... plays , does not have Julius Caesar as its main subject but rather the relationship between two friends as one of its main themes .Marcus Brutus and Cauis Cassius ,probably the most important characters in the play are very close friends and yet so different in character . Marcus Brutus is a praetor, a judge in Rome ... noblest man in this play and is deeply respected all over Rome . As Casca says ,"he sits high in all the people's hearts". In camparison, Cassius is a member of parliament in the Senate House . In Julius Caesar's eyes he is someone to be feared .It is because of his poor ...

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... Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves." (Act I, scene II, ll. 135-137). Cassius feels as though he was born to serve Caesar until his death. He also feels that he should be treated equal because he is as much of a ... man as Caesar. Further more, when Cassius sends Pindarus to check on Titinius status he retreats and states, " Titinius is enclosed round about Now Titinius! Now some light. O, he lights too! He's ... the face of men, the sufferance." (Act II, scene I, ll. 114-115). Brutus throws out his trust without realiz...

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... as senators? Probably not. Simple townspeople did not have the power, and could not even bare to think of murdering someone as noble as Caesar. Cassius and the other Senators had the power to, and did commit murder. Brutus though, did not think of it as murder. "People and senators, ... . If even a single whisper of assassinating someone with a high rank was heard, you were thrown in jail. An example of this would be when Cassius and the other conspirators discussed their plan to kill Caesar and Mark Antony: Decius, well urged. I think it is not meet, Mark Antony, so ... hand" (Shakesp...

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... character flaws. Brutus is what we may describe as a tragic hero since his flaws lead to his own defeat. Brutus's flaws are his gullibility and honor. Cassius' flaws are his jealousy, narcissism, and his manipulative ways. He is also a good judge of character. Caesar is very self-centered and dismissive. These ... success. One of Brutus' flaws is his gullibility. This leads him to believe everything he is told. His gullibility makes him believe Antony and Cassius. He accepts their claim that Caesar's death is for the "betterment of Rome." Brutus is an honest man and has no hidden motive...

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... his arrogance and his dictatorship. Being image conscious is necessary for a ruler in order to maintain the peoples trust, but unfortunately for Caesar, Cassius exploited this quality of his to the fullest extent. A soothsayer declares that Caesar should beware the ides of March, but Caesar being image conscious, ... scorns him and pays no heed to his warning. Cassius plays a very important role in framing the conspiracy. He is able to even turn Caesar's close friend Brutus against him by means of flattery ... weaknesses were worthy enough for him to deserve death. Caesar, though physic...

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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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... 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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... 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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... so easy. Along with this he faced many external pressures. Even though he was a important and well-respected political figure he had one major flaw: being easily manipulated. His associate Cassius would come to exploit this flaw by attempting to use him as a puppet in order to murder Julius Caesar, the soon to be king. Brutus was faced with the conflict ... city of Rome under the rule of a tyrant unfit for the throne. The meaning behind all this was to show that Brutus was sincere in looking out for Rome. Unlike Cassius and the other conspirators who were just jealous of Caesar saying t...

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... supports him, he begins to rule in an oppressive and domineering manner. Because the Senators do not want to lose their own power by Caesar, several of them, led by Cassius, plan to destroy Caesar. Brutus is manipulated into joining the conspiracy, he fears that Caesar, his friend, will become a callous ruler; he openly states his belief that power corrupts all ... leaders. After Caesar's assassination, Octavius and Antony seek their own power configuration and Cassius, leading the conspirators, plots for his own victory. At Caesar's funeral, Antony speaks of the power Caesar had, and a...

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... naming each of the conspirators. The conspirators bring to attention the question of whether or not to kill Antony. They fear that Caesar's death will cause Antony to seek revenge. Cassius states "Let Antony and Caesar fall together," (2.1.161). Brutus feels Antony is powerless without Caesar and that they should "be sacrifices, but not butchers," (2.1.166). Through Brutus" persuasion, they decide ... " next error of letting Antony speak at Caesar's funeral. After Caesar's assassination, Antony proposes to speak at the funeral. Cassius strongly disagrees that one of Caesar's loyal friend...

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... and qualities that that made people question his ability to be a good leader. On many occasions he proved to be not worthy of becoming the leader of Rome. According to Cassius, Julius Caesar asked him to have a swim race. He stated that the first one across the river would win. It turned out that Caesar began to drown, and was begging ... Cassius to save him. I think that a leader should be well aware of his capabilities, unlike Caesar. Caesar always made himself seem so great and better than others. He spoke to others ... ...

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... ambitious and that the murder was not justified. It is a great speech and it starts the war between Mark Antony, Octavius, and Brutus, Cassius. It proves Mark Antony's point very clearly to the people, stating that Brutus, Cassius, and all the other conspirators were wrong for what they have done, and that they will pay dearly for it, which they all do ... ...

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... 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, for me!" (Bloom 121). This was Casca's cry as ... ...

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... must attend the Senate hearing and dismisses her fears. Caesar then is stabbed to death by the conspirators, proving that the supernatural omens held truth. After Caesar's death, Brutus and Cassius are left to fight those who loved him. Before battle Brutus is approached by Caesar's ghost,((Brutus): Speak to me what thou art/(Ghost): Thy evil spirit, Brutus?To tell ... ...

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... really did not give much consideration to what the soothsayer had said. Off they went to the Caesar house. It was there that Caesar confides in Anthony his suspicion of Cassius. On the ides of March Anthony enters in to the Senate prepared for the glorious day of Caesar's crowing. To his surprise he arrives to the gruesome sight of Caesar ... ...

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