Contrast of Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus for Julius Ceasar
How does one begin to divide the thin line between right and wrong or good and evil? Such a question may be considered an act of utter futility, as there can be no stable line between the winners and the losers n'or the good and the evil, as such a line must be drawn by one's specific morality. Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar helped to prefectly illustrate how at times there may be no winner or loser, rather, often times when two individuals follow their beliefs until death greets them, the two are deemed winners. Indications of trust which led to Brutus' death would not have been followed by Mark Antony, however Brutus was a man who could never show distrust to his comrads, even with his life at stake. When morality draws the line between winner and loser, to win, one needs to follow morals, while the losers are only those weak enough to be comprimised. At a quick glance it would appear that Mark Antony was definitely better than Marcus Brutus. He avenged the death of Caesar, thwarting Brutus's plans, and in the end of the battle, he emerged as the new leader of Rome. Antony had the ability to speak well and take charge when in danger, he was also very strong physically as well as athl
Another perspective taken may be the person who is amazed by Brutus's sacrifices. Honor does not often yield a material object so often people lose sight of their goal to be honorable, however Brutus continued to be honorable throughout the play, not letting anger misguide his judgement. Those who wish to gain a strong will could look to Brutus as an example of unending determination. Looking distantly at Marcus Brutus one may say that he was not an overall good person. He often made decisions that caused trouble, {"Flatterers! Now, Brutus, thank yourself: This tongue had not offended so to-day, If Cassius might have ruled. (Act 5, Scene 1, lines 45-47)} and he killed his best friend Caesar show8ing him to be a little brutal. His wife Portia killed herself because Brutus could not put her in front of the needs of Rome. Furthermore, Brutus killed himself during a time that he was very mentally weak and unstable which showed he was incapable of helping everyone he wanted to. However, again, if one took the time to look deeper into Brutus's personality it would sow him to be a very strong person. Everything Brutus did, was done out of honor for both he and Rome. His mistakes were not mistakes in his eyes, because morally he was right. Caesar and Portia died because Brutus's love for Rome was incredibly strong. As a consequence of this love Brutus had to make many sacrifices, the greatest of which was hi
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