Why Did Julius Caesar Join The Conspiracy

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. I agree with Brutus’s decision. If Caesar is crowned, he gains ultimate power. Caesar can take over Rome if he is given this type of power, but killing him can stop this from happening. Caesar tries to rid of everyone that is in opposition to him. During the second scene of act I, Casca says to Brutus and Cassius, “Murellus and Flavius, for pulling scarves off of Caesar’s images, are put to silence,” (I, ii, 287-288). This is implying that since Murellus and Flavius took decorations off of Caesar’s statues, they were taken from their authoratative positions. Doing this shows that Caesar is abusing his power and getting rid of everyone and everything that opposes or may oppose him. Another thing that shows that Caesar shouldn’t be allowed to be king is how he treats his own wife. “Stand you directly in Antonio’s way when

Brutus uses an analogy in his soliloquy that states, “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg, which, hatched, would as his kind, grow mischievous, and kill him in the shell,” (II, i, 32-34). This analogy implements the idea that if the conspirators kill Caesar (the serpent) before he gets crowned king and rises to power (hatches), then they can stop him from taking advantage of his power (hatching and growing mischievous). If Caesar isn’t stopped now, then he won’t be stopped, because once he gains power he has full