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Why was brutus against including cicero and against killing mark Antony?
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∙ 8y ago
Brutus is against including Cicero and killing Mark Antony because he believes that Cicero will not follow anything that another man has started. He is against killing Mark Antony because he feels it will be to bloody.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoBrutus saw killing Caesar as an act necessary to save the Roman Republic and Rome's liberty, not as act of vengeance. He thought that killing Marc Antony would make people think that the conspiracy was against the leaders of the political opposition and a bloody act, rather than doing the right thing for the citizens and saving Rome. It would detract from the nobility of the intention of the conspiracy. He also thought that killing Marc Antony as well would turn the populace against them.
In his play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare has Brutus say that Marc Antony is "but a limb of Caesar." With Caesar dead, Antony would be harmless.
Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius,
To cut the head off and then hack the limbs,
Like wrath in death and envy afterwards;
For Antony is but a limb of Caesar:
Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius…
We shall be called purgers, not murderers.
And for Mark Antony, think not of him,
For he can do no more than Caesar's arm
When Caesar's head is off.
Act 2 scene 1
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∙ 9y agoAccording to the historian Plutarch (who wrote about a hundred years after the event), Brutus only wanted to kill Caesar, who was seen as the tyrant who needed to be removed from power. Additionally, he had hoped that Antony would have a change of heart and join their side.
However, Antony appears to have been unaware of this, and briefly fled from Rome while dressed as a slave.
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∙ 12y agoWiki User
∙ 12y agoBecause most Roman leaders agreed with Julius Caesar on the opinion that you do not kill a senator. I might be wrong though. :/
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∙ 12y agoBrutus was opposed to unnecessary bloodshed. He believed that Antony was a lightweight who would not be a danger to the conspirators after Caesar's death. He was wrong.
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Who did Cassius and Brutus fight a civil war against?
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What was Brutus' opinion of killing Mark Antony along with Caesar?
Brutus argued against killing Antony for two main reasons. First, he thought that if they killed anyone other than Caesar, everyone would view them as bloodthirsty murderers instead of liberators. Second, he did not think that Antony would retaliate against them due to the fact that his power would diminish with Caesar's death.
Why did Antony go to war with Cassius?
Marcus Antony wanted revenge against Marcus Brutus and Cassius for killing Julius Caesar, so he, Octavius Caesar, and Lepidus decide to send their armies to attack the armies of Brutus and Cassius in the second half of the play.
Does brutus insist that the conspirators kill Antony?
Brutus did not plan to kill Mark Antony although he most certainly thought about it. Brutus knew Antony was loyal to Caesar and that Antony had military skills. Brutus, however, clearly underestimated the damage that Antony could cause. Brutus made a mistake and he would die for his conspiracy against Caesar.
Which triumvirate members fought against Brutus and the conspirators?
The triumvirate members who fought against Brutus and the conspirators were Octavian and Marc Antony.
Who warns against killing mark Antony in Julius Caesar?
Brutus.
What is Antony's opinion of Brutus?
His opinion on Marc Antony is that Antony is just the limb of Caesar. There is no point in killing him either. Antony is a friend of Brutus and he seems loyal but then Brutus will soon find out that Antony is a traitor to him and but of course despises him.
Who won the argument about killing Marc Antony?
Brutus
Who did Cassius and Brutus fight a civil war against?
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What was Brutus' opinion of killing Mark Antony along with Caesar?
Brutus argued against killing Antony for two main reasons. First, he thought that if they killed anyone other than Caesar, everyone would view them as bloodthirsty murderers instead of liberators. Second, he did not think that Antony would retaliate against them due to the fact that his power would diminish with Caesar's death.
What point does he make Antony spoke against Brutus and the conspirators?
That Brutus "is a honourable man".
Why did Antony go to war with Cassius?
Marcus Antony wanted revenge against Marcus Brutus and Cassius for killing Julius Caesar, so he, Octavius Caesar, and Lepidus decide to send their armies to attack the armies of Brutus and Cassius in the second half of the play.
Does brutus insist that the conspirators kill Antony?
Brutus did not plan to kill Mark Antony although he most certainly thought about it. Brutus knew Antony was loyal to Caesar and that Antony had military skills. Brutus, however, clearly underestimated the damage that Antony could cause. Brutus made a mistake and he would die for his conspiracy against Caesar.
Which triumvirate members fought against Brutus and the conspirators?
The triumvirate members who fought against Brutus and the conspirators were Octavian and Marc Antony.
Why restrictions does Brutus place on Antony when he allows him to speak at the funeral?
Brutus believes that Antony is the same kind of person he is; a man who can be trusted to keep his word and act honourably. While Antony is suggesting that Brutus is dishonourable by calling him honourable, he himself is acting dishonourably by breaking the spirit of his promise to Brutus. Irony upon irony!
What many mistakes did Brutus make?
when Cassius warned brutus to kill Antony, Brutus refused saying that Antony is, but a limb of Caesar.Also he believed that when Brutus tells Antony the reason why they killed Caesar, Antony will be their ally.the other error of Brutus was that he let Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. and this was a huge mistake.
What point does Antony spoke against Brutus and the conspirators?
to pretend to honor them
