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Brutus persuades himself that Caesar must be killed in the sense that the country doesn't want huim in power. Cassius plants forged letters from the people in brutus' servant chambers so that his servant will show brutus letters from the people that say that they believe Caesar is a tyrant! Brutus doesn't want to kill his best friend, but he does want to serve his country in the best way that he can. =Þ
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∙ 14y agoBrutus tells the people that he didn't love Caesar less but Rome more. He told them that Caesar became too ambitious. " Had you rather Caesar living, and die all slaves, than Caesar were dead, to all live free men."
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∙ 13y agoBrutus believes that the murder was for the greater good of Rome. You can tie it to "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely"
Brutus thought that no matter how noble Caesar was, if he became the emperor, he would become corrupted.
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" (Julius Caesar 3/2)
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∙ 15y agoBrutus thinks Caesar must be killed because he is worried about his country's future and hes jealous that Caesar is gaining more power then he is.
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∙ 15y agoBecause he has grown too ambitious. Cassius is the one with the questionable motives, Brutus truly believes that Caesar has become corrupt with his own ambition.
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∙ 14y agoThe fear he was becoming a despot, that he was about to proclaim himself a king.
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∙ 14y agoBrutus said that Caesar became too ambitious to live.His pity for Rome had driven out the pity for Caesar
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∙ 11y agoBecause brutus was told that caesar betrayed rome, or would betray it by fulfilling his amition to become king.
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Why does Brutus want to spare Antony's life?
Brutus spares Antony because he doesn't want to further inflame the populace, and thinks that Antony, as Caesar's friend, can make the citizens understand why Caesar was killed. However, he has underestimated Antony, who turns his speech from one of support for the assassins to one that sets Rome against them. Antony reinforces his position of power in Rome and Brutus must flee.
Was Brutus the one that killed Julius Caesar?
No, Marc Antony was a staunch supporter of Julius Caesar, his second in command at times, and a distant relative. He knew nothing of the plot against Caesar and was the one man that the conspirators feared.
What does Marcus Brutus like to do?
This is not a question to which you can give a simple answer. Brutus was a friend - there were even rumours that he was Caesar's illegitimate son. This is why Caesar says, "Et tu, Brutus" - "Even you, Brutus", because he finds it hard to believe that Brutus, of all people, would stab him. The point is that Brutus has become convinced that Caesar might be plotting to make himself emperor, or encouraging the people of Rome to "force" a crown on him. Brutus passionately believed in the old Roman Republic - in the play he is often seen as a model of the virtues of Republican Rome. One of those virtues is the defence of Rome against would-be conquerors or against anyone trying to rule Rome with a crown on his head. So when Brutus is convinced that Caesar is trying to become Emperor, he is persuaded that there is no way to stop this political disaster except the death of Caesar, whose popularity, wealth, cunning and army will overcome all other means of stopping him. Think of it as the relationship between an uncle and a favourite nephew, where the nephew has been persuaded by senior establishment figures that if Freedom is to be Preserved, Uncle Caesar must die. It is a measure of the nobleness of Brutus's nature (as the Romans saw it) that when he sees this disaster as almost inevitable, he knows that even breaking the bond between friends and between mentor and pupil, has to come second to the good of Rome. The feelings of Brutus the man, have to be replaced by the feelings of Brutus, the defender of the Republic, and Caesar has become an enemy to the Republic. This is also why the rest of the conspirators (especially Cassius) want Brutus as part of their coup d'etat. If the rest of the Romans believe that Brutus judged it necessary to kill Caesar, then they might believe that the whole plot was justified. So Brutus's closeness to Caesar is politically essential to the plotters, and - of course - makes Brutus's decisions that much more gripping for the audience at the play.
What story does Cassius tell Brutus?
He tells Brutus a story in which he & Caesar were holding a swimming contest across the Tiber river, & Caesar starts to drown.The story from the text is as follows::For once, upon a raw and gusty day,The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores,Caesar said to me 'Darest thou, Cassius, nowLeap in with me into this angry flood,And swim to yonder point?' Upon the word,Accoutred as I was, I plunged inAnd bade him follow; so indeed he did.The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet itWith lusty sinews, throwing it asideAnd stemming it with hearts of controversy;But ere we could arrive the point proposed,Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor,Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulderThe old Anchises bear, so from the waves of TiberDid I the tired Caesar. And this manIs now become a god, and Cassius isA wretched creature and must bend his body,If Caesar carelessly but nod on him.He had a fever when he was in Spain,And when the fit was on him, I did markHow he did shake: 'tis true, this god did shake;His coward lips did from their colour fly,And that same eye whose bend doth awe the worldDid lose his lustre: I did hear him groan:Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the RomansMark him and write his speeches in their books,Alas, it cried 'Give me some drink, Titinius,'As a sick girl. Ye gods, it doth amaze meA man of such a feeble temper shouldSo get the start of the majestic worldAnd bear the palm alone.Hope this helps!--Salena Jane--
You must be mad to be mad?
You would'nt think of that if you were mad.
Who suggested that Marc anotony also be killed Julius Caesar?
In Scene 2, Decius Brutus raised a brow over whether only Julius Caesar was the only one who had to be killed. Cassius replied,'well urged, decius.' Then he gave the idea to Brutus that along with Caesar, Antony must also be killed lest he should use the resources at his disposal to them any harm. But, Brutus considered Mark Antony as a 'helpless limb' of Caesar who shall lose his control on the death of his dearest friend and can do nothing except for either laughing at it or harming his own self.
What did Caesar do to Marullas and Flavius?
Caesar had Marullas and Flavius executed for defacing the images of Caesar. This is proof to Cassius and Brutus that Caesar is too powerful and must be stopped.
Why does Brutus want to spare Antony's life?
Brutus spares Antony because he doesn't want to further inflame the populace, and thinks that Antony, as Caesar's friend, can make the citizens understand why Caesar was killed. However, he has underestimated Antony, who turns his speech from one of support for the assassins to one that sets Rome against them. Antony reinforces his position of power in Rome and Brutus must flee.
What would it mean for the republic to have a king?
This must be reffering to that assignment regarding Brutus and Caesar....
What roman must join the conspiracy for it to be successful in the book Julius Caesar?
Marcus Brutus
What is a quote from Julius Caesar saying that brutus wants to kill Julius?
Brutus explains his motives for killing Caesar in the only soliloquy he speaks in the play. From the opening words of this speech-"It must be by his death"-the verb "must" indicates that Brutus has already determined the course of action that he must follow: Caesar must die to preserve the welfare of the republic. The rest of the opening statement is an attestation of the nobility of Brutus's character; he is not motivated by petty, personal jealousies as Cassius is, but by genuine concern for the good, the honour and welfare of Rome.
Why does Cassius believe that Brutus should be a part of the plot against Caesar?
Cassius wants Brutus to join in a conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar. He tells Brutus stories of Caesar to poison his mind and make Brutus believe that Caesar wants to set himself up as a tyrant.
What conditions were Anthony will be allowed to give a funeral speech if agreed to?
Mark Anthony must speak from the pulpit from where Brutus will deliver his speech. He must not speak any ill about the group which murdered Caesar. He will just speak whatever good he can devise of Caesar. He will speak in the pulpit after Brutus.
Was Brutus the one that killed Julius Caesar?
No, Marc Antony was a staunch supporter of Julius Caesar, his second in command at times, and a distant relative. He knew nothing of the plot against Caesar and was the one man that the conspirators feared.
What did Caesar mean by his final words to Brutus?
Historically, it is said that Julius Caesar made no sound while his peers murdered him except for a grunt at the first stab. He died silently, and with betrayed dignity. However, in Shakespeare's play, it is said that Julius Caesar says, "Et tu, Brute?" ("And you, Brutus?") right before he falls to the ground dead. Brutus was someone Julius Caesar considered a friend, and this quote channels the emotion that he must have felt in his last moments. However, this is merely Shakespeare's interpretation.
Why is Cassius's argument to kill Caesar good?
Cassius's argument to kill Caesar is based on the belief that Caesar's ambition poses a threat to the Roman Republic and its democratic principles. He argues that Caesar's rise to power will lead to tyranny and the loss of freedom for the people. By removing Caesar, Cassius believes they can preserve the republic and prevent a dictatorship.
What does Marcus Brutus like to do?
This is not a question to which you can give a simple answer. Brutus was a friend - there were even rumours that he was Caesar's illegitimate son. This is why Caesar says, "Et tu, Brutus" - "Even you, Brutus", because he finds it hard to believe that Brutus, of all people, would stab him. The point is that Brutus has become convinced that Caesar might be plotting to make himself emperor, or encouraging the people of Rome to "force" a crown on him. Brutus passionately believed in the old Roman Republic - in the play he is often seen as a model of the virtues of Republican Rome. One of those virtues is the defence of Rome against would-be conquerors or against anyone trying to rule Rome with a crown on his head. So when Brutus is convinced that Caesar is trying to become Emperor, he is persuaded that there is no way to stop this political disaster except the death of Caesar, whose popularity, wealth, cunning and army will overcome all other means of stopping him. Think of it as the relationship between an uncle and a favourite nephew, where the nephew has been persuaded by senior establishment figures that if Freedom is to be Preserved, Uncle Caesar must die. It is a measure of the nobleness of Brutus's nature (as the Romans saw it) that when he sees this disaster as almost inevitable, he knows that even breaking the bond between friends and between mentor and pupil, has to come second to the good of Rome. The feelings of Brutus the man, have to be replaced by the feelings of Brutus, the defender of the Republic, and Caesar has become an enemy to the Republic. This is also why the rest of the conspirators (especially Cassius) want Brutus as part of their coup d'etat. If the rest of the Romans believe that Brutus judged it necessary to kill Caesar, then they might believe that the whole plot was justified. So Brutus's closeness to Caesar is politically essential to the plotters, and - of course - makes Brutus's decisions that much more gripping for the audience at the play.
