The time before Caesar’s death has many differences in how events happened rather than if events happened. Both historical accounts record that Caesar had recently returned from a long military campaign that sent him to the far reaches of the Roman Empire. Shakespeare’s account tells of a recent vict

All three sources agree that Caesar fought and killed Pompey. Some of the senators were alarmed at this because Pompey was Roman and they questioned Caesar’s honor. Upon Caesar’s return from battle, many celebrations were held. In Henretta’s account, a series of “triumphs” or extravagant celebrations were held in Caesar’s honor, one for each of his triumphs. In Shakespeare’s account, a large celebration was held in Rome in Caesar’s honor (Henretta No. 4). The motive for killing Caesar is similar in all three accounts. The conspirators were afraid that Caesar was “ambitious,” that he wanted to become king. The conspirators feared a monarchy because they did not want an heir to gain the throne; they wanted to maintain a republic where leaders were voted into office. Many of the conspirators did not trust Caesar, “Yet, Caesar still provoked in many deep resentment and distrust” (Scarre 178-181). Because Caesar was a leader of the people, the conspirators, who were of the aristocratic class, “hoped to regain control of the government” (Crystalinks: Online). All of the sources also agree on when Caesar was killed. He was killed on March 15, the Ides of March.

In Shakespeare’s account Brutus spoke to the Roman people and for a time they were sided with him but in Henretta’s record the people did not side with the conspirators at all, in fact they were against the conspirators (Henretta No.4). On the night of Caesar’s death, the conspirators met to talk and scheme. Their plan that had seemed so perfect the night before had fallen apart and they had lost the support of the people that they needed so desperately so as not to seem like senseless murderers. In Shakespeare’s story, the conspirators spoke to the people only hours after Caesar’s death and after Antony turned the people against the conspirators they were forced to leave right away and did not even have time to meet that night because they were

In Shakespeare’s account a man named Metellus was petitioning Caesar to repeal the banishment of his brother. Caesar refused, saying, “...I am constant as the northern star...” (Bloom, 71). The conspirators used this as an excuse to get closer to Caesar. The conspirators came close to Caesar to plead for Metellus’ case, first Brutus and Cassius then the rest of the conspirators joined them as Caesar’s side, all but Casca who was waiting behind Caesar. “Speak, hands,

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