Term Papers on Julius Caesar

Term Paper Title	Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar

          William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar portrays Caesar in the title role,

     although Marcus Brutus is the play’s tragic hero. Brutus is an honourable, noble

      and virtuous man. He is not concerned with his self interest, but with Rome. He

     devotes his life to the good of Rome and his actions are not done for himself.

      However, Brutus’s main flaw is his idealism which is not at all tempered by

     practicality. This affects the conspiracy and his decision making in critical areas.

      His idealism is shown in three incidents in the play which as a result, contribute

      to his destruction.

          Brutus first reveals his impractical idealism by allowing Caesar’s ally,

      Antony to live. The conspirators question Antony’s being alive but it is

      Cassius who fears it the most. His pragmatism tells him that in order for the

     conspiracy to thrive, Antony must be killed as well. But, Brutus forces them to

     reject their concerns as he has complete confidence in their cause. He believes

     that Caesar sacrificed himself for the good of Rome. He says, “Let us be

     sacrificers, but not butchers” (Act 2,Scene1 166). His goal is to give Rome it’s

     freeedom and by killing Antony he says, “ Our course will seem too bloody,... To

      cut the head off and then hack the limbs,/ Like wrath in death and envy

     afterwards” (Act 2, Scene1 162-164). However, Brutus fails to see Antony for

      what he really is. Cassius attempts to point this out to him, “We shall find of

     him/A shrewd contriver; and you know, his means,/If he improve them, may well

     stretch so far/As to annoy us all” (Act 2,Scene1 157-160). Brutus truly believes

     that he and the conspirators will be seen as saviors rather than murderers and he

     will not let anything that does not agree with his idealism obstruct his path.

          Brutus’s idealism also helps to defeat him when he consents to letting

     Antony speak freely at Caesar’s funeral, despite Cassius’s warning. Antony has

     come forward to the group of conspirators and leads them to believe that he

      wants to join their conspiracy. Brutus sees him as a brother and has total trust in

      him. This reflects his idealism in that he cannot see that Antony may take

      revenge. He says, “, and our hearts/Of brother’s temper,do receive you in/With

      all kind love,good thoughts and reverance” (Act 3,Scene1 174-176). Besides his

     confidence in Antony, Brutus has great confidence in the moral justification...

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