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Julius Caesar Comradery

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The strength of a comradery is put to the test in the tragic play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Brutus, an honorable Roman, and Cassius, a man with questionable motives, come together against the Roman army after assassinating Julius Caesar. In the early parts of the play, these two men seem to work well together, however as the story progresses, the conspirators reveal their true colors which leads to their defeat. Although Brutus and Cassius lost the war and their lives in the original story, by having the two stick together and focus on what is important, they would pose an unstoppable force to the Romans thus saving both their lives. The first instance of Brutus and Cassius’ drift apart is in act four, scene two. The two revolutionaries …show more content…

This “ghost” is actually the manifestation of Brutus’ doubt and guilt, which is why Caesar says, “thou shalt see me at Philippi,” signifying that Brutus is not completely certain that his choice to advance to Philippi is the best decision to make (4.3.327). In the author’s plays, whenever a character sees a ghost, it foreshadows their death later in the story. Brutus becomes fearful of this, and selfishly puts his life above everyone else’s. Without thinking, Brutus orders his servants to “Bid [Cassius] set on his powers betimes before [us]...,” which divided and weakened their army as a whole (4.3.353). Sending Cassius off without the help of Brutus’ army is a futile strategy, and he is aware of that. Brutus knows the strength of the Roman army but still sends Cassius’ group after them to preserve his own life. This shows that after their previous argument, Brutus does not really care about Cassius anymore despite his farewell to him in act five. The war tactic that Brutus uses ensures the death of the army and himself as well, however this could all be avoided if the men set aside their differences for the sake of the

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