Both Paul Baumer of Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and Brutus of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar are innocent and trusting when introduced to the reader, but after experiencing indescribable pain, both become realistic stoics without hope for a better life. ... Likewise, in the beginning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus trusts devious Cassius, who claims that Rome is threatened by Caesar's ambition. Just as Kantorek convinces Paul to enlist in the German army, Cassius persuades Brutus to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar. ... Despite Bru...

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In William Shakespeare play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, soon to be emperor Julius Caesar is murdered by the Conspiracy and Rome is left powerless and out of control. ... You can feel his passion and love for the people of Rome and Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, Antony visits Caesar's cold, lifeless body, and says, "Passion, I see, is catching, for mine eyes" (III.i.283). ... Well Brutus was always loyal to Caesar. ... He knows that the only way to save Rome from total chaos is to kill Caesar. ...

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