Allison Marker Mr. Ioniaddis English 10B, 1st hr 15 January 2023 Conspiracy of Julius Caesar Many people wanted Julius Caesar as their leader. Caesar’s closest friends did not. However, they believed he would not correctly fit for this job considering his weak skills and disabilities. They thought Caesar would be doing more harm rather than good to Rome. As well as, the conspirators really did not know how Caesar was going to take this opportunity. Caesar could easily take advantage of the amount of power he would receive once he became king. Brutus is afraid of Caesar's power upcoming, so he joins the conspirators and listens to their thoughts & ideas into getting rid of Julius Caesar and his upcoming capabilities. Brutus does join the conspiracy, but not as a result for his own personal gain. Brutus knew the people of Rome were in danger. Brutus received letters, as well as conspirators seeking help from him multiple times. (II, 10-15) Brutus says the conspiracy is nothing personal towards Caesar. Similarly, Brutus sincerely believes that evil may come rather than the good that may come from Caesar, once he gets full power of Rome. Furthermore, they were both true friends, but Brutus thought the decision of killing Caesar was necessary to free Rome from Caesar's tyranny. …show more content…
As well as a great friend of Caesars, which meant he could also trust him. Moreover, Brutus felt like the only way to make sure Rome was safe was to kill Caesar. He felt that for the freedom and wealth of the people, it was the most logical and ethical thing to do. In addition, which led to him being the leader of the conspirators and taking over. Brutus had known the people of Rome admired him, they also loved him. As a result, to Brutus, it wouldn’t have been a big
In act ii Brutus makes a claim that supports his reason for murdering Caesar by stating “And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him but for the general”(II, i, 10-12). In this sentence Brutus is using a form of pathos. This is considered pathos because he is saying Caesar should be killed for the people of Rome. From this statement it can be interpreted that Brutus joined the conspiracy for the needs of the people.
The last reason that Brutus joined the conspiracy is that Julius Caesar is weak and unfit to lead Rome. The first reason Brutus wanted to take down Caesar and join the conspiracy is that he would become too powerful to lead Rome. If he continues to prosper in taking Rome he may gain too much power and overthrow
The conspiracy “Et tu, Brute?” were Julius Caesar's last words when he realized his best friend and other men that he thought were standing with him conspired to murder him. Were Brutus' reasons enough to murder or did he take the easy way out? Was Julius really a terrible person or was everyone around him threatened by his power? Why when you google or ask about Julius Caesar he is talked about like one of the most powerful leaders of rome, but his friends thought he was terrible enough to murder him? Did he ever do anything evil or was it just jealousy?
This would imply that Brutus must have had the same ulterior motives as the other conspirators, meaning that he was also jealous and simply seeking power or political position. If this was so, why didn’t Brutus take Caesar’s place and seize control of Rome immediately? Instead, Brutus stepped down from his position as a leader and was forced to flee, eventually giving his life for Rome and avenging Caesar’s death. It should also be noted that Brutus was lied to and manipulated by Caius Cassius, which seriously affected his knowledge and perception of the situation. Cassius did this by planting false ideas in Brutus’s head that the citizens wanted him to lead Rome instead.
Brutus was an honorable, kind, and noble friend to Julius Caesar. But Brutus was also part of Caesar’s death. Brutus was a man of Rome and was loved by everyone in Rome. Everything he did was for the good of Rome. But due to his lower intellect, he fell for Cassius' sinister plan to kill Caesar.
Brutus decided to join the Conspirators because of his loyalty to his country and because of the importance of honor to his temperament. But Caesars’ loyal friend Marc Antony turned the Roman people against the Conspirators and ended
Brutus and the senators had made a plan to kill Caesar. Even though Caesar was his friend, Brutus joins the conspiracyagainst Caesar’s life because he feels that Caesar’s death is better for Rome. Brutus did not want to allow Caesar to rise to power and turn his back onto the people of Rome. Brutus felt like Caesar was being a dictator. “Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous, And kill him in a shell” (2,1,33-34) Similar to how Cady, Janice and Damian made a plan to destroy Regina.
In Act 3 Scene 2 Brutus said during his speech, “If that friend then demands to know why Brutus turned against Caesar, this is my answer: Not because I cared for Caesar less, but because I cared for Rome more”. Brutus had courage to kill Caesar, not because he wanted to, but for the good of Rome and its people. During the entirety of the story, Brutus
Near the beginning of act II, Brutus has a soliloquy in which he is trying to decide whether joining the conspiracy is the right thing to do. He discusses reasons for why killing Caesar may be appropriate for the current situation of him being crowned king. Brutus also reveals his thoughts about some of Caesar’s behavior and what could happen (based on human nature) if he is given power. In the end, he decides to join with the conspiracy and kill Caesar.
Although Brutus believed he was better fit for Rome than Caesar, he was not fully convinced as you can tell before he stabs Caesar. Brutus was hesitant to kill Caesar, Brutus must’ve became overwhelmed by the whole senate glaring at him and couldn’t think what to do for a while. This is relevant today in the world; kids all around the world try to stay away from drugs, negative, and etc. Their peers are the ones are who manipulate them by using peer pressuring them, just as Brutus was peer pressured by the majority of the Rome senate. Julius Caesar was astonished that Brutus was also involved in his assassination, as he said “Et tu Brutus?”
When Brutus was talking to the conspirators Brutus was going back and forth think if he should help the conspirators kill Julius Caesar. He was going back and forth because he was thinking of the power he could have and could rule Rome. The reason behind Brutus killing Caesar was for the better of Rome. If Brutus would not have killed Caesar, Rome would have turned into a dictatorship, and in turn it would have ruined Rome and all of its people. Brutus did not kill Julius just for the power to rule Rome, he killed Julius to save Rome from Caesar’s dictatorship.
And while Brutus did work in part with other conspirators, which eventually led to him killing Caesar, he did it for a more morally sound reason which was that Caesar was going to cause the downfall of Rome because he was too ambitious, which is ironic because Caesar's death led to a string of unfit leaders, and civil unrest that eventually led to the downfall of the roman empire. Brutus was also focused on preventing corruption. “The name of Cassius honors this corruption,/ And chastisement doth therefore hide his head (IV.iii.15-6)... Remember March, the ides of March remember./ Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake” (IV.iii.18-9).
Brutus believes that Caesar will do more harm than good to the people, and reap benefits for himself. Brutus has already said this, but had said it in his own words, (II, i, 12-14). He has no clue if Caesar will use his power for the good and betterment for the people, or use it for his own needs and other
“It must be by his death, and for my part” thought Brutus, who is contemplating on joining the conspiracy. In his soliloquy Brutus agrees on joining the conspiracy, which is good for the People of Rome. Brutus knows that Caesar is power hungry and is only masking himself until he gets the crown. The Senate will stay in power. If Caesar dies the well being of Rome will also stay peaceful.
When Brutus was speaking to the people of Rome about how he helped assassinate him, he justified it by saying, “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved / Rome more” (3.2.23-24). Even though Brutus is close to Caesar, he has to think about the city he serves first. Brutus wants to do what is best for Rome so if that means he has to harm a friend, he will do so for the greater good of the city he knows and loves. All it took was the conspirator to talk to Brutus a little bit to make him realize Caesar’s potential danger and say “That at his will he may do danger with” (2.1.18).