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.