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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.

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