Julius Caesar Villain Essay

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Determining if a character is a hero or a villain isn't always a clear-cut choice. The abilities and amount of power a character has can influence this conclusion. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare there are many distinct characters. Individuals such as Brutus, Marc Antony, and Julius Caesar demonstrate similar attributes of heroes and villains. Deciphering whether they are one or the other can be controversial. These three men prove that no one thing makes a person a hero or a villain and how easy it is to abuse their power. Brutus' morals are disheveled and are not clear. Brutus is "the noblest Roman of them all" (5.5.68), so much so that he kills his “best lover for the good of Rome, and has the same dagger for himself when it shall please his country to need his death" (3.250). He is a highly respected judge and the conspirators seek his help in their conquest to kill Caesar. Brutus is a hero for being the only conspirator to kill Caesar for a "justified" reason: that Caesar is accumulating too much power and that this could pose a threat to Rome. But Brutus could be portrayed as a villain for killing Caesar altogether. To any decent person killing someone is morally and legally wrong, so is Brutus still a hero for …show more content…
In the text, he may come off as an arrogant leader, but he is simply using his power for the good of Rome. The people of Rome love and admire him for his heroic attributes. Caesar "thrice refuses the kingly crown" when it is "thrice presented to him" by Antony. (3.2.105) This displays a sense of humbleness about Caesar when he is asked to become their official leader he refuses the throne. His intentions aren't to gain power but to help and protect the people of Rome. Brutus, Cassius, and the other conspirators do not have good reason to kill Caesar. Whether their reasons were to benefit Rome or just because he was accumulating too much power, they still kill a man who doesn't deserve
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