Brutus Is Cast As A Very Idealistic Leader In The Play While Cassius Is Cast As Being Highly Pragmatic. Of The Two, Which Do You Think Is The Better Leader?

Brutus is very ideal for his perfect character in Julius Caesar, while Cassius is highly pragmatic, but both are in the running for being leader. Brutus is more of a people person whilst Cassius is a fast thinker. Who will win the people’s love for Rome, and who will grieve for their losses.

Brutus is known for his love for the people in Julius Caesar, while Cassius is highly pragmatic. Brutus is more of the opposite to cassius, he is very high maintained when it comes to his honor. An example of this is when Brutus says these words, in Act 1 Scene 2: “For let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear death.”
Brutus is telling Cassius that he loves honor more than he fears death. This is a very noble act on Brutus’s part. Back in the Roman era it was an essential to have honor and Brutus displays how much honor means to him.

Brutus wants to be known for his nobility whilst Cassius is very sneaky and can make people feel different emotions with his devious vocabulary. Cassius knows what to say at the right moment to get what he wants, and he does this fairly frequently throughout the play. Here is an example of him trying to steer Brutus in the direction of killing his friend.“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
In act 1 scene 2, Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus that, in the best interests of the people of Rome, Julius Caesar must die before becoming king of Rome. Brutus knows that Caesar is trying to persuade him, and is torn between his the bond of his friend Caesar and his love to the country. Cassius reminds Brutus that Caesar is just a man, not a god, and that they are the same as Caesar. So why would they want to bow to an ordinary man? This phrase is meant to mean that fate is not written in the universe but inside their mind.

The audience may believe that Brutus shows high qualifications of being a better leader throughout the play by checking out the decisions he makes on numerous events. The reason being is that although Cassius does prove himself to be a leader when he is the founder of the group, and being the one to put this elaborate plan together, he lacks the requirement of being trustworthy and loyal. For example: When Cassius is talking to the conspirators, he tells them that he wants Brutus in the conspiracy just to have the feeling of ‘assurance’ from the people of Rome. This is a smart move, but it is also quite misleading and questionable when facing the fact that we do not know how loyal Cassius really is. Cassius is also proven a very crafty leader, when he fakes all the handwritten letters from the “people”, which was entirely written by him , just so that Brutus could be manipulated into the assassination.

On the other hand, Brutus managed to proved his worth of being able to control his mind over his body. His mind was more powerful than his own body and he was able to control his emotions and his state of mind. Brutus, throughout the whole play, remains in control even when tragic events happen, and this shows that he is strong-minded and follows through with his actions. This personality of his proves that he would be an outstanding leader because a leader should always have bold characteristics and keep things in order, like they should be, and Brutus does just that. Even when Brutus’ wife kills herself, by eating scorching coals, like a true Roman, he kept a level head about it because he knew that he had a war on his hands and managed to brush it off his shoulder like she meant nothing to him. To have the ability to do such a thing is outstanding.

Another reason why the audience may lean on towards Brutus of being a better leader is because of the actions he pulled in the battle held at Phillipi. Brutus said, in act 5, that he would rather die then be captured and taken to Rome as a prisoner. By saying this to Cassius, this surely proves to the audience that Brutus was the real definition of a true leader. He indicates that he would die as a proud and true Roman soldier, before being taken captive by the enemy. This statement undoubtedly supports the view of the audience about how Brutus is unquestionably the better leader of the two.

Lastly, when Brutus unfortunately dies in act 5 scene 5, unlike Cassius, Brutus gets a summary on the man he previously was underneath all the past events that have happened. He is even provided with the comment, said by his enemy Antony: “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” By having said this, it proves to the viewers that even his nemesis respected him, which shows that he was the true definition of a leader.

So now you could suggest that Brutus was a much better leader compared to Cassius, because of the never-ending amounts of praise he got for his knowledge and actions. He lived his life as a noble Roman, and he died as a noble Roman.