Bewitched Brutus

Which character from the play Julius Caesar was the most interesting to you and why? On your blog, create a posting that identifies your character and completes the following:

1. Create a clear title that identifies your character.
2. Describe your character by writing a brief character analysis. What was the character's motives (goals or dreams)? How did the character change throughout the play? What was the level of your character's morality. Include key quotes from the play that support your points.
3. Explain why this character was interesting to you.
   
4. Connect your character to a modern day (popular or political) personality that best exemplifies your character. Link to outside sources for support.
   

The most interesting character in Julius Caesar to me would be Brutus.  Brutus is a very gullible and easily persuaded character.  He is very noble and try's to appease everyone. He is also a very powerful public figure.  But he just has these constant battles within himself.  In the play, Brutus' motives are his self serving ambitions. "Hear my for my cause [...] not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved ome more" (13-14, 21-22)  He does it upon what he believes, even if he gets persuaded.  In the beginning of the play he was pretty set on his ideas but later on he was willing to be persuaded into believing that Caesar must die to save Rome.  So I believe even though he is very easily persuaded he still has that sense of right/wrong or his beliefs even if they may change frequently.  So his level of mortality is much higher then some of the other characters in the story. 

 

Brutus is interesting to me because he reminds me of myself.  I am very gullible and I can get persuaded easily but I'll also stand up for what I believe in.  Even if I am wrong, or I know will fail.

 

Brutus could be connected to a Martin Luther King.  He stood up for what he believed in.  He died but he did it for his country.