Examples Of Loyalty In Julius Caesar

Throughout Julius Caesar, there are a variety of characters with a variety of viewpoints on Caesar’s position as ruler. Caesar often falls victim to manipulation and betrayal by not only his colleagues, but his closest and most trusted friends. Despite the many traitors in his life, some select few remained loyal to him. Two characters in particular seem to stand out as the loyal companion and the deceitful betrayer. Antony and Brutus exemplify trustworthy characteristics and are well liked by Caesar, especially Brutus, and are two of the closest people to Caesar. Loyalty in this play is portrayed as a somewhat common trait, yet where one’s loyalty lies is difficult to distinguish. Some characters have a wavering loyalty to different

Brutus is loyal primarily to the people of Rome, while his other loyalties seem to be ever-changing. Brutus tends to be exploited by those he surrounds himself with and because of this, is constantly changing and evolving in his beliefs. Cassius and Antony are both easily able to manipulate him in order to favor their own cause. His evolving beliefs cause him to often contradict himself since his former beliefs are drastically different than that of the new ones he has formed. The attempt by Brutus to define their murder as a sacrifice and to make their conspiracy appear necessary to all Romans implies a deepening contradiction in Brutus's motives for murder. (Sims). Opposingly, Antony tarries to his loyal manner and remains a faithful and devoted servant to Caesar’s

Where one’s true loyalty resides is difficult to distinguish because of the trend of manipulation in this play. Antony, Brutus, and the majority of the other characters in this play, are secretive about their true intentions and overall loyalties. Antony pretends to be loyal to the conspirators when in fact he has always been loyal to Caesar, while Brutus pretends to be loyal to Caesar when he is in fact loyal to the conspirators. No character remains completely truthful which causes much confusion and many tragedies to occur. The characters in this play are all loyal to their own specific cause, and it is difficult to determine their true