... , looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees by which he did ascend. So Caesar may; then lest he may, prevent." - Brutus, II, i. After the conspirators kill Caesar, Antony and Octavius want to gain their own power. Cassius does too. As one would expect, these two opposing sides will have to clash. In the end, Antony and ... Octavius win the power feud, and Cassius and Brutus are the poor, sorry, good-for-nothing, hairy, ugly, smelly, AIDS infected, sunburned losers suffering from poor grades on exams and extreme ... , we shall smile; if not, why then this parting was well made." - B...

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... could come towards Rome. Brutus suffers from internal struggles by deciding whether or not to join the conspiracy, and guilt. His external struggles are killing Caesar, and over powering Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. Brutus has a hard time making the decision to join the conspiracy. He has nothing against Caesar, except for his ambition which may or may not bring bad things ... should be in power of Rome. Antony quickly changes their minds into thinking that he would be a better leader, so now Brutus is faced with yet another challenge - overpowering Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus. Brut...

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... are against Caesar shows that he would do anything, even kill someone he loved, for Rome. Brutus again proves his allegiance to Rome by fighting the 3 armies of Antony and Octavius to keep Rome free. This proves that freedom was his true reason for killing Caesar. Then, in the end, Brutus dies for Rome. After Cassius falls, and there is no ... life as a prisionor a life at all, he thinks himself too good for jail. At the same time he dies in vein, if he would have waited and confronted Antony and Octavius, he would have realized that they did not want him dead and would not have taken h...

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... better judgment, Cassius allows Brutus to over-rule him once again. Instead of holding the defensive position as Cassius wanted to, they go to Philippi to attack Mark Antony and Octavius. Cassius deserved his final fate, which was committing suicide, because he took the life of an innocent man out of envy. In Julius Caesar, each character has a different personality which ... ...

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... how Brutus dominates what decisions are made. Brutus again shows his dominance over Cassius when the two are discussing military strategies. 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 ... ...

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... his speech by saying Brutus was wrong for calling Caesar 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 ... ...

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