Is it justified to kill someone because they have gained too much power and are going to use it for the worse? Brutus has a very bad circumstance on his hands, he can kill Caesar and possibly be executed for his actions or he can let Caesar become king and watch Rome fall. There are many reasons why Brutus should and should not join the conspiracy. Brutus says, “I know no personal reason to spurn at him But for the general.” (II,i,11).
Such as, killing Julius and then seeing his ghost, like he was guilty for what he did. On the other hand, I do not assume people take in consideration that he could have been doing Rome a favor by killing off Julius. A great deal of people think Brutus was a traitor when they read Julius Caesar; however, I believe Brutus was a patriot and was doing what he thought
Mark Antony believed that the killing of Caesar was wrong and that they had killed him for know more but to take his place. Antony believed that there was no ambition is Caesar at all because when the people offered him the crown at first he rejected it. Caesar did a lot of honorable things as he severed the country in the military to helping it as its new ruler. Mark Antony had found a will after Caesars murder the will was for the people and as Antony had the crowd in front of he they were demanding him to read it. Antony was trying to read it
When the group assassinated Caesar Cassius had gotten what he wanted all along. In addition to the connections that only one person was benefited in each writing but there are also connections in the way each author approached the mob mentality theme. Gaines’ mob was to protect one single person, but it actually was letting a murderer run loose. Shakespeare’s mob was to help Rome but was just really killing someone over a grudge. In both pieces
The conspirators were successful in killing Caesar for the “Good of Rome”. In the play A Tragedy of Julius Caesar a conspiracy is formed to kill Caesar because many think he is getting too ambitious. In the conspiracy people were turning against other people; sides were being taken. Although Antony stays loyal to Caesar, he causes a great deal of damage to the city of Rome due to the things he decided to say to the common people. Many lives were taken, not just Caesar’s, but many of the conspirators lives as well.
He has to choose between his loyalty to the Roman Republic and his loyalty to his friend. Seems like he could be heading toward tyrant status. Brutus says he killed Caesar because he loved Rome more than he loved Caesar. Based on examples in The Tragedy of Julius
Firstly Brutus one of the conspirators was a very big part in the death of Julius. If Brutus did not convince Caesar to go to the senate that day as in document C he would not have gone. But Brutus who was said to be Caesar 's friend in Doc C wanted him to stop so Brutus himself could gain power. Cassius the other big conspirator openly expressed his hatred. This is shown in document A where after a war Caesar gave money to low class people.
Yet in “Julius Caesar”, Brutus justifies his speech to the plebeians he welcomes them to using the same weapon as he used to kill Caesar, convincing the plebeians of the pain he feels in killing his friend and a major political power. But was Brutus’s idealism a trick to shift powers? Either way it backfired greatly on him. He believed that helping the republic would mean getting rid of Caesar, but really it led to the downfall of Rome and Brutus’s death. Of course this only happened due to the conspirators setting up false letters all over Rome.
He dies, and his death is a result of his own tragic flaws, which is his ignorance or willingness to trust people. Brutus is convinced that the death of Caesar will only benefit Rome, as he believes Caesar is not a good leader, is is starting to become a tyrant. Throughout the play, Brutus believes that him and Cassius on the same page, when really Cassius only wants Caesar dead out of spite and jealousy. Brutus is foolish to believe that the other men in Rome's government will simply step aside after Caesar is assassinated, when really these men are greedy and eager to take Caesar's power. Brutus was not only seen as a threat to these men, but he has also proved to be easily manipulated.
The Romans showed their love for Caesar in many places, and other characters show their fear of his popularity, with Brutus saying: ”Why are they shouting? I’m afraid the people have made Caesar their king.” Whether or not Caesar would have been a good leader, Rome chose him, and it should have been the right of the people to make the decision, no matter how bad the outcome could have been. For Brutus, Cassius, and the other conspirators to interfere was a great betrayal of Rome’s
When Brutus and the conspirators killed Caesar, Brutus was the last one to stab Caesar. After Caesar was killed the conspirators put his blood all over them. Antony pretended to be on Brutus 's side and agreed with Brutus and the other men for why they had to kill Caesar because he was afraid that they would also kill him too. After Brutus talked to the people of Rome and explained why they killed Caesar, they agreed that it was the right thing to do. After
The conspirators long thought out plan came to end when Antony started an uproar. He starts to say that he is only there to bury him not praise him, but I think we all know he had other motives. The conspirators reasons for killing Caesar were because he was too ambitious. If you barely knew Caesar you would think this is true. However a very dear friend of Caesar points out some very valid reasons as to why this accusation is false.