Examining Whether or not Brutus is a Hero or Villain in...

â€Å"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.† Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight. This quote can be assimilates to Brutus in Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar. In a way he died as a hero but he did live long enough and saw himself becoming the villain. Throughout the play, Brutus had been consumed in a lot of drama and deaths. The readers can tell the internal arguments he has with himself about it too. In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, there are many tragic deaths, drama, and heroes and villains. The question is, who is the hero and who is the villain. Brutus is an honorable man in this play but when Cassius, one of the main characters, and antagonists from the play, points out to Brutus why he†¦show more content†¦Brutus is a devoted friend of Caesar and since they are such trusty friends, Brutus can lead Caesar to Cassiuss trap without speculating anything because he thinks Brutus is noble to him. Once Cass ius gets what he wants, Brutus to be on his side, they and some others begin to plan how they will get to Caesar and kill him. Then when Brutus agrees to join the conspiracy to annihilate Caesar, it is the beginning of him becoming the villain. He is still the hero though; he only joined the conspiracy for the good of Rome. This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of great Caesar. / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all, made one of them (V.v.68-72). This quote is said by Antony at the end of the play. In that scene, he and Caesars adopted son, Octavius have seen Brutuss dead body. They have seen the good in Brutus and have noticed that he has acted out of his love for Rome. ...not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more (III.ii.21). That was part of the speech Brutus gave to the citizens after he and the other conspirators killed Caesar. This was the last act Brutus did before he sta rted becoming more of a villain. This quote and the quote Antony says at the end of the play are the same. They both are saying how Brutus didnt really want to kill Caesar. He just felt like he had no choice, he saw that what Caesar was doing was changing Rome.Show MoreRelatedANALIZ TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS28843 Words   |  116 Pagesof some kinds of narrative, all plots, unfortunately, do not lend themselves to such neat and exact formulations. Even when they do, it is not unusual for critics and readers to disagree among themselves about the precise nature of the conflict – whether, for example, the protagonist is more in conflict with society than he is with himself – or about where the major crisis, or turning point of the narrative actually occurs. Nor is there any special reason that the crisis should occur at or near the