the quote says, Brutus would not allowCaesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony aboutCaesar’s death.
Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity tothe general wrong of Rome. . . . Brutus says that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts, which are full of pity.
Again, thisshows how Brutus loved Caesar but cared for the life of Rome and itspeople more. This is the only reason Brutus would conspire againstCaesar. For Brutus says to himself, I know no personal cause to spurnat him. . .
How that might change his nature. . . Caesar’s relationshipwith Brutus is also strong. Just allowing Brutus to speak to Caesarshows his respect for Brutus.
Caesar feels that Brutus is noble to himand does the right thing regardless of personal danger. On the Ides ofMarch, as Caesar was assassinated, Caesar’s last line is: Et tu,Brute?–Then fall, Caesar. . This shows that Caesar would not diewithout Brutus’ stab. Caesar realizes that there must be a noble reasonfor this assassination if Brutus was in it.
This again shows how muchCaesar respects Brutus. Brutus and Caesar both respect each other, butin different ways. Marcus Brutus had a very important role in the conspiracyagainst Caesar. He was the back-bone of the plan. According toCassius, Brutus’ main purpose in the conspiracy is for an insurancepolicy.
The people will think, since Brutus is noble to Caesar, thatthere is a good reason for Caesar’s assassination. Brutus will also bethe leader of the conspiracy for another insurance policy for theassassination. Cassius is the one who declares this, Brutus shalllead the way, and we will grace his heels with the most boldest andbest hearts of Rome. . Again, if Brutus leads the way, the people willthink that the death of Julius Caesar wasn’t such a bad thing.
Brutusalso declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to saveRome. He says to the people that, If then that friend demand whyBrutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesarless, but that I loved Rome more. . If Brutus was not in the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,the conspiracy would probably not have worked. Since Brutus .
. . lovedRome more. , he decided to be a part of the conspiracy. If he hadn’tloved Rome more than Caesar, he would not have joined in theassassination of Julius Caesar.
Cassius and the rest of theconspirators would probably not have continued on without Brutusbecause they would have no insurance afterwards. The people wouldthink that there was no reason for Caesar’s death and most likelybeheaded all the conspirators. Also, if Brutus was not in the play, thewhole end of the play would not ever occur. Brutus would not be thereto have an army or kill himself, and Cassius will already be beheaded. If Brutus was not in the play, the title would have absolutely nomeaning.
Marcus Brutus was a good friend to Julius Caesar, but not goodenough. He had moral values dealing with Rome and its people. Brutus’values then made him join a conspiracy against Caesar put together byCassius. Brutus joined this mainly because he didn’t want Caesar toturn his back on Rome so there would be a reasonable reason forkilling Caesar. If Brutus wasn’t in the play, there would be noTragedy in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
