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Whos The Noblest of the Main Characters in Julius Caesar?When attempting to get a canvass on all(prenominal) the characters of the play JuliusCaesar and which one has the smallest flaws you need to look at eachcharacter and evaluate them individually. You have to consider if Aristotlewould consider them masterman or not. You have to decipher if the characters arebeing noble for the unspoiled reasons. You have to also look at which charactersexhibit positive virtues and which ones get dressedt. Aristotle says, virtue orexcellence is a characteristic involving choice, and that it consists in notice the mean relative to us, a mean which is defined by a rationaleprincipal, such as a man of practical cognizance would use to determine it. It isthe mean by reference to the two vices the erstwhile of excess and the other ofdeficiency. It is, moreover, a mean because some vices exceed and go on shortof what is required in emotion and in action, whereas virtue finds and choosesa media n. Hence in respect of its essence and definition of its substantialnature virtue is a mean, but in regard to rightness and excellence it is anextreme(Aristotle 1107a, 1-8). None of the main characters are truly nobleor virtuous but no one really is. Of all the main characters I find that Brutushas the least amount of flaws. that he too is not deficient of flaws. In order to attempt my allude I will give reasons why some of the other characters cannotbe considered the noblest of them all. The almighty, egotistical and borderline arrogant Julius Caesar had hisflaws. Caesar proved to be deficient in fear while also exhibiting excessivecourage. In attempting to prove how chivalric he was, Caesar wanted toprove a point to Cassuis by saltation into the flooded Tiber river. Caesar saidto Cassuis, Darst thou, Cassuis, now Leap in with me into this angry flood,And go to yonder point(Shakespeare, 1.2-102-104)? After they jumpedinto the water a dismayed Cassius describes what happens n ext, Upon theword, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bode him follow so thus hedid. The torrent roared, and we did buffet it with lusty sinews, throwing itaside And stemming it with hearts of controversy. But eve we could arrivethe. point proposed, Caesar cried Help me Cassuis or I sink(Shakespeare1.2, 104-111) Cassius because saved his life. Caesars whole point of jumpinginto the raging flood was to prove how courageous he was, but he was nearlykilled for his reckless behavior.