Julius Caesar Persuasive Essay

Julius Caesar defeats Pompey. Cassius is worried that Caesar is ambitious and will become a tyrant. He warns the noble Brutus and wants him to side with him. Brutus had a hard time to think about what he should do. The Assassination of Julius Caesar,Cassius, Brutus, and the other plotters surround him and stab him to death – 33 times. Before falling, Caesar looks up and says "Et tu, Brute?" to Brutus, questioning why he went against him. The conspirators walk the streets and calmly tell everyone that Rome is free of tyranny.
Cassius, who later witnessed many strange things going on around the town, continues to plot against Caesar. He sends someone to plant fake letters from Roman commoners urging Brutus to eliminate Caesar, and attends a

Antony and Octavius knowing that they've won even before they arrive to find Brutus's body. Antony gives a speech over the body in his style, saying Brutus was the noblest Roman ever and the only one of the conspirators who killed Caesar for Rome's good and not out of envy. Finally, Octavius agrees that Brutus's body can stay in his tent for the night, befitting a dead soldier, as Octavius and his friends will be out celebrating all the death and victory. Antony has met up with Lepidus and Caesar's adopted son, Octavius. Together they'll form the new triumvirate to lead Rome and battle against Cassius and Brutus. Meanwhile, Cassius and Brutus get into a big argument at their first meeting after the funeral. Cassius has been accepting bribes on the side. On the other hand, the only reason Brutus agreed to join the conspiracy was that he believed killing Caesar was for the greater good.The two enemy factions exchange some words, and Brutus claims he's not a traitor. During the fight, Cassius kills himself over a misunderstanding, which he thought his friend Titinius had been overtaken by enemy hordes. Titinius finds Cassius's body and kills himself too, so when Brutus arrives, his friends are already dead. Brutus