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Who Is Julius Caesar A Tyrant

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In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, In the third act, Julius is killed by a group of conspirators. These conspirators were Gaius, Cassius, Longinus, Marcus, Junius, and Brutus. Some killed him because of greed, however Brutus killed him because he believed that Caesar was becoming a tyrant. Therefore in order to stop a tyrant from ascending to the throne they all banded together and killed Julius Caesar. Thus causing the two opposite speeches given to the crowd on the day of Caesar's death.

Throughout the play Brutus was a kind and just man with high morals. He was a good friend of Julius Caesar and wanted no harm to come to Caesar. However one night he got an anonymous letter telling him that Caesar was becoming a tyrant. In order to stop harm from coming to his beloved Rome, he helped the conspirators to kill Caesar. Mark Antony was also a good friend to Caesar, instead of conspiring against Caesar he believed that Caesar was never tyrant. At the same time he did not stop the conspirators when they killed Caesar, because he wanted Caesar's throne. …show more content…

He did not know that the letter he received from"Rome" was false. However after the deed was done he had to talk to the people. When he did he explained how his deeds were just. "[N]ot that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." This quote shows how Brutus killed for the good of Rome. The Plebeians responded by shouting "Caesar’s better parts [S]hall be crowned in Brutus." This showed that after Brutus gave his speech the wanted to crown him king in Caesar's place. However that all changed after Mark Antony was done

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