Julius Caesar Honor Quotes

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Emis Poci Ms. Klemeshefsky English 10 Honors 17 May 2024 Brutus's Decision of Honor The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a historical play written by William Shakespeare that falls into the genre of tragedy. This tragedy depicts the tale of the tragic hero, Marcus Brutus, and his journey of murdering his friend, Julius Caesar in an attempt to save Rome. Brutus battles his internal struggles before and after the murder, contemplating whether he should have honored his duty to Caesar or if he made the right choice honoring Rome. Brtutus should have honored his duty to Caesar instead of his duty to Rome because he had moments of guilt conspiring against Caesar proving their strong underlying bond, his efforts went to waste as the people of Rome are …show more content…

ii. The. 128- 129. The. This portrays a moment of sympathy that Brutus felt toward Caesar moments before he was killed. Brutus's inner guilt towards the whole situation is prevalent, as well as his caring and loving instincts yearning to come out. This feeling is not just a typical one, but one that an individual gets when there is great love for a certain someone in their heart. Brutus had this feeling toward Caesar demonstrating how deep their bond truly was, proving how it should not have all gone to waste just because of Brutus's honor to Rome. By using the diction "heart" and "yearns", Brutus explains how much pain his heart is in seeing his friend be clueless and unaware of what is going to happen to him expressing their true friendship. However, if this was just any ordinary fake friendship bond then Brutus would not be feeling any guilt to the extent to which he did, but because his friendship with Caesar was so meaningful, he felt this burning guilt within …show more content…

Overall, this implies the tendency of human nature to have a certain trait that manipulates an individual's actions, overlooking everything else they acquire. This directly correlates to Brutus's internal war of honoring Caesar versus honoring Rome as it shows how he had such a great relationship with Caesar and always respected him as a person; however the honor that he obtained overlooked all the greatness he once had and instead focused on his need to save Rome. Thematically also impling the habit of humans not realizing something until it is gone, regretting the past decision, this often results in great waves of grief that heap down on an individual after the regret of a past action. This is prevalent in human nature as the realization and emotional burdens start to settle in when it is often too late to fix the past decision or action that led to the very moment in which the emotions are being

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