Brutus: The Protagonist In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

Have you ever read the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”? I have and it is quite interesting. William Shakespeare who became a famous playwright by the seventeenth century wrote this play. He also wrote about 37 plays in his lifetime. Throughout this play the antagonist and the protagonist are determined along with whether or not Caesar or Brutus is the main character.

In the play “Julius Caesar”, I believe that the protagonist is Brutus. I think Brutus is the protagonist because all the people in Rome think of Brutus as a noble, honest, and trustworthy man. He can sometimes even be too trusting with his people. In the book on page 764, lines 85-89 say “If it ought be toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death I’ th’ other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me, as I love The name of honor more than I fear.” This quote is an example of how Brutus really does live an honorable life, to the point where he would die if he didn’t have honor.

I think Antony is the antagonist because after Caesar dies, Antony wants Brutus dead. Antony doesn’t like Brutus because of how honorable he is. In the play on page 822,line 73, Antony says “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.” In this quote Antony says this to get the people of Rome’s attention. He does this to turn the people away from The Conspirators because he wants power over Rome. Antony has some characteristics that would make you think he could be a protagonist. An example of him being a protagonist would be when goes to see Caesar after his death, Antony and Caesar were close friends. Other than that I feel Antony is the