Brutus character is a conflict between his notion of honour and friendship of caesar.Discuss how he resolve the conflict and why he is unsuccessful
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Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar has been portrayed as man who is in conflict. He appears to be an ambiguous, uncertain, and unclear about life. Cassius knows this side of Brutus and takes advantage of it. He succeeds in winning him to his side by playing tricks on him.
Cassius plays on his notions of friendship and honor. He convinces Brutus that Caesar is a threat to Rome and his countrymen. Brutus agrees to be part of the conspiracy for the sake of Rome.
Brutus is not evil villain like Cassius. He hold honor high. He does not agree to Cassius's every scheme. He is not in favor of assassinating Antony; he also agrees to allow Antony take Caesar's body and give the funeral speech.
Brutus fails to resolve his inner conflicts and falls prey to Cassius's manipulations. As a result he has to commit the crime that he is not willing to. After the assassination he has to run; he even sees the ghost of Caesar.
Finally, he has to commit suicide.
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Brutus is recognized as the tragic hero in the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare because he faced a major conflict between his loyalty to his friend Caesar and his loyalty to his country.
As Caesar's enemies were aware about Brutus' sense of honor for his country, they were able to influence him into going along with their plan to kill Caesar, which was again a deed of betrayal, and there he (Brutus) stood unsuccessful.