Question

About the play “Julius Caesar”

Was Brutus a betrayer or a patriot? write a one-sentence statement of your claim. Then write two or three examples of counterclaims to your argument. Provide specific examples from the play to support your claim.

Answer 1

Claim:

We can say that Brutus was not a betrayer, but a patriot.

Counterclaims:

1) "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?" Brutus did kill his best friend, someone he loved.

2) "Caesar you can rest now, I didn't kill you half as willingly" He killed Caesar but not as willingly, so part of him wanted to kill Caesar.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

We can say that Brutus was a patriot because he was fighting for the rights of the roman citizens, even though he made a plot against Ceasar. A sentence that supports the idea is: "With this I depart: that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death.". Two Ideas that counterpart the idea that Brtus was a patriot: 1) "Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?" probably stating how he wanted caesar to be dead. and 2) "Caesar you can rest now, I didn't kill you half as willingly" expression that also denotes hate for the person who was governor.