People looked up to him and loved him for being their leader. Brutus had a reputation for being a larger than life figure in the society. In the end he sacrificed his long friendship with Caesar for the betterment of the Roman Empire. With this mindset he decided with the help of Cassius’ encouragement to kill Caesar. In his head he believed that many citizens feared that Julius Caesar might enslave them. Brutus had many motives that he acted from but most of his motives were for the well being of Rome. Brutus had position as the leader among the conspirators later in the story.
Each character in the play had a level of leadership among others. The nature of human beings was clearly represented as characters in the play had different motives but ended up wanting to achieve the same purpose. Each character in Julius Caesar has his own motivation whether it is the soothsayer who wanted to warn Caesar or Cassius who wanted to kill him. These motives arise from things like a strive for perfection, ambition and greed among people who are subservient. Many of the characters in the play have a certain motivation to complete a long-term or short term goal. “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” has characters which display similar mindsets of those in Elizabethan times and today. Shakespeare’s play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” is one that transcends time from the Roman times to the Elizabethan times and to the present.
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