Brutus: The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

Brutus only has two choices in act II of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, to kill caesar or to let the roman republic fall under caesar. Brutus decides to kill Caesar under the manipulation of Cassius. But to be able to make that decision he had to be under a certain mindset which involved many different things. In the beginning of act II Brutus decides that he must kill Julius Caesar but, with that he must have been under a certain mindset which was contributed to by many things.
Brutus was worried about Caesar changing as a person if he were crowned. He thought that if he was crowned he would turn the republic into a dictatorship. Brutus said “ I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general. He would be crowned. How that might change his nature, there's the question.” Brutus’s ancestor had help built the republic, he did not want to see what was so great go to waste. Brutus believed that since Caesar was so young, his ambition was very which which go to his head. Brutus stated in act II “ But ‘tis a common proof? That lowliness is a young ambition's ladder,”
There was also manipulation caused in act II, they were letters written by cassius to Brutus. These letters were pretending to be citizens asking for help with Caesar. Brutus read “ Brutus thou sleep’st; awake, and see thyself. Shall Rome &c. Speak, strike, redress. Brutus, thou sleep’st; awake.” Brutus read this and made him think that even citizens had a problem with Caesar and that wasn’t just him and the conspiracy. Brutus was afraid which made him even more vulnerable to Cassius's manipulation tactics. Referencing back to act I Cassius said “Like a colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves.” Cassius acted as if Brutus was under Caesar so the only way to be equal was to get rid of