The Self-Serving And The Selfless Virtue In Julius Caesar

There are two kinds of people in this world. The self-serving and the selfless. The self-serving exploit the selfless virtue. Not only do we see this in the play, Julius Caesar but we also see it in the political spectrum and in everyday life. The relationship between Cassius and Brutus encourages us to make our own decisions and to do what we think is right.

In the play, Julius Caesar there's a man named Caesar. He thinks of himself as a Lord. A lot of people do not like Caesar because he killed a guy named pompey. These men called Conspirators strongly dislike Caesar and his actions so they all get together to plan Caesar's death. Two main conspirators are Cassius and Brutus. They both want Caesar dead but for two different reasons. Cassius

wants him dead because he is not getting the attention that he thinks he deserves for saving Caesar’s life. Brutus tells Cassius in the play,”I do fear, the people Choose Caesar for their king.” Brutus just cares about the citizens of Rome and does not want Caesar hurting them. He and Cassius have different views on the whole situation.
Brutus’ tragic flaw is honor. He cares about the good of many, not just the good of one. Brutus mentioned to Cassius, “If it be aught toward the general good, Set honour in one eye and death i' the other,And I will look on both indifferently” He is a noble man of Rome and cares more about the citizens. For example, in the SEC, Aggie football is a very outstanding collegiate football team. On the team there's a first and second string Quarterback, Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray. They are both great players but one just wants all eyes on him and the other cares about the whole team. They are both under the direction of the Aggie Offensive Coordinator, Jake Spavital but they do not like him working for their team. Kyle wants him gone for the betterment of the team and Kyler just wants him gone so he can play more. Kyle and Brutus and Kyler and Cassius are very similar to each other for their reasonings. Instead of Cassius being selfish, he could not be so manipulative towards Brutus.
Cassius, in Julius Caesar, is the self-serving and he plans to exploit Brutus’ honor by appealing to his love for the Roman people in order to assassinate Caesar.

Cassius wants to write letters in three different handwritings stating that Caesar has done the Roman people wrong, to anger Brutus. “Writings all tending to the great opinion, That Rome holds of his name; wherein obscurely, Caesar's ambition shall be glanced at” For instance, Ben Carson and Donald Trump are both trying to figure out a way to win the 2016 presidential election. Ben Carson wants to be the president because he cares about the well being of his country. Unlike Donald Trump who only wants to be president to have all of the publicity and to feel in control. These two men are trying to accomplish the same goal but for two completely different reasons. Ben and Brutus are both doing for the better of the whole. Donald and Cassius are doing what's best for themselves and to be recognized.

We can easily use the relationship between Brutus and Cassius to better understand and protect ourselves in the political spectrum and in our everyday life by not following one another and trying to be our own person and make our own decisions. Both Cassius and Brutus realized that change needed to take place, but they had different reasons and wanted to handle it in different manners. The lesson of Julius Caesar is to listen to your heart instead of

others.