... hailed Caesar a great general. Caesar did not want to just be a leader, though; he wanted to become king. To Caesar this was his ambition, but then he wanted to become dictator for life. To some senators, this made them fear him becoming dictator, but they also feared the future of Rome. ... in a roundabout way. The Romans had set up a republic government and the last king had been overthrown 450 years ago, but this did not stop Caesar's ambition in becoming king of the "free Romans". This was just unthinkable. Caesar did have a suspicion of some of the Senators. He was not suspicious of...

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... he tries to reason with the crowd and he uses logic to impress the crown. Brutus tries to justify killing Caesar by saying that he killed Caesar for his ambition. This is clearly shown when Brutus says "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant ... ; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honor for his valor; and death, for his ambition."(3.2 24-29). In this quote Brutus is declaring that he never wronged Caesar and gives one good reason of why he had to kill Caesar; for his ambitious ways ...

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... tide of times"(III i 256-257). To prove his loyalty, Antony gives a confident and persuasive speech at Caesar's funeral despite extreme danger on his own life. He began by expressing his grief and sadness. As the speech progresses Antony's emotion changed to extreme anger toward the conspirators when he told the ... a civil war. To Antony, loyalty was an advantageous quality a person could have. He emphasized this when he chose not to kill Lucilius, for he risked his own life to save his master, Brutus. "This is not Brutus, friend, but, I assure you, a prize no less in worth"(V iiii 26-2...

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... and not himself. If he did retreat than he wouldn't be a hero, but a cowards. He would be a coward because he couldn't face what was the truth of Caesar and his ambition. This showed his true honor and he did do this for Rome Brutus also showed many acts of kindness toward others. In Act 1, Scene 2, Cassius tries to get Brutus to ... Brutus's weakness was his lack of judgment. Brutus thought that that all men were trustworthy and honorable, but Cassius proved him wrong when he joined the conspiracy because of Caesar's ambition. Also, he believed what everyone said and just because he di...

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... . The desire and fear of power corrupt every character. The conspirators fear they will lose their free will and live under a tyrant. They also have the desire to increase their own power. Brutus, a close friend of Caesar, chooses to kill Caesar to prevent the fall of the Empire. He believes it is only for the good of the country and that ... he knows Caesar will become corrupted by power but ambition and praise also turn around his head. Caesar proves his conspirators right by becoming the tyrant they feared. Power and corruption play a big role in this story. As Brutus struggled ... w...

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... is powerless to stand up to his wife's decent desires. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself and falls on the other." Macbeth talks about his desire for more power, his ambitions that drives what he does. Lady ... that will begin his treachery maze is greatly influenced by his wife's desires and appealing choices, doing so, will test himself to make his own decisions in the future. After Lady Macbeth had read her husband's letter, she would become an agent of fate, just like the witches, and ... his son Fleance. This is becau...

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... more than he loves Caesar. His motive is that he is doing it for the good of Rome. Brutus feels that the citizens are slaves to Caesar's ambition and as he says himself "It must be by his death and for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the ... assassination of Caesar, both sides, Cassius and Brutus are against Antony, Caesar's good friend, and Octavius, the heir to Caesar's throne, separate and form their own armies. As they fight in the town of Philippi, Shakespeare portrays the contrast of the differentiating military strategies of Brutus and Cassius. Brutus was ...

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... 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 his being crowned king which will bring harm to the public good through his inevitable abuse of power. Although Brutus agonizes over his decision ... army and pursue Brutus and Cassius and their troops into Asia Minor. The eventual battle results in the death of Brutus and the defeat of the conspirators. Presumably, I have my own o...

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... it disjoins remorse from power; and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd more than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, that lowliness is young ambition's ladder, whereto the climber-upward turns his face; but when he once attains the upmost round, he then unto the ladder turns his back, 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 ...

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... for their king...yet I love him well" (I.ii.85-89). Brutus was extremely loyal to the people of Rome, going to any extreme for the good of them and his own ambition. On the Ides of March, as Caesar was assassinated, Caesars last line is, "Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar" (III.i.77). This shows that Caesar would not die without Brutus ... ...

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... . 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, be affrighted./ Fly not; standstill" ambition's debt has been paid" (Shakespeare 3.1.82-83). Brutus announces this so he could convince the people as well as himself that what he had done was not murder, but justice ... . Another instance of Brutus having poor judgement was, "You say you are a better solider:/Let it appear so; make your vaunting true,/And it shall please me well. For mine own part,/I shall be glad to learn of noble men" (Shakespeare...

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... it was true in the ancient world as well. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the peasants and the everyday people had really no minds of their own. Just like today, their viewpoints and outlooks on life could easily be changed by a speaker's ingenuity. The most critical moment of the story, however, is the speech at the Forum ... an honorable man", then continues to prove that he wasn't ambitious at all. He points out the fact that he had also refused the crown three times, asking "was this ambition?" This points the finger directly at Brutus. Reverse psychology is ...

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