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hugo3
hugo3
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High School - 11th Grade

Why isn't Caesar an honorable character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?

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Posted by hugo3 on Thursday March 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM and tagged with caesar, characters, honorable characters, julius caesar.

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  1. michelle-strobel
    michelle-strobel Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    The true protagonist from Julius Caesar is Brutus and if Brutus were a wretched person looking to better his position in Rome by killing the decent ruler, no sympathy could be had for his, Brutus', ultimate fall and eventual death.  Brutus is a complicated character and can be seen as someone with no real grasp of reality especially at the end when he still cannot see that Cassius tricked him into agreeing to this murderous plot to kill his friend or, in the worst scenario, his own father.  His dying words, "I found no man but he was true to me," are truly indicative of his inability to think that anyone is capable of less than honorable intentions.  So Caesar is more of an impetus rather than a central figure.  Caesar is also shown to be weak, sick, and somewhat pathetic to give more credence to Brutus' decision to kill him for the betterment of Rome.

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    Posted by michelle-strobel on Wednesday March 25, 2009 at 4:33 PM