Comparing Cassius And Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."(1.2.144-145) 501 words Response: Cassius and Brutus are amid a conversation over their troubles, as they're concerned Julius will obtain absolute power. Brutus assumed the role of a Jurist as well as a part time philosopher and politician. Cassius was a fellow politician to Caesar and Brutus. Both Cassius and Brutus believed a dictatorship would not benefit the well-being of Rome, as it would most likely jeopardize the longevity of Rome. In my opinion, I found it very wise of Cassius take a step back from the immediate response of expecting someone of greater authority to take initiative. Cassius wisely tells Brutus that everything comes from …show more content…

This abstract comparison begins to make more sense as Cassius finishes his quote with the epic line of we are underlings, as it is not in the stars (Senators/Famous people), but in us, the underlings. This philosophy was a pillar in Plato's teachings, as he delivered the infamous metaphor regarding "Ship of State", Plato says "Imagine a ship where the captain is taller and stronger than the crew, but he is a little deaf, and has a similarity in the infirmity of sight, and knowledge of navigation is not much better.... all the sailors are quarrelling about going the wrong direction, but they persist the way of the captain's choice, yet he has never learned the art of navigation...they throng about the captain, begging and praying him to commit the helm to them; and if at anytime they do not prevail, but others are preferred to them...they kill the others or throw him overboard...the possibility of this union of authority with the steerer's art has never entered their thoughts". This metaphor of a boat filled with stupid people resembles many other of Plato's pieces. Throughout this metaphor Plato suggests we cannot listen to our hostile and aggressive minds, but to make well informed decisions as a community. This is vital in government positions to not act irrational, as the men in

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