... friend of Caesars"? Caesar's assassination was illogical. He simply did not deserve to die. Brutus" actions were far too much influenced by the conniving Caius Cassius, a Roman general who seemingly had some personal problems with Caesar. Act I, Scene 1 begins with the Feast of Lupercal, a parade in honor of the ... any evidence that Caesar would make a bad ruler. Caesar does not deserve to die based on the faulty reasoning and cunning deception Cassius uses against him. Cassius" just cannot accept the fact that a power greater than him could rule. Even Caesar himself informs Antony that...

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... behind. He could not hold himself above the water and cried for me to help him. How could he be a God if I, mere Cassius, had to save him from death. Soon, I hope to save him from life... Caius Cassius February 14th I have placed much more of my thought into how I shall act upon my current situation. For If I merely walked up to ... have a better chance of our reasons being accepted by the people. Tomorrow I shall talk to Brutus about all of this. I can only hope he will see things my way. Caius Cassius ...

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... betrayal. Julius Caesar is the character on which the story is based on. Caesar is a Roman general and statesman. He is assassinated by a group of conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius. "As commentators have pointed out, Julius Caesar is one of the most eminent figures in Western military and political history." (galenet.gale.com 1) Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) is a professional soldier ... and public official. After Caesar's death he formed an alliance with Octavius and Lepidus to govern Rome as a triumvirate. In 44 B.C., this alliance defeated the forces of Brutus and Cassius at the...

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... join the conspiracy against Caesar. At the beginning of act one we observe that Brutus is hiding something but will not tell Cassius what it is that is bothering him. Cassius tries to get it out of Brutus and finally he does. "I do fear the people/ Choose Caesar for their king". Brutus fears that ... the people. From then on goes on at Brutus saying how he should be there instead of Caesar. "Why should that name be sounded more than yours?" Cassius also uses petty excuses to get Brutus on his side. He begins to tell a story of how he saved Caesar's life and how he's so ungrateful. ... ...

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... is talking about. He continues to tell Brutus that "honor is the subject of his story" in order to not come off as being blunt about his opinions. Cassius begins with saying, "I cannot tell what you and other men think of this life; but, for my single self, I had as ief not be as live ... to let Brutus know that he is not here to persuade him which is ironic because truthfully, that is precisely what he is trying to do. Cassius states, "I was born free as Caesar, so where you; we both have fed as well, and we can both endure the winter's cold as well as he ... empasize his points and a...

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... with six others, who are also truly jealous, to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome. After Brutus, Cassius and the other conspirators kill Caesar, the second Triumvirate, Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius take charge in Rome. Brutus and Cassius gain nothing but only lose their lives for the assassination of Caesar. When war breaks loose, there is still a struggle for the ... power of Rome. As Mark Antony and Octavius prepare to battle Brutus and Cassius for the death of Caesar, Mark Antony tells Octavius to lead his crew upon the left side of the battlefield. Octavius tells Mark An...

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... Republic. Within Livy's text, the passage in Book 2 of Ab Urbe Condita relating the first proposed agrarian law in the Republic dives into the conflict. Spurius Cassius, who was a consul, proposed that land taken from the Hernici (as well as some from private individuals) be given to the Latins and the plebs. ... His colleague, Verginius, opposed the proposition with the support of the senators. Cassius even made a largess of Sicilian grain to the plebs, but was, in the end, accused of attempting to gain too much power. Thus, he was ... to side with the plebs in Ab Urbe Condita is the mu...

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... into the mouths of the other characters. This allowed Shakespeare to create any picture of Julius Caesar he wanted. Caesar's behavior towards the senate and Cassius was very different in Shakespeare's tragedy in comparison to Caesar's actual history. For instance, in the play Julius Caesar, Caesar was courteous and friendly ... by weakening their power but at the same time gaining power for himself. Caesar's behavior towards Cassius was also different in Shakespeare's creation of Caesar because he feared Cassius. Caesar shows his fear of Cassius when he says,Yond Cassius has lean and hu...

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... Brutus's tragic flaw is his trust and loyalty towards Cassisus which eventually leads to his downfall. In the play Brutus thinks very highly of Cassius and he also believes that Cassius and the other conspirators are very honorable. He presumes that the fact that they live in Rome makes them an honorable men: "No, ... , / Young man, thou couldst not die more honourable" (Julius Caesar V. i). Even during his downfall he still does not realize the truth about how Cassius flatters him. Brutus's tragic flaw is also seen in his trust towards Antony after the conspirators kill Julius Caesar. E...

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... judgment. His poor judgment causes his as well as the rest of the conspirators" downfall. Brutus's first faulty judgment has to do with Cassius's motives. He believes that Cassius wants to kill Caesar for the well-being of Rome, while what Cassius truly wants is to cease being controlled by Caesar and take power over Rome. Brutus's main fault occurs when he opposes ... Cassius's idea to kill Mark Antony. Cassius knows that Mark Antony will always be loyal to Caesar, and that he has to be eliminated, since he is an excellent orator and holds great political power. Brutus believes ... th...

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... throughout it. As a result his leadership is shown when he kills Caesar for the good of Rome, stands as a figure of honor against Cassius, and his pride and his nobleness in himself that leads to his own death in the end. Marcus Brutus displays strict patriotism and complex nobleness. ... in the play to maintain his humanity and dignity through the process of Caesar's assassination. Brutus uphold his image as a symbol of honor against Cassius and the other conspirators by his pride in his country and his autonomous act he uses to prevail evil. After the killing of Caesar, Antony ... and...

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... right by becoming the tyrant they feared. Power and corruption play a big role in this story. As Brutus struggled with the decision of whether or not to join Cassius and kill his friend Caesar, he made a statement about Caesar's character. "But tis a common proof. That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward ... believe this to be true about his friend, Brutus also gets caught up in the lure of power. He becomes easily swayed when Cassius flatters Brutus in his effort to convince Brutus to turn on his friend, Caesar. Brutus becomes corrupted by ... Cassius" pra...

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... king of the "free Romans". This was just unthinkable. Caesar did have a suspicion of some of the Senators. He was not suspicious of his life, but suspicious Cassius and Brutus plotting a revolution. Caesar said, "I'm not much afraid of these fat, long-haired people. It's the other type I'm more frightened of, the pale thin ... ones " This meaning the thin people (Cassius and Brutus) are "hungry" to learn things and are sharp-witted, whereas; the fat people are not as witty and smart. Caesar did have enemies that wanted him ... dead just for spite. Brutus knew that the only way to prote...

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... ordered to have figured a way to cut some of the money out of the will to the people and keep it for himself. His intentions weren't so good after all. Cassius, the apparent originator of the conspiracy in the first place, is at first hard to figure out if he would take action in good will or in greed for power ... he feared Caesar accepting the crown he said, although he had not a notion of killing the man at the time. He was manipulated into doing it by Cassius and the two fake letters that Cassius sent to him in the name of the citizens of Rome. When he kills Julius Caesar by stabbin...

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... ,"" (I, 2, 79-80). He felt if Caesar were crowned king he would turn Rome into a dictatorship and take Rome's republic away from the people. Cassius' plot to gather a group of conspirators together and murder Caesar seemed perfect for Brutus. Cassius knew if the knew if the conspirators were backed by Brutus, they could win over Rome. Brutus was the only other Roman other ... than Caesar who shared power over the people. Cassius approached Brutus saying, "Yes, every man of them, and no man here but honors you,"" (II, 1, 90-91). Though Brutus envied Caesar, he feared Caesar's power. There...

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... who does not fear death. Brutus is a noble character in this story and will do anything for the people of Rome. Brutus is in an alley with conspirators Cassius and Casca when Cassius hears shouts from the crowd, and is sure that Caesar has been crowned. He asks Brutus if he would fear Caesar being the leader of Rome. Brutus replies, " ... kill him honorably because he is helping the people of Rome and he feels that this is the right thing to do. When the conspirators are planning to murder Caesar, Cassius asks Brutus if they should kill anybody else. "Let's be sacrificers, but not b...

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... world in which he made all his decisions simply by expecting that all were as honorable as himself. In this play Cassius and a number of fellow conspirators seek to recruit Brutus as a participant in the planned assassination of Julius Caesar. Unlike Cassius, Brutus holds no personal animosity toward Caesar. Rather he fears that Caesar's political ambition and growing popularity will result in ... cheered Brutus, turns into a riotous mob that brings chaos to Rome and ultimately forces the conspirators to flee Italy. Mark Antony and Octavius gather an army and pursue Brutus and Cassius a...

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... abandoned Greece and went to Asia due to the fact that there was a greater force of troops there. Cassius and Brutus faced Antony at Philippi. The first battle resulted in Brutus defeating Octavian and Antony defeating Cassius, and each man captured the other's camp. Cassius, fearing his comrade Brutus was dead, committed suicide. This shocking event took away the best commander they had ... ...

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... , and selfless. Brutus had high moral standards and strong principles, and he based all of his decisions upon these foundation beliefs. One of these strong values was his patriotism. When Cassius presented him with the idea of the assassinating Caesar, Brutus did not come quickly to a decision; it took him almost a month to finally decide to join the conspiracy. This was ... potential threat that he would become, and he did not want the conspiracy to become a bloody massacre. He also gave permission to Antony to speak at the funeral, despite that Cassius was against it. He believed that ...

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... in as his own. He did not get along very well with the Roman senators, and he was killed on March 15th, 44 B.C by Brutus and Cassius. Over 30 other senators were plotting with Brutus and Cassius to assassinate Caesar. Mark Antony was born Marcus Antonius in Rome 83 BC to a not wealthy but well respected Roman family. He was a reckless teenager ... ...

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... Suetonius stating 'His frantic and reckless behaviour roused murderous thoughts in certain minds'.Clearly then, the senate did become a focus for opposition against the emperors, with Caligula being assasinated by Cassius Chaerea in 41, a tribune of the praetorian guard and involving a number of senators. However it was arguably unsuccessful as a focus for opposition as the senate had no power to officially ... is known for writing based simply on court gossip. Similarly, Vespasian faced opposition from individual senators, most notably Helvidius Priscus who failed to recognise Vespasia...

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... Tiberius and Claudius shattered the well-produced image of Rome by their appearance or personality and both had been under the influence of devious men and women. Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio all acknowledge that Tiberius made capable administrative contributions to Rome. Perhaps Tiberius" greatest contribution in administration to the welfare of the people was his maintenance of law and order ... us that Tiberius used his private fortune by providing aid for the victims of major disasters, such as the Tiber floods and the disastrous fire at the Aventine. According to Cassius Dio,...

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... sentences to play with the citizens" minds. ". . . If I were disposed to stir your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage I should do Brutus wrong and Cassius wrong." He says this in order to prove Brutus and Cassius wrong without making himself look like he is going against them. Antony pretends to like the conspirators so that they do not kill him so ... ...

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... told Portia about it. Portia never gave Brutus any reason not to trust her. Brutus acted like she was going to go tell everyone of the conspirator's plan. Brutus trusted Cassius, who was lying to him, but he would not trust his own wife, who would have never gone against him. Even if she was a woman, she still could be trusted ... the whole plan of the conspirators with Portia, she probably would have talked him out of it, which would have been a good thing. Brutus was being taken advantage of by Cassius and the rest of the conspirators and he didn't even realize it. Portia probably cou...

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... the better of all Roman people. He felt it was in the best interest of his fellow countrymen. Brutus even states, "let us be sacrificers not butchers" when talking to Cassius about how to kill Caesar. This shows he thought it was a sacrifice that had to be done for Rome. He did it because it had to be done. Brutus even ... a dangerous and greedy man. A lot of men thought of Brutus as a very honorable and noble man. Throughout the book they give little clues to this. One is when Brutus asks Cassius if he knows the men at his doorstep and he replies, "Yes, everymen of them; and no man her...

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