Julius Caesar: Brutus' Mistakes Or Harmartias
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Throughout the play of “Julius Caesar” Brutus makes many mistakes or
harmartias, which eventually lead to his tragic downfall. Although Brutus makes
many harmartias I feel that these three are the most important. The largest
harmartia that Brutus makes is listening to Cassius, in the beginnin ....
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.... happened. This is why Brutus
should have never listened to Cassius' conspiracy plan.
A large harmartia that Brutus made was not killing Antony. Brutus says, “
For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.” (Shakespeare Act 2, Scene 1, Line 165). .
Brutus feels that Antony would not be able to do anything without Caesar, and
would probably commit suicide. Cassius thinks that Antony should be killed, but
does not argue with Brutus. Antony ends up being even stronger without Caesar
and is a tyrant rul ....
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