CHAPTER VI

THE CHARACTER OF BRUTUS 76

The Moral Elevation of the Hero, and the Reason therefor—Parallel in Content in a Brutus-Cassius Scene—Brutus as a Leader—Pescetti’s Conception of the Character—Brutus’ Lack of Foresight—His Sense of the Justice of his Cause—Lack of Definite Causes of Resentment against Caesar—Parallelism to Shakespeare.