Brutus believes in his morals and ideals and they run his life to an extent. He is perhaps the only man in the story who is not moved by personal gain. "For let the gods so speed me, as I love the name of honor more than I fear death." Brutus acts with the conspirators only for what he considers the best interests of Rome. Brutus weighs every decision he makes according to his morals and standards. He believes that reason and logic rule the world in which people can be affected by sound reasoning. He is very honorable but he still is not prepared for the corruption in the world. He can't believe that anyone would take action without reasoning the effects that could take place. Brutus can't see motives that are less noble then is own, "Well, Brutus, though art noble; yet I see thy honorable mettle may be wrought fro

However, completely opposite the nobleness of Brutus' character is Cassius. He hates Caesar and is part of the conspiracy out of jealousy. Cassius was friends with Caesar as a child and now Caesar was powerful and popular, Cassius was jealous of this. He couldn't understand why a man he considered no better than himself was offered the crown of Rome. Cassius blames himself for giving Caesar so much power. "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings." Besides jealousy, Cassius is motivated by affection. He would do anything to get it, which is rather childlike, and he hated anyone that would not show him attention or that would take it away from him. His motives for killing Caesar are strictly for revenge or for personal gain. Depending on how a person treated him or how the person could help him Cassius could be ruthless or loving, passionate or distant, or gentle or unforgiving. "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much: such men are dangerous." In the end Cassius takes his life which is the only noble thing that he did. He realized that he caused the death of a friend and that he was the measure of all things.

Even though every character tried to be something that they were not, Brutus was the tragic hero of the play by Shakespeare. He tried to be better than he could be and he falls. Brutus died by his mor

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