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Brutus emerges as the most complex character in Julius Caesar and is also the play’s tragic hero. In his soliloquies, the audience gains insight into the complexities of his motives.
- Julius Caesar
Here, Brutus argues with Cassius regarding their original...
- Julius Caesar
Marcus Junius Brutus (/ ˈbruːtəs /; Latin pronunciation: [ˈmaːrkʊs juːniʊs ˈbruːtʊs]; c. 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, [2] and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal name.
Marcus Junius Brutus (born probably 85 bce —died 42 bce, near Philippi, Macedonia [now in northwestern Greece]) was a Roman politician, one of the leaders in the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 bce.
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- Brutus was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus (who was treacherously killed by Pompey the Great in 77 BCE) and Servilia (who later became Caesar’s lov...
- Brutus was one of the leaders of the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar. Long optimistic about Caesar’s plans, Brutus was shocked when, ear...
- After Caesar’s assassination, Brutus and Cassius were driven from Rome and gradually seized all the Roman East. In late 42 they met Mark Antony and...
Brutus, who was deeply committed to the ideals of the Roman Republic, found Caesar’s rise to absolute power increasingly difficult to accept. As Caesar accumulated titles and honors, declaring himself dictator for life in 44 BCE, Brutus began to see his actions as a direct threat to Roman liberty.
Brutus is a high-ranking and well-respected Roman, husband to Portia, and one of Caesar 's murderers. Brutus is torn between his personal affection for Caesar and his political ideals, which are motivated by his abiding loyalty to Rome.
In this video, actor Alex Waldmann describes Brutus as someone who is at 'the right hand of Caesar’ with influence over him but he adds that 'the idea of kingship is painful for him’. Brutus is known as an honourable man, yet he takes the lead in a murder plot and delivers the last wound to Caesar.
Brutus' character is made even more complex by his unconscious hypocrisy. He has conflicting attitudes toward the conspiracy, but he becomes more favorable following his becoming a member of the plot against Caesar. He attacks Cassius for raising money dishonestly, yet he demands a portion.
