"He was the noblest Roman of them all."
Brutus thinks Caesar is an honorable man. But when he is told that his rise to power will be the downfall of Rome, Brutus decides to plot with the rest of the conspirators and end Caesars reign, and life.
To Brutus tent
Brutus and Claudius and some of their friends think Caesar is getting too uppity so they assasinate him in the Capitol. Unfortunately they are chased out of town by the crowd and Caesar's pal Antony who, together with Caesar's nephew, track them down, defeat them in a battle and cause them to commit suicide. The end.
The citizens start to hate Brutus and Cassius for murdering Caesar. Antony mentions in his speech basically that Caesar cared for the poor and cried for and with them. Because of this, Brutus and Cassius go running for the gates of Rome to save themselves.
In the beginning of the play, Brutus is trusted by Caesar, and they have a filial sort of relationship. But Brutus plays a large role in Caesar's assassination. Caesar's dying words are, "Et tu, Brute?" (you too, Brutus?) because he can hardly believe that someone he loved and was close to would murder him. Brutus reasons, "Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Rome more." He thinks that killing Caesar was for the greater good, and if you've read the play, you would realize that Brutus's fatal flaw is his nobility. He overthinks everything, always searching for the noble, honorable, "right" thing to do. It was also mentioned that perhaps Brutus was truly Caesar's son, of an affair. At Brutus's funeral oration, Antony says Brutus was "Caesar's angel," although it is never blatantly explained why Caesar trusts and loves Brutus so much, then is betrayed. Although Brutus's honor to Caesar is strong in the beginning, it wavers enough for him to take part in Caesar's murder, but then he sees the effects because of it. By the end of the play, Brutus sees that Rome in the hands of Antony, Octavius, etc is worse than it would have been under Caesar's ruling, and Brutus commits suicide. Note that this question does not have anything to do with the question. The question entails the relationship between BRUTUS and CASSIUS, while this answer is telling the relationship between Brutus and Caeser.
Octavian and Antony won the battle of Philippi together. That was the battle that put an end to Brutus and Cassius.
If you mean his "Friends! Romans! Countrymen!" speech, he is not so much making a point as crying havoc and loosing the dogs of war, as he said he would. The speech is a remarkable appeal to the emotions of the Roman mob, not to their reason. When you sneer sarcastically "and sure, he is an honourable man" the emotional response of the hearer is to agree "right, he is no honourable man" without thinking. Brutus is certainly an honourable man; Antony himself says so at the end of the play after Brutus is dead and no longer a threat. Antony is not making a point, but trying to get the mob into an irrational rage which will hunt the conspirators out of the city and give Antony the opportunity to replace Caesar as dictator.
At the end of the play, Act 5 scene 5, Antony says: "This was the noblest Roman of them all.All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, "This was a man." Basically, Antony calls Brutus the noblest Roman.
Cassius wants to wait where they are so that they are nicely rested and fully energized while Antony's troops would come tired. The battle would then be won by them. On the other hand, Brutus feels that they should march to Antony. This is because the people living in that area were only on their side as they were forced to be. Thus, if Antony marched towards them, they would not be able to recruit many people on the way making their army very big and unbeatable. Also, they would be well refreshed. In the end, it was Brutus' plan that was chosen.
Brutus' suicide in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is immediately prompted by his defeat at the Battle of Philippi. Facing the overwhelming forces of Antony and Octavius, Brutus realizes that he and his allies cannot win the conflict. To avoid capture and the dishonor of defeat, he chooses to take his own life, believing it to be a more honorable end. His suicide reflects his principles and the tragic consequences of his actions throughout the play.
Brutus thinks Caesar is an honorable man. But when he is told that his rise to power will be the downfall of Rome, Brutus decides to plot with the rest of the conspirators and end Caesars reign, and life.
To Brutus tent
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Brutus and Claudius and some of their friends think Caesar is getting too uppity so they assasinate him in the Capitol. Unfortunately they are chased out of town by the crowd and Caesar's pal Antony who, together with Caesar's nephew, track them down, defeat them in a battle and cause them to commit suicide. The end.
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Brutus orders Cassius to stap him in the heart but Cassius refuses.