What Role Does Brutus Play In Julius Caesar

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The character of Brutus within Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is rather complex. Throughout the play he has to deal with several events that drag his morality into question, including the degree of his involvement in one of history’s most famous assassinations. Even though the moral validity of Brutus’ choices has been brought into question several times within the play by Brutus himself and other characters, Brutus remained an honest and loyal man who loved his homeland until he died. Brutus was a key figure in the assassination of a well-loved public figure that helped bring Rome to great prosperity. By the time of his assassination, Caesar had greatly grown in power and had won over most of the public to the point of near fanaticism. Considering

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