Julius Caesar
Caesar should have never been assassinated by the conspirators. Brutus once said that he was the one whom assassinated Julius Caesar, for the good of Rome, and the people. The Roman Empire was thriving under Julius Caesar. Brutus also said Caesar was an “ambitious” man on a mission. He was never ambitious, because he made Rome powerful, and the people happy. Brutus once said “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves”. Furthermore, how did Brutus know that the citizens of Rome would be forced to become slaves, and not die as free men? In conclusion, all of the conspirators should pay for what they did to extraordinary Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar (100-44BC) was one of the greatest men produced by ancient Rome and he remains today a famous personality in world history (Barlow 2005). The conspirators were wrong to murder Julius Caesar in three ways. Firstly, they were morally wrong in the removal of Caesar. Secondly, they failed to consider a practical benefit to Rome in the murder of Caesar, resulting in only more problems. Lastly and most importantly, the conspirators were wrong to murder Julius Caesar because they placed their interests before those of Rome.
The conspirators were wrong to kill Julius Caesar because he contributed to the upturn and reformation of Rome into an orderly state. Caesar reformed Rome and prevented Rome from demolition. For instance, Caesar "reorganized the town governments in Italy, reformed the courts, planned to codify the law to improve administration. Besides
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Some people believe that Brutus joining the conspiracy was the right thing for him to do. They agree with the killing of Caesar because they believe if he became a ruler he would be a tyrant. They would rather have the Caesar be murdered than risk the slightest possibility that he would become a dictator. What the conspiracy doesn’t realize is that life is precious. They didn't even make an attempt to talk to Caesar, or even verify that if he did become ruler, he would cause chaos. The conspiracy just lashed out and didn't care who got hurt in the
Should Julius Caesar have been killed? This question has plagued history for years without a real answer. Julius Caesar was corrupt and all powerful, and his death saved Rome. It really is that simple; he declared himself dictator for life and ignored the Senate’s power. A man with that much power can only hurt a nation.
There were a group of people that had been involved with Caesar’s death. There were those who were mere bystanders or tried to help Caesar such as the soothsayer and his wife, Calpurnia, and more. Although there were the innocent, there were many conspirators against Caesar. The conspirators consisted of the Senate, Cassius, and especially Brutus. Brutus was loved dearly by Caesar and he returned the same feelings, but he had his suspicions about Caesar.
In William Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar”, Brutus, a powerful leader in Rome, joins a conspiracy to murder Julius Caesar, the leader of Rome at the time. This shows that Brutus will be committing a murder. A more accurate statement would be that he is essentially assassinating the man who held the highest position of power. The story begins with the conspirators beginning to plan out the assassination of Caesar.
I believe that Marcus Brutus was the noblest of Romans. Out of the conspirators, Brutus was the only one who was actually acting in the best favor of Rome. Brutus was the only conspirator who had good intentions for his people. The other conspirators wanted nothing but to see Caesar fall. Brutus on the other hand saw Caesar rising to power as a threat and wanted to remove him, possibly without the use of deadly force. He thought he should be the one to take Caesar’s place.
The killers assassinated Caesar without clear justification and did it based on their own assumptions of him. Cassius says, “Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed That he is grown so great? Age, thous art shame! Rome thous hast last the breed of noble bloods!”(Act I, scii, 150-153). Cassius is asking what is so great about Caesar without saying what isn’t great about him. One of Caesar’s good friends, Brutus, claims he
¨Hello citizens of Rome. Alys weather forecast appears to be quite accurate here on the streets of Rome, but there has been some breaking news. Julius Caesar has been murdered. The man being accused of this unlawful dead is Bruts knfsubf. Many find it hard to believe that Caesar was slaughtered by an ally and some might even go as far to call Bruts his friend. Not many details about his death have been given to the public and that is why I am here to gather the opinions of people on the streets of Rome. Would Brutus really kill Caesar?
Firstly, according to the conspirators, one of the critical issues why they murdered Julius Caesar was because he wanted to be a King. He aspired to be the king of Rome and the lord of the entire world (Cicero On duties ex.). This position made him being hated by the common people for the first time (Plutarch Caesar extract 60). When Roman Republic was established in 509 BC it was focused on the issue of liberty, freedom from those who want to be a tyrant or a king (Buttrose and Barlow 2014, p.5). Caesar was praised since he ended the civil war and brought with it a relative peace to Rome; consequently, he received many honors (Appian The civil wars extract 106). For instance, statues were built in his honor and he was considered to be holy and inviolate. However, Caesar took these honors, especially the latter so much to heart that he began using a pair of high red boots that were
The great Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of men that believed him to be an ambitious leader who did not care about the well-being of the people of Rome. Julius Caesar made his way to the capitol, in order, to receive the crown that was being presented to him by the Senate. Once entering the building the conspirators all attacked him at once, rendering him helpless and powerless. Each and every one of them made sure that Caesar felt their anger and hatred toward him, and continued to stab him until they knew that he was dead and could no longer take over Rome. The crowd was then told of what had happened by no other than Brutus than himself. The crowd received a speech from both Mark Antony and Brutus depicting if the actions
Marcus Brutus was a very well thought out man. Brutus declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to save Rome. He says to the people that, "If then that friend demands why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."(Act 3, scene 2, lines 19-21). If Brutus was not in the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the whole plot would've fallen apart. Since Brutus "...loved Rome more."(Act 3, scene 2 and line 21), he decided to be a part of the conspiracy. Cassius and the rest of the conspirators would probably not have continued on without Brutus because they would have no "insurance" afterwards. The people would think that there was no reason for Caesar's death and most likely beheaded all the conspirators. These are the reasons why Brutus was needed
William Shakespeare has attributed to dealing with some of the concepts that confirm his piercing insight into human nature. Shakespeare considers men to be instinctive with exaggerated passion, if not guided by reason, leading to unexpected consequences - affecting both the individual and the community. This study is devoted to discussing the phenomenon of crime and punishment in Julius Caesar according to the canon of Shakespeare. This paper is an attempt to deal with how the individual and society are affected by the inability of man to deal rationally with his divided nature. It also shows how men cannot mitigate the consequences of their anti-social actions, because justice must be on track. He deals with the criminal conspiracy
When Caesar was killed, the intention was to make Rome back into a republic. Caesar had different values than the Senate, which was shown in his actions towards equality between Patricians and Plebeians. The problem recognised by most of the party who went to kill Caesar was that the control of the Rome was being handed over to a single person and that person didn’t favour the Optimates as they would have liked. Having one person with so much power was a threat to everyone else in the business, but for the majority that lived in Rome, Caesar’s power was a good thing. The Patricians who were losing their privilege saw the sharing of luxury as a bad thing, but the Patricians had become a minority over the years, with the ratio of Patricians to Plebeians being 1:30. The Plebeians benefited the most and gained equal, or more-equal-than-before rights under Caesar’s reign. The democratic ways of Rome meant that Caesar was who the public chose and wanted. The majority of Rome wanted Caesar to be dictator for life, regardless of how it affected their republic. But for some, it was a threat. To the assassins it certainly was. Caesar’s assassins wanted to create a world where they could pretend Caesar had never happened. But life after Caesar’s death could not have been more different from their wishes.