Monday, October 20, 2008

Brutus

In my opinion, and if I were in Brutus' shoes, I would kill Caesar because I think that doing that with the good of the people of Rome in mind makes it less villainous and more valid. He's killing Caesar for the greater good, not for personal gain or out of spite for Caesar, just because he loves Rome. With Caesar around Rome is at risk of losing its freedom, its democracy, and peoples' rights if Caesar becomes a dictator. However, if Caesar were out of the picture then Rome would be safe and protected from losing the things that make Rome as great as the people and Brutus think it is.
On page 19, act 1, scene 2, is where Brutus' moral dilemma really begins to shape. He and Cassius are talking, Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus' that because he is as good as Caesar, why shouldn't he rule Rome, but Brutus is not thinking of himself. Cassius is saying that if the Romans took Caesar as their king, Brutus wouldn't stand for it, would he? And Brutus says," I would not have it that way Cassius, yet I love him well." He is here saying that no he does not think having Caesar as king in Rome would be good at all and he would act to change it, but he really loves Caesar and he is his friend, so he wouldn't want to hurt him. So yes, I think Brutus should kill Caesar.

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