“And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg, which hatch’d would, as his kind, grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell.” (pg 64). This is a quote from Julius Caesar in which Brutus is plotting to kill Caesar as he finds out what dangers Caesar could do if he had gained the power of a king. So he should be killed while he his still weak and not when Caesar is at his highest point because by then it would have been too late. Brutus realizes that Caesar is no good to Rome due to Cassius’ persuasion and decides to act for the people of Rome for he is an honorable man and loves Rome with patriotism. Little does he know that there are still citizens out there who are ready to kill in the name of Caesar.
Throughout the whole play, Brutus has been shown as an honorable person and is ready to do anything for the people of Rome. Honor was in Brutus’ blood as his ancestors saved Rome from tyranny and took away the kingdom from Rome and turned it into an independent republic country. Brutus realizes that it is his duty to stop Caesar from becoming a king because if Caesar had been crowned king, he would receive ultimate power and that would have allowed Caesar to ruin the whole of Rome and bring it to pieces. Brutus knew that he couldn’t let that happen as he was too loyal to Rome. Brutus felt that he was doing the right thing for the people of Rome and his honor led him to the assassination of the mighty Caesar. Later on in the play, after Caesar is dead, Anthony, Caesar’s dearest friend put up a war for Caesar. Brutus found out that he was bound to loose and decided to die in the hand of his own friend rather than being dishonored and killed by Anthony, “It is more worthy to leap in ourselves than tarry till they push us.” (pg 214) This quote is a metaphor and it means that they should sacrifice their lives rather than wait and die in Anthony’s hands. Brutus’ had no intention of being killed by his own enemy because he had been betrayProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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by Anthony and decided that it would have been best to die by Strato and not disgrace his honor. Way before the war, on the day that Caesar died Anthony wanted to make a speech for Caesar’s funeral, “And in the pulpit, as becomes a friend, speak in the order of his funeral.” (pg 120) Brutus’ response to this was, “You shall, Mark Anthony.” (pg 122) Brutus’ lets Anthony come up and speak because he believed that it was for the good of Rome and that Caesar deserved to have a great funeral. Brutus was loyal and humble as he did all this for Rome because Rome did truly love Caesar. This shows that Brutus was an honor man because he still had respect for Caesar and Anthony and didn’t mean to harm any of them but instead his main goal was to save Rome. Brutus was a true honorable man and loved his country with all his heart.
Rome meant everything for Brutus and he died trying for the sake of Rome. Brutus’ patriotism led him into to doing great things, which he could never have done without his patriotism. He never wanted Rome to be a kingdom again for he loved Rome too much to watch it shatter in front of him due to Caesar possible changing nature leading to His corruption. Brutus was so devoted to Rome that he fell in Cassius’ trap and was willing to kill Caesar without a fixed reason. The moment he realized that Caesar was a possible treat to Rome, he acted like bolt and plotted a great assassination. “I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general.” (pg 62) Brutus was not afraid to give up such a great man and put himself into so much trouble only for the sake of the Rome and its people. This clearly shows his devotion and patriotism toward Rome because Brutus did loose a lot by doing this but he believed that this is was Rome needed. Brutus had nothing against Caesar at all accept the fact that he could have become a threat. “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (pg 128) Brutus said this during his speech at Caesar’s funeral. He was trying to convince the public that he had done all this for them and it was best that Caesar had been killed. This is a perfect example for Brutus’ patriotism for his own country.
Caesar blood had been sacrificed for honor and patriotism. These two motivators led Brutus into the assassination of Brutus since Caesar had turned ambitious and was a risk for Rome’s future. Brutus was not able to achieve his goal because all Brutus wanted was peace and freedom in Rome and by killing Caesar, another great man rose to take revenge. Brutus’ whole plan had been unsuccessful because his goal wasn’t to kill Caesar but instead, to have Rome united and happy. This was the definitely a noble and worthy cause since everything he did was intended towards the good of Rome and its people. Brutus died trying his best. Brutus was a true Roman.
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