The Brute Brutus

In conclusion of the play Julius Caesar, Brutus revealed himself as a true brute.  Brutus treated his friend Caesar with utter disrespect.  I came across the description of Brutus as "cupidinous" which means "Filled with amorous desire or passion; not to be confused with cupidity, excessive desire, especially for wealth; avarice" (http://www.definition-of.com/cupidinous). Brutus had extreme passion which clouded any sense of sound judgment.  Passion messes logic!  Furthermore, in terms of avarice which means an "insatiable desire for gain".  Brutus's avarice for Roman power was not well thought out.  He claims to be looking out for the Roman Republic, but if he were truly looking out for the state's well-being then Brutus would have spent more time in laboring with making a sound judgment.  Brutus's brash and unreasonable decision to side with the conspiracy show his lack of real motives.  Ultimately, I believe Brutus took this opportunity to be powerful and be the new star of Rome.  He always had hidden desires to step out of the shadows and be in the limelight.  I think this relates to natural human desires to have power. Moreover, a lot of political decisions are made in the cover for the "good of the people", but often not all possibilities are taken into account.  Look at the Iraq War how as Americans we completely shook up their government to remove a tyrant and the people still don't have a stable government.  This correlates to how the conspirators killed Caesar to leave Rome in shambles with the War in Phillipi.  Ultimately, Brutus's character, motivation, and political actions need to called into question.  His brute and  cupidinous actions should not be hailed, but rather called into question for they were neither very honorable or noble which supposedly the crowning glory of Brutus's being.