Brutus the Patriotic Man

Brutus’ Noble Act

“Well Brutus you are noble but I can tell that honorable qualities can be given in a new direction.” – Cassius. This quote is spoken by Cassius and it shows his need to get Brutus to be part of the conspirators. This quote also reveals that many people adore Brutus and that he is an honorable man that people like to spend time with. The play “Julius Caesar” was written by William Shakespeare and it takes place during the time of Caesar’s reign. Various characters, like the conspirators, didn’t fancy what Caesar was becoming so they decided to stop his control of Rome. Brutus is caught in the middle, between saving Caesar or keeping Rome a republic. Brutus’ sense of patriotism and his integrity lead him to two critical decisions. The death of Caesar and his own death.

Patriotism is a key motivator to one’s life because it makes them strive for the best and what’s right. Brutus exhibits this quality throughout the play and it shows how noble he actually is. During the play Brutus becomes more and more patriotic because he agrees with what all the conspirators believe about Caesar. The conspirators decided to allow Brutus to become part of their group because that would make the assassination look more noble and worthy. They believed that, if the people discovered that his friends were killing Caesar, the assassination could be justified. During the planning of Caesar’s assassination Cassius just wanted revenge but because Brutus was so patriotic he continuously told the conspirators that they had to do it for the country. Brutus didn’t believe that just killing him for no reason was the most worthy way so before he made his final decision, he knew it was for the common good. This following quote was said by both Cassius and Brutus. Brutus claims that he is frightened of Caesar becoming king of Rome. Cassius gets Brutus to explain his thoughts and that allows Brutus to understand the meaning of why Caesar must be killed. “I was born free as Caesar; so were you.” – Cassius “What you have said I will consider.” – Brutus This quote reveals Brutus’ thoughts of Caesar’s reign and that he fears what will be the outcome. This quote also shows that Brutus agrees with Cassius’ thoughts and that he will consider them for his final decision. In the end Brutus was very willing to assassinate Caesar because he believed that Caesar wasn’t any different that anyone else. He accepted the fact that Caesar shouldn’t be treated differently than anyone else, especially the Roman people. Brutus was also shown as patriotic in many times throughout the book. Before the following quote Brutus has woken up early in the morning and concludes that Caesar must be killed. He decides that he will kill Caesar but he must do it for an honorable cause (for Rome). “O Rome, I make thee promise, if the redress with follow, thou receivest thy full petition at the hand of Brutus.” This quote presents that Brutus finally agrees to kill Caesar but for the only right way. He does it in order to keep Rome a republic. Throughout the book Brutus is shown as a very patriotic character and cares more about others than himself. He doesn’t agree with killing Caesar for no reason but he agrees with killing him for the people.

Brutus’ integrity was also a key motivating factor that lead his decision to being both noble and worthy. Near the beginning of the play Julius Caesar was gaining more and more power, that some people didn’t believe was best for the country. Brutus’ integrity was a key factor that lead Brutus to staying honest with the people. This factor got Brutus to be loyal to the people and to also be loyal to Caesar his good friend. “Shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes.” This quotation presents the fact that Brutus doesn’t want people to just get them to do what they want. Brutus decides that he must follow his morals and has to kill Caesar for the way that he wanted to. He was motivated to follow his own ways and not anyone else’s. “Strato. Countrymen, my heart doth joy that yet in all my life I found no man but he was true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day more than Octavius and Mark Antony by this vile conquest shall attain unto. “ This previous quote exhibits Brutus’ love for Caesar and that Brutus believes Caesar was so true to him. Brutus killed Caesar in a way that any friend would. He did it for the people but as a person Brutus still loved Caesar as much as Caesar used to love him. Brutus didn’t only kill Caesar for the people but he also killed him by the love that he shared with him.

“This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators except him did what they did out of envy of great Caesar.” – Antony This quotation demonstrates that other people loved Caesar for what he did, because he did it for others and not just for killing Caesar. Brutus’ patriotism and his integrity lead him to being one of the most noblest conspirators of all. Brutus acted differently towards the death of Caesar because of his patriotism and integrity. He was able to achieve his goal because of this and it was shown as a noble and worthy achievement. In the end, many people decided that Brutus was doing it for the right reason and that many other people adored him for what he did. Brutus died in the end for Caesar which exhibits his love for Caesar and for the country.