Brutus's Loyalty In Julius Caesar

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Loyalty can be defined as the support of one's ideas, friends, county, etc. William Shakespeare constantly develops the idea of what one does when these loyalties conflict with one another. This confliction causes internal complications, as well as complications that include whole societies, and these may cause serious struggle and destruction. Brutus begins loyal to Caesar but when he threatens everything that his country stands for, Brutus realizes that Caesar must be stopped. Brutus once talked to Cassius about how he very much adored Caesar, but did not like how he was gaining so much power. He did not think that Caesar should be crowned king because Rome is a republic and this started the shift in loyalty. Cassius then persuaded Brutus over the course of the play to get him on his side. All of Brutus's loyalty to Caesar vanished and he even took part in Caesar's assassination. This came as a surprise to Caesar and was shown when he said, “Et tu, Brute?”(3, 1, ). Caesar still thought of Brutus as a friend …show more content…

He was thinking about how vastly crowning Caesar as king would change Rome. The republic would be destroyed and he knew that it was the right thing to take Caesars power away before anything bad happened. While he was manipulated into joining Cassius and the other conspirators, he was reminded of his ancestor and how he kicked out tyrants in the past. Cassius used this reference to trick Brutus into thinking that he had to be part of the assassination and rid Rome of tyrants. He remained loyal to Rome, even if it meant leaving his friends side and opposing against him. Brutus said that he didn't love Caesar any less, but he loved Rome more. He wanted everyone to live free rather than as slaves under him. Brutus's loyalty to Rome and its citizens caused his nationalist feelings, allowing him to justify any of his actions that occur because in his mind he is simply protecting what he cares

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