Brutus is a great character. He is a loyal friend, a
trusted confidant, and a noble character whom all respect. Otherwise, the conspirators
would never have bothered with recruiting him and manipulating him with falsified
letters to make him feel the need of his leadership. If Brutus has a fault, it is his
sincere love of country or his gullible nature. He does not immediately take up the
conspirators' cause, but he does, after much agonizing, agree that Caesar must die if he
is so ambitious as to accept the crown and become emperor for an indefinite period of
time. Before this time, Roman law stated that one man may take the role of emperor in
times of great strife, but only for the period of six months at which time he would be
expected to step down. Brutus was led to believe that Julius Caesar would not agree to
step down, and all that is Rome would be lost.
Brutus is a
strong, noble, and honorable character. He is not the best example of friendship, but
he is the best example of loyalty to one's country in the play.
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