JC essay Brutus

Brutus’ motivations

“If it be aught toward the general good, set honor in one eye, and death I’ the’ other, and I will look on both indifferently; For let the gods speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear death.-Julius Caesar Act 1, sc 2, 84-88. This quote shows that Brutus is a man that is a patriot that would do anything for the good of Rome and its people. The quote also shows that Brutus is a very honorable man as to when he thinks death and honor are the same. This shows that Brutus’ desire for honor and love for Rome will drive him even to kill and die. Brutus’ honor and patriotism motivated him to his goal of keeping the republic and being respected as an honorable man but it sometimes clouds his judgment and makes him over confident. This sometimes leads him to be easily manipulated and make wrong decisions.

Brutus’ love for Rome and the republic would drive him to do anything to keep it the way it has always been run and create a better and honorable Rome for the countrymen and the rest of the world. This is because his ancestors started the Roman Republic and he would do anything to get the amount of honor as they did. This motivator makes Brutus difficult to work with because any other ideas people have that change the rules of the republic or that do not satisfy him he will quickly reject putting his idea up above every one else even thought his ideas are not well thought through and usually lead to a failure. Brutus shows this when he rejects Cassius’ idea totally which would eventually lead to his downfall and then death. In Act 2 sc1 Cassius has just brought up the idea of killing Caesars loyal friend Mark Antony but Brutus rejects his idea saying; “Our course will seem to bloody, Caius Cassius, to cut off the head and then hack the limbs,” he is basically saying that the conspiracy would seem to bloody if they killed Antony because he could do nothing without Caesar. Even thought killing Antony would be a tactical thing to do he rejected it totally because it did not fit with his plans. This shows Brutus’ patriotism because he would do anything for the good of rome and would disagree with anything any one else would say. As well as disagreeing with everybody he would do a lot of things for the good of Rome Like choosing to kill one of his close friends. This quote is at the funeral speech when he is explaining the death of Caesar. “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Act 3 Sc 2 19-21 this quote means that Burtus did not hate Caesar but he loved Rome so that is why he killed him. This Quote shows how brutus is willing to do anything to for the good of rome even to kill his good friend. Finally I thought Brutus’ patriotism made him arrogant and over confident which but also think about what is best for his country Rome. This also showed his desire to be honorable.

Honor was Brutus’ most desired wish as he would die and kill for it. He wanted to be honorable because his ancestors are portrayed a very honorable so he wanted to live up to them as well as wanting the peoples respect for him helping to save Rome. He will always think thought his ideas to consider whether it is honorable or noble as well as believing so much as what he thinks is honorable and noble that he does not think so much about the consequences of his actions. This first quote shows that he thinks so much about what is honorable and he immediately thinks that everyone will think exactly the same as him. “This shall make our purpose necessary, and not envious, which so appearing to the common eyes, we shall be call’d purgers, not murderers. This means that there is a purpose for killing Caesar and that all the people will think them as healers for Rome. This shows Brutus’ motivation of honor because he is thinking through what is honorable for himself.

The main conflict about Julius Caesar is that people wanting to reach there goals and doing anything to get them. Brutus’ key motivators to reach his goals were his Patriotism and his honor. These made him really focus to get his goals but also made him arrogant and difficult to work with. In the end Brutus’ arrogance and over confidence did get the end of him and he landed on the ground as his dear friend Caesar. He did not succeed his goals because after Caesars death the Antony kept Caesars rules and ruled the republic more like a dictatorship but he did die honorably as Antony almost wept and called him the most honorable of all the conspirators when he saw Brutus’ remains. Brutus’ goal was indeed noble, as he wanted to keep the way thing had been run and expand Romes reputation and lifestyle to create better living for all of Romes people.