Why Does Brutus Want To Kill Caesar

He repeatedly appeals to Brutus’ anger and ego, making Caesar out to be a power hungry maniac. In one of his speeches, he says “He doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk

In Act One Scene 1, Cassius had created a secret club of people to over-run Julius Caesar. Cassius did this because he wasn’t fond of Caesar’s actions. Cassius, Cinna, and Casca want Brutus to join because he is very popular and wealthy. Many people look up to Brutus. It’s possible that if Brutus joins the club, his followers would support him and help over-run Caesar, they’re going to need as much support as they can get. “Three parts of him ours already, and the man entire upon the next encounter, yield him ours.” Act 1, Scene 3, PG.30)

He thinks of himself as all powerful and that the Romans need him to inform them on the happenings in Rome. He informs the audience that Caesar is no good by saying: “I know he would not be a wolf / But that he sees the Romans are but sheep”(Act 1.3.105-106). By saying this, he is saying that Caesar is only acting like such a wolf because he sees that the Romans are acting like such sheep. Caesar is only powerful because the people are putting him in the position to do so.

Brutus is a devoted friend of Caesar and since they are such trusty friends, Brutus can lead Caesar to Cassius's trap without speculating anything because he thinks Brutus is noble to him.

award to Cassius. He is the most intelligent because he knows that he can’t kill Caesar alone, so

Why should Brutus join the conspiracy? Brutus should join the conspiracy because, he does not know whether Caesar will do good or bad things. Brutus does not know if Caesar will turn on him like he did to Pompey. Caesar could be just a disaster waiting to happen. “Caesar is a serpent’s egg waiting to hatch” (Act 2 Scene 1 line 32-35). These are all reasons as to why Brutus should join the conspiracy.

He used Brutus’s trust to his advantage to get him on his side, thinking that it was for the good of Rome, but it was actually for the benefit of himself and the other conspirators. Brutus trusted his friends in saying that it was the right to do, but in the end the only thing Cassius did to Brutus was manipulate him to think that killing Caesar was the only option. Brutus could have stopped all this from happening if he just thought of other things instead of killing

William Shakespeare’s Julius Cæsar is a play that has focused its plot around the idea of betrayal. One character in particular, Marcus Brutus, a loyal friend of Cæsar, commits the most devious act of betrayal. Brutus is the political figurehead in the plot to kill Cæsar. Cæsar invites Brutus, along with the rest of the conspirators, trustingly into his home just moments before leaving for the capitol where Caesar’s assassination is to take place.

Cassius has free will and therefore acts with this free will. However, this free will is tainted with envy. At the beginning, Cassius decides to rid Caesar since he wants power.” Really! Are you afraid of that?

He wants all the power so he can control everything and do things that other people can’t do. Cassius is jealous that Caesar has a lot more power and is trying to get revenge on him for what he did. Cassius wrote letters to the people in different handwriting so the people think that he is betraying them. Caesar wants to stay king far as long as possible but time was running out for him. Cassius was foreshadowing Caesar to see if he would join him and take over the people of Rome. By the same token, the People shouted to the Pompey loudly that the Tiber started shaking and started to get worried. The people liked Caesar as the king because everybody knew that he was a good leader in

Cassius is a talented general, and does not like the fact that Caesar has become `god-like' in the Roman people's minds (see above quote Act I, Scene ii). Cassius can be seen as a

     Specifically, Caesar’s problem was that his arrogance made the men closest to him feel threatened, mad and jealous. Caesar acted like he was better than everyone else, and he made others feel insignificant, even though they were great and noble also. “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men /Walk under his huge legs and peep about/ To find ourselves dishonorable graves.” (I.ii.135-138) Cassius feels like he shouldn’t have to feel so small next to Caesar, and Caesar thinks he is better than everyone. Caesar talks to everyone like they are nothing compared to him, and he talks about himself as though he could never be questioned, which is basically a dictatorship. Rome was a Republic and the idea that one man could rule it as a king was a threat. Cassius points out, “When could they say (till now) that talked of Rome, that her wide walks encompassed but one man” (I.ii.154-155). This is a reference to the fact that Rome should never be a dictatorship, but a democracy. This is the point that convinces some of the men to move against him. They feel they had to do it to protect Rome. Additionally, Caesar acted so

By his rhetoric, Cassius is able to make Brutus join the conspirators so that Cassius’ personal fear of Caesar becoming king will not play out.

Without Cassius’ persuasive abilities, Brutus would not have been able to join in on the plan and work his magic with the plebeians. He exploits Brutus’ greatest weakness, his love for Rome. Cassius exploits this by writing letters as if they were written by a Romans who were unhappy with caesar’s rule. He did this to appeal to Brutus in such a way that he could not refuse. It was an excellent move on Cassius’ part because he knows that Brutus could never refuse the word of the people. Cassius suggests that these letters should be “throw[n] [at Brutus’] window; set this up with wax upon old Brutus’ statue” (1.3.145-146). Cassius proves to Brutus that Caesar is weak. He tells him a story of when they went swimming in the Tiber and Caesar started drowning, begging like a little girl for Cassius to save him. Cassius says that “Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see thy honorable mettle may be wrought fromt hat it is disposed; therefore it is meet that noble minds keep ever with their likes” (1.2.308-311). Even Brutus who was the most pragmatic man is susceptible to Cassius’ flattery and manipulation. No one is “so firm that cannot be seduced” (1.2.312). Cassius is the only character who can convince and seduce Brutus to join the plan, he is the only character who can appeal to Brutus’ ego. He flatters him and his reputation which appeals to pathos. He convinces him that Caesar is not a good fit to be king, which appeals to logos. He writes letter from the Roman’s to reveal how much they do not want Caesar in the position of power, which appeals to ethos. Cassius is such a skillful speaker that he appeals to all and can make himself appear honorable and

Caius Cassius plays one of the most important roles in William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, which is centred round the assassination of the Roman dictator. The driving force behind the conspiracy is Cassius though there are others who are unhappy with the state of affairs under the prevailing system. Yet, they do not take an active part in the design to get rid of powerful Caesar. So, it is not incorrect to state that the chief protagonist of the assassination plot is no one but Caius Cassius.