Brutus in Julius Caesar
Assassinations almost always bring about something harmful, not something beneficial, and they almost always spell out the doom of the assassin. Lincoln?s assassin is caught and punished, Martin Luther King Jr.?s assassin is caught and punished, and the same thing happens with Brutus in Julius Caesar, by Shakespeare. Although Brutus may not have what it takes to be a conventional hero, he has many admirable traits. Even though Brutus is too idealistic, he comes through as being an admirable person because of his loyalty and his persuasiveness. Through Brutus? experiences it is very easy to see that he is too idealistic to pull off Caesar's assassination without a hitch. One good example of this is what ultimately brings about his death. When Cassius tries to convince Brutus that Antony needs to be killed along with Caesar, Brutus says ?As for Marc Antony, think not of him, for he can do no more than Caesar?s arm when Caesar?s head is cut off.? (2.1.181-183) This, of course, proves to be disastrously wrong and Antony ends up defeating Brutus? army and causes Brutus to commit suicide. This shows that Brutus is
Another admirable trait of Brutus? is that he is a very persuasive person. Many times Brutus convinces people to do something that they don?t want to do that really seems like a bad idea at the time. For instance, Brutus convinces Cassius that Antony is no threat to them even though he is actually a huge threat to them. Also, Brutus convinces the crowd (At one point) that it was completely acceptable to kill Caesar, and sine he?s such a persuasive speaker, they completely agree with him. It?s of no use, though, since Antony later convinces the crowd that it was unjust to murder Caesar. Brutus is especially persuasive around Cassius. Many times he uses this ability to get everyone to follow his idea instead of Cassius?: when Brutus convinces them not to kill Antony, when Brutus convinces Cassius that they should attack instead of waiting, and so on. One of the chief reasons that the conspirators want Brutus in the first place is because he is so convincing in what he says. In conclusion, Brutus is an admirable person because of his ability to persuade people to what he wants, even though sometimes he doesn?t ma
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