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Julius Caesar: Brutus' Mistakes or Harmartias


Throughout the play of "Julius Caesar" Brutus makes many mistakes or
harmartias, which eventually lead to his tragic downfall. Although Brutus makes
many harmartias I feel that these three are the most important. The largest
harmartia that Brutus makes is listening to Cassius, in the beginning. Another
harmartia Brutus makes is deciding not to kill Antony. Brutus also makes the
mistake of meeting Antony's army in Philippi instead of waiting at the camp.
These three harmartias of Brutus will be greater explained in the next three
paragraphs.
Brutus made a large harmartia listening to Cassius' speak about
assassinating Caesar. Brutus is very naive and because Cassius is clever he can
make Brutus agree with him. Cassius himself even says, "If I were Brutus now,
and he were Cassius, He should not humour me." (Shakespeare Act 1, Scene 2,
Lines 314-315). If Brutus did not listen to Cassius, he wouldn't have joined the
conspiracy, and......

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