This lesson will summarize Act V, Scene 5 of ”Julius Caesar”. This scene is best known for Brutus’s death and it is the final scene in the play. In this scene, Brutus reminds us of his honorable nature and Marc Antony and Octavius vow to respect his remains, but we are not told what the future holds for our other characters.
Brutus’s death is the stereotypical Shakespearean death. We often see parodies of the dramatic deaths of Shakespearean characters in comedy acts, such as Monty Python skits. The character falls upon the sword held by another character so that he can die a noble death. This often leaves us wondering why it was so appealing to die honorably. In William Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus’s character must die nobly or it would contradict his most prominent character trait.