![]() He ran himself through with a sword rather than surrender. According to Antony, even in death Brutus was noble. Of all the conspirators, Brutus was the only one to believe Caesar's death was for the good of all everyone else acted out of jealousy. Antony cites Brutus's naive nature as to the reason for his nobleness. What does it mean? In the final scene of the play, and in the wake of Brutus's suicide, Antony gives Brutus's eulogy. "This was the noblest Roman of them all." (Act V, Scene V, line 68) Antony's words about Caesar and Rome move the crowd to such an emotional frenzy the downfall of the conspirators is clearly on the horizon. In this pivotal scene, Antony performs a masterful feat he manages to turn the crowd against the conspirators. He's acknowledging the crowd as his peers and says he has no motives besides burying Caesar. What does it mean? Antony opens his funeral speech with this famous line. That Caesar refuses the crown three times only serves to bolster Cassius and Brutus’s fears. "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." (Act III, Scene II, line 77-78) In Shakespeares Julius Caesar, Brutus states, Let me tell you Cassius, you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm. When Antony offers Caesar the crown in Act I, the conspirators’ worst fears are seemingly confirmed: Caesar is on the brink of wielding absolute power and thus becoming a dictator. As one of the play's most complex characters, Brutus grapples with the murder of Caesar, even after the fact. Brutus is known as an honorable man, but also a tad naive. This quote by William Shakespeare relates to what Julius Caesar says to Brutus in act 1, The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we. Translated, the line reads, "and you too, Brutus?" Caesar cannot believe his friend participated in his assassination. What does it mean? After being stabbed by his comrades, Caesar addresses Brutus. Although not an original conspirator, Casca joins the night before Caesar's assassination and even stabs Caesar first. Casca is unrefined and crude, sometimes brutish. What does it mean? Casca is literally saying, "I don't know what he said, it was in Greek and I don't speak Greek." But on another level, his inability to understand the language develops Casca character further. "But, for my own part, it was Greek to me." (Act I, Scene II, line 285-286) ![]() The warning of his assassination also foreshadows it. Essentially, Brutus is implying that free-will must be exercised judiciously, when it properly compliments the course of. Such carelessness helps foreshadow Caesar's death in an ironic way. Through the metaphor of a flood, the quote speaks to a delicate balance between fate and free-will, and (with Machiavellian echoes) implies there are moments when destiny offers rare opportunities that should be seized. With his ego so inflated, Caesar is unable to recognize a warning when it is blatantly given to him. ![]() Caesar brushes off the soothsayer's words and doesn't give them a second thought. What makes it especially important is Caesar's reaction. What does it mean? A soothsayer warns Julius Caesar about his impending assassination in this pivotal scene. "Beware the ides of March." (Act I, Scene II, line 23)
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