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Brutus' Character Analysis

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is about the factors and results of Caesar's death. A group of conspirators including Marcus Brutus, think Caesar is too ambitious and they make plans to assassinate him. After the assassination, Mark Antony and Octavian come to power and fight at Philippi against Brutus and Cassius. Brutus is Caesar's best friend, but even so he kills Caesar. Brutus is a good man who is honorable, stoic, and gullible.
Everything that Brutus does in the play is honorable and has good-intentions. For example, Brutus is talking to the conspirators and he says, "No, not an oath... when every drop of blood... is guilty of a several bastardy if he do break the smallest particle of any promise that hath passed from him" (II.i.124-150). The conspirators want to swear their loyalty, but Brutus says they do not need one because if they are truly Roman, they would never break their word. Also, when Cassius is talking to Brutus......

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