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'Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.'

Brutus says this as he justifies to the Romans why Caesar was assassinated by them. Do you agree with Brutus? Justify your answer in 120‒150 words by giving examples from the play.

What values does Brutus display as he says this line to the Romans?

Solution

Yes, I agree with Brutus when he says the given statement to justify his reasons for assassinating Caesar. Brutus was a patriotic man. To him, the safety of the Romans was more important than anything else. His sole reason for joining the conspiracy was that he thought Rome would be ruined if Caesar was crowned. He had no personal grudges against Caesar; rather, he loved him dearly. But he sacrificed his love for Caesar to save his countrymen. The following lines spoken by Brutus prove this – “As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.”
Brutus also says at the end of his speech, “— 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.”
When Brutus says, 'Not that I love Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.', he displays idealism and nobility.

Some More Questions From Julius Caesar Chapter

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Caesar shall forth; the things that threaten'd me
Ne'er look'd on my back; when they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanished.
(a) Where is Caesar planning to go?
(b) What are the 'things' that threaten him?
(c) What does the word 'vanished' mean?

Why did Cassius tell Brutus not to allow Antony to speak on Caesar's funeral?

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

'The noble Brutus
Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:
If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Caesar answered it.'

(a) Who is the speaker? Who are 'you'?

(b) How did Caesar pay for being ambitious?

(c) What argument did the speaker give to show that Brutus was wrong in his judgement of Caesar?

Why does Calpurnia try to stop Caesar from going to the senate?

'Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more.'

Brutus says this as he justifies to the Romans why Caesar was assassinated by them. Do you agree with Brutus? Justify your answer in 120‒150 words by giving examples from the play.

What values does Brutus display as he says this line to the Romans?

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
'Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch’d mine arm so far,
To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?
Decius, go and tell them Caesar will not come’.
(a) Why has Decius come to Caesar’s place?
(b) What message does Caesar give him?
(c) Who are the ‘Graybeards’ referred to here?

How does Brutus convince the Romans that Caesar deserved his death?

How did Caesar make the Romans his heirs?

Answer the following in about 120 words:
How was Mark Antony successful in setting mischief afoot?

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

‘Shall Caesar send a lie?
Have I in conquest stretch’d mine arm so far,
To be afraid to tell graybeards the truth?
Decius, go and tell them Caesar will not come’.

(a) Why has Decius come to Caesar’s place?

(b) What message does Caesar give him?

(c) Who are the ‘graybeards’ referred to here?

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