Julius Caesar Strengths And Weaknesses Essay

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus is the noblest Roman. He has a mixture of strengths and weaknesses that he battles throughout the play. The strengths of Brutus, as a character in Julius Caesar, is that he is steadfast to his ethical beliefs and is totally dedicated to the ideals set forth by the republic. This is why he is labeled a nobleman. The weaknesses of Brutus’s character is his naive nature and his part in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Brutus was embroiled in conflict with several different characters throughout, but most of all the hardest battle was with himself.

Brutus, embroiled in a battle of so called demons with himself. He put aside his personal allegiances with Caesar, his friend and that he was eventually driven to act on his demons and slay the future Roman tyrant. Brutus was so ridged in his beliefs that he was convinced he was

slaying his friend for the love of his country. Being adorned by his countrymen was his biggest prize. He thought the Romans would be understanding of Caesar’s demise, but after allowing Marc Anthony to speak at Caesar’s funeral he was or thought he was going to fall in their favor.

The ideals of the Roman republic, were one in which man was at the forefront and women and commoners were inferior. It is to these beliefs that led Brutus to stray for love of country and assassinate Caesar. Brutus was given many of chances to distance himself from the heinous conspiracy. On one occasion, Brutus’s wife tried to sway him, but again his prideful nature and his countries codes shined through. No matter what, Brutus was going to do what he alleged was right for Rome.

In fact though, his naïve nature allowed him to be ruthlessly deployed by Cassius, to extract Caesar from power, all because Cassius hated being a minion and was overly resentful of Caesar. Brutus was so loved by his countrymen, that he felt that he was reciprocating by striking down the future tyrant. Although, he was blinded by Cassius’s lies he was heavy hearted with what he was driven to do to Caesar. This is what probably what led to his personal demise and poor decision making throughout.

In conclusion, I have portrayed just a few of the opinions there are to make about Brutus being the “Noblest” Roman.

I was touched on aspects of his strengths and weaknesses that were very clearly depicted in the play, making it easy to differentiate between the two. In the play, political views are delicately exemplified in the form of the comments about the Roman citizens, and in Brutus’s love for them. Caesar the play is a clear picture of how our society today could react under the same circumstances. It shows just how the actions of a jealous power hungry individual and or his restraint can result in a bloodbath, when morals can no longer be applied to negotiate a situation then the demons are able to escape, and drive the situation. The lawlessness is evident today in war, instability, panic, and politics and caused by the uncontrollable social beliefs. In Caesar, William Shakespeare re-created a historical society, where good and evil are allowed to exist at the same time, and one where a man can be forced to choose between his love for his country and or that of his

friend.