Julius caesar act 3 scene 2 brutus speech. Julius Caesar Act 1, scene 2 Summary & Analysis 2022-11-04
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In Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar," Brutus delivers a soliloquy in which he grapples with his decision to join the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. The scene takes place shortly after Caesar has been killed, and Brutus is reflecting on the aftermath of the assassination and the consequences it will have for Rome.
At the beginning of the speech, Brutus laments that Caesar was "too ambitious," and that his ambition would have ultimately led to the downfall of Rome. However, Brutus also admits that he loved Caesar and that his decision to kill him was not an easy one. He says, "It was the noblest Roman of them all / Whose life I have ended, and for whose death / I do shed tears in sadness, not in joy."
As the speech progresses, Brutus becomes more conflicted, questioning whether he has done the right thing in killing Caesar. He wonders whether the assassination was motivated by personal ambition or by a genuine desire to save Rome. He says, "When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: / Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: / Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; / And Brutus is an honorable man."
Brutus ultimately decides that he must put aside his personal feelings and do what is best for Rome. He says, "There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; / Omitted, all the voyage of their life / Is bound in shallows and in miseries." He believes that the assassination of Caesar was a necessary step to prevent Rome from being destroyed by his ambition.
In conclusion, Brutus' speech in Act 3 Scene 2 reveals the internal conflict he experiences as he tries to reconcile his love for Caesar with his duty to protect Rome. Despite his reservations, he ultimately decides that the assassination was necessary and that he must put the needs of the city above his own personal feelings.
Julius Caesar: Antony
What Antony shall speak I will protest He speaks by leave and by permission, 265 And that we are contented Caesar shall Have all true rites and lawful ceremonies. He thus gains their favor. CASSIUS 130 So oft as that shall be, So often shall the knot of us be called The men that gave their country liberty. Say, I love Brutus, and I honor him; Say, I feared Caesar, honored him, and loved him. We now float on such a high tide. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judge.
ANTONY You will compel me, then, to read the will? As he was valiant, I honor him. Brutus promises to confide in her later. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. These are often the questions many of us think of when we develop close friendships or relationships, and these are the questions Julius Caesar should have asked about the people closest to him. Yet though I distrust, Discomfort you, my lord, it nothing must. They strut around and bellow like beasts that had been made by some apprentice to God—they imitate men, but extremely badly. These are often the questions many of us think of when we develop close friendships or relationships, and these are the questions Julius Caesar should have asked about the people closest to him.
And, of course, Brutus is an honorable man. SECOND PLEBEIAN Most noble Caesar! Brutus assures Antony that he will find their explanation satisfactory. A street near the Capitol. Brutus Because of Brutus' honorable reputation, others join in the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar because they trust Brutus' character. Dramatic irony means that the audience knows more than the characters themselves. BRUTUS Thy master is a wise and valiant Roman.
This was the most unkindest cut of all. The next day at the Senate, the conspirators stab Caesar to death. FIRST PLEBEIAN Stand from the hearse. Half of them follow Cassius to hear his explanation, and half follow Brutus. SERVANT Sir, Octavius is already come to Rome.
But I am constant as the Northern Star, Of whose true fixed and resting quality There is no fellow in the firmament. Analysis For the first time in the play Octavius emerges as a new leader. But wait, I must now go to see my mother. I will not do them wrong. Because, if you did know—oh, what would happen! Antony orders his men to see if the real Brutus is alive or dead. BRUTUS Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying—a place in the commonwealth—as which of you shall not? Strato informs them how Brutus died, and Antony states, "This was the noblest Roman of them all" 5.
However, one of the conspirators convinces Caesar that Calpurnia's dream is not a sign of danger. He not only considers himself steadfast but also infallible, beyond the questioning of mortal men, as he compares the foolish idea of him being persuaded of something to the impossible act of hefting the weight of Mount Olympus. Enter CAESAR, BRUTUS, CASSIUS, CASCA, DECIUS BRUTUS, METELLUS CIMBER, TREBONIUS, CINNA, ANTONY, LEPIDUS, POPILIUS, PUBLIUS, and others CAESAR Soothsayer ARTEMIDORUS DECIUS BRUTUS ARTEMIDORUS CAESAR ARTEMIDORUS CAESAR PUBLIUS CASSIUS CAESAR goes up to the Senate-House, the rest following POPILIUS CASSIUS POPILIUS Advances to CAESAR BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS CASSIUS Exeunt ANTONY and TREBONIUS DECIUS BRUTUS BRUTUS CINNA CAESAR METELLUS CIMBER Kneeling CAESAR METELLUS CIMBER BRUTUS CAESAR CASSIUS CASSIUS CINNA CAESAR DECIUS BRUTUS CAESAR CASCA CASCA first, then the other Conspirators and BRUTUS stab CAESAR CAESAR Dies CINNA CASSIUS BRUTUS CASCA DECIUS BRUTUS BRUTUS CINNA METELLUS CIMBER BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS Re-enter TREBONIUS CASSIUS TREBONIUS BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS CASSIUS DECIUS BRUTUS CASSIUS Enter a Servant BRUTUS Servant BRUTUS Servant Exit BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS Re-enter ANTONY ANTONY BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS ANTONY CASSIUS ANTONY CASSIUS ANTONY BRUTUS ANTONY BRUTUS CASSIUS Aside to BRUTUS BRUTUS CASSIUS BRUTUS ANTONY BRUTUS Exeunt all but ANTONY ANTONY Enter a Servant Servant ANTONY Servant Seeing the body ANTONY Servant ANTONY Exeunt with CAESAR's body SCENE II. If any, speak—for him have I offended. Shakespeare portrays him as a good husband and capable statesman. Show me a man who is not a slave to his emotions, and I will keep him close to my heart—yes, in my heart of hearts, as I do you. For now and forever may I know no peace if, after becoming a widow, I ever again become a wife.
CINNA Casca, you are the first that rears your hand. The plebeians are touched; they remember when Caesar refused the crown and wonder if more ambitious people have not stepped into his place. THIRD PLEBEIAN Let him go up into the public chair. And let those that play your clowns speak no more than is set down for them, for there be of them that will themselves laugh to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too, though in the meantime some necessary question of the play be then to be considered. Is that how Caius Cassius acts? SERVANT 305 He did receive his letters and is coming, ACT 3. If Brutus had not agreed to play a role in the assassination of Caesar, the plot to kill him might not have worked.
Coming up with a different angle or motivation with which to approach each thought will imbue this monologue with energy and conviction. For, if you should—Oh, what would come of it! Thus, the play's conclusion combines the sad defeat of the "noblest Roman" with the victorious emergence of a new Caesar. It is this internal struggle which causes the civil war between Brutus and Antony, and the deaths of so many Romans. He shows them the stab wounds and names the conspirators who gave Caesar the wounds. He has always been thought of as honorable and noble. Antony proves strong in all of the ways that Brutus proves weak. FIRST PLEBEIAN 60 Peace, ho! I pause for a reply.
SERVANT He lies tonight within seven leagues of Rome. You all know this cloak. Below is an example of the information needed in the outline. What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? He tells Brutus that Antony will surely move the people against them if he is allowed to speak. Antony's speech begins with the famous lines, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" 3. Brutus is a complex character.
