what is the effect of the last line of brutus speech
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"here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth (he offers Mark Antony a political position), as which of you shall not? 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."
Of course, these last lines of Brutus express his strong patriotism; he will die for Rome if Rome demands his death. An example of situational irony exists here since in the final act of this play, Brutus does die for what he believes is the good of Rome, once again exemplfying what he has been criticized for: his tragic flaw of philosophical commitment to principle.
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