er his death, his archenemy, Marc Antony, recognizes that This was a man only in a general honest thought. Brutus is extremely patriotic towards his country and would rather be a villager or spend an eternity in Hades, than be ruled by a king. Brutus may well have been the noblest Roman of them all. Yet, no mere man is without weaknesses.Acknowledging the fact that the act of killing Caesar was for the greater good of the Roman Empire, and even as the act was seen as a sacrifice and a purging, is still remains dishonourable, as Brutus was considered one of Caesars closest friends. Caesars last words Et tu Brute? clearly shows us that Caesar would never have expected a man of Brutus calibre to betray him.Another flaw in Brutus character may be his trust in people and society. As he is nave by nature, he is easily fooled by sly the manipulators, Cassius and Antony. He will not doubt a mans word, which is also makes him a poor judge of character and worse at making important decisions. He ignores Cassius when he tells him that Antony will seek to avenge Caesars death, he insists that their army attack, even when they are weakened.Brutus is very judgemental and accuses Cassius of accepting having itchy palm (accepting bribes), when he has no evidence of this. He speak condescendingly to his friend Cassius, which is not what one would expect from such a man of noble stature.Shakespeare had the ability to humanise his characters by making them real people, with flaws. Although they may have certain overriding qualities, the duality of a character makes them easier to relate to and can create a person of much greater depth and insight than what they may appear to be....
