After the killing of Caesar, Brutus explains that he killed Caesar not because he loved Caesar less, but because he loved Rome more. ... Unlike Brutus, Cassius kills Caesar out of envy. Cassius dislikes Caesar because he has almost become godlike in the eyes of Romans and because Caesar defeated Pompey, whom Cassius supports. He shows his envy of Caesar when he is talking to Brutus and asks how a weak man like Caesar could rule Rome. ... Instead of holding the defensive position as Cassius wanted to, they go to Philippi to attack Mark Antony and Octavius. ...

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It showed how much Mark Antony loved Caesar, and how Caesar was not a tyrant. He basically proved in this speech to the peasants that Brutus and all of the people who plotted to kill Caesar were wrong for killing Caesar. ... In Mark Antony's speech he tells the people of Rome that Brutus was wrong for saying Caesar was ambitious saying "The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious. ... Antony explains why Caesar was not ambitious in this statement "When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. ... It is a great speech and it starts the w...

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In Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are contrasting characters. ... Do/ not consent/ That Antony speak in [Caesar's] funeral. ... Cassius wants to stay where they are and let Octavius and Antony waste their energy trying to find Brutus and him. " Tis better that the enemy seek us; So shall he waste his means, and weary his soldiers -(4.3.228-229). ... He is the one who starts the conspiracy to kill Caesar. ... This proves Cassius is jealous and fears that Caesar will get to become king. ...

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