How Does Brutus Influence Julius Caesar

In a story of war and power, a character’s influence is very important. Julius Caesar is the king in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, so his position naturally comes with a lot of power. The romans listen to and accept what he says because they have appointed him as their leader and they trust him. Cassius however is not in a position on natural power and needs to work harder to get others to follow his agenda. Cassius uses logos and pathos to gain the influence that Julius Caesar has as king. Although the people elected Caesar as king has the power to do almost anything he wants and influences other people to aid him in doing it. He merely said the word and Marullus and Flavius were “put to silence for pulling scarves off Caesar’s images” (Shakespeare 705). This shows how quickly Caesar can exercise his power to manipulate things into his advantage so he maintains power. Caesar is so beloved by the romans that they follow his every word. He powers over Rome “like a colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs” …show more content…
He uses pathos to spark a thought in Brutus’s mind about the fate of Rome. He first tells Brutus that there is something inside himself that he does not see and that Cassius will “as [Brutus] glass, modestly discover to yourself that of yourself which you do not yet know of” (Shakespeare 7). Cassius is trying to convince Brutus that he is the special key to saving Rome and that he needs to look deep within himself to see that. He then makes it seem like all the men of Rome feel this way and that he has “heard where many of the best respect in Rome… speaking of Brutus and groaning underneath this age’s yoke, had wish'd that noble Brutus had his eyes” (Shakespeare 7). This makes Brutus feel like all the noble Romans are expecting him to do something about Caesar. These feelings set the stage for the rest of Cassius’s plan to get Brutus to join his