He is afraid that Caesar will become a tyrant.
They were friends; Caesar had treated Brutus as a protégé.
Cassius and Brutus were the two co-leaders of the conspiracy against Caesar.
Julius Caesar was stabbed twenty three times. the last strike was performed by Brutus, Caesar's best friend. Brutus gave the twenty-third slash to Caesar into his neck.
They were friends; Caesar had treated Brutus as a protégé.
Their full names are Marcus Junius Brutus ("Brutus"), Gaius Cassius Longinus ("Cassius") and Gaius Julius Caesar ("Caesar"). Cassius was married to Junia, half-sister of Brutus. Cassius and Brutus were the leaders of the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar
Marcus Brutus
Marcus Brutus joined the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar because he, being an idealist, thought that he was saving the government.
Brutus was needed for the conspiracy because he was a high ranking senator and also a staunch republican. He gave the conspiracy legitimacy.
Realizing that his friend Brutus has been part of the conspiracy to kill him.
In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," the key conspirators include Cassius and Brutus, who are central to the plot against Caesar. Cassius is the mastermind who recruits others, while Brutus, despite his close friendship with Caesar, joins the conspiracy out of a sense of honor and the belief that Caesar's ambition threatens the Republic. Other notable conspirators include Casca and Decius Brutus, who actively participate in the assassination. Together, they conspire to eliminate Caesar to prevent what they perceive as tyranny.
Cinna indicates that they need to win over Brutus to the conspiracy against Julius Caesar. He believes that Brutus's involvement would lend credibility and moral authority to their cause, as Brutus is respected by the Roman people and seen as an honorable man. Gaining Brutus's support is crucial for the success of their plan to assassinate Caesar.
In Act 1 of "Julius Caesar," Cassius tells Brutus that his name is as fair as Caesar's to emphasize Brutus's noble character and to persuade him to join the conspiracy against Caesar. By equating Brutus's name with Caesar's, Cassius aims to elevate Brutus's sense of honor and duty, suggesting that he has just as much right to influence Rome's future as Caesar does. This manipulation seeks to ignite Brutus's ambition and sense of responsibility to protect the Republic from tyranny.