Depends from which viewpoint you look.
He as a leader of Julius Caesar's murderers and of the armis established in the east by first Pompey and after their defeat, in consortium with Cassius, Casca et al.
From the viewpoint of the troumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian and
Lepidus he was a central figure to be destroyed to overturn the revolutionaries.
After losing the war, Brutus erased any residual importance by suiciding.
Brutus killed Julius Caesar.
This statement meant that in Brutus and Caesar were equals. The significance of this line is that it suggests that Brutus could rule Rome.
to foreshadow the defeat of brutus in the battle at phillipi
Unfortunately not. Brutus thought that without the support of Caesar, Antony would be of no significance. He failed to realize the threat that Antony posed.
Brutus, Caesars friend, had a hand in the assassination of Caesar, and he was the last one to stab him. "Et tu Bruté?" translates into English as, "And you also, Brutus?" These were the last words of Caesar, making them significant.
To protect Brutus. If the soldiers killed him, Brutus would be safe.
This statement meant that in Brutus and Caesar were equals. The significance of this line is that it suggests that Brutus could rule Rome.
to foreshadow the defeat of brutus in the battle at phillipi
to foreshadow the defeat of brutus in the battle at phillipi
Unfortunately not. Brutus thought that without the support of Caesar, Antony would be of no significance. He failed to realize the threat that Antony posed.
On the contrary, it is Brutus who wants to leave Antony alive. He thought that if Caesar were dead, Antony would not be of any significance. Bad call.
Brutus, Caesars friend, had a hand in the assassination of Caesar, and he was the last one to stab him. "Et tu Bruté?" translates into English as, "And you also, Brutus?" These were the last words of Caesar, making them significant.
Antony calls Brutus "the noblest Roman of all" and so he was, but Antony's praise for him is cynical. Antony's lack of nobility enabled him to become a ruler in Rome; Brutus's nobility got him dead.
Strato holds the sword for Brutus while Brutus runs into it, but Strato asks Brutus to shake his hand first, which Brutus did.
Portia, Brutus's wife, is worried about Brutus because he is hiding a secret from her.
Brutus' brother-in-law is Cassius. They are related through marriage as Cassius is married to Brutus's sister, Junia.
To protect Brutus. If the soldiers killed him, Brutus would be safe.
Brutus was Caesar's protege.