Question

Did Brutus misread the evidence that Caesar might become a tyrant? Should he have betrayed a friend for the public good? Knowing that the citizens of Rome were such a fickle, irresponsible mob, was he wrong in doing away with a strong man who could bring order out of the chaos? Give evidence from the play to support your answer.

Answer 1

Yes Brutus misread the evidence because Caesar never did anything personally to Brutus he has just heard rumors and stories of what he has done. Brutus' decision to kill Caesar is a classic example of such a result. There is good reason to think that Brutus made the wrong decision to assassinate his mentor and leader, since the eventual result is something like civil war in Rome. However, in tragedy, the point is often to highlight the essential impossibility of resolution. We get the sense that Rome is a beautiful, yet flawed project--much like Brutus' own life.

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