between Brutus and Cassius The personalities of Brutus and Cassius differ significantly‚ which causes them to have a corrupt relationship. Brutus is an honest‚ truthful man. He is also shown to be naïve when he allows Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral. He has a passion for the prosperity of Rome‚ and believes that Caesar will not be a fit ruler. He debates joining the conspiracy‚ but doesn’t want to murder Caesar. Cassius is a deceiving‚ selfish man. He knows that the conspirators need Brutus to be
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power and were king like. Marcus Brutus is the most complex character in this play. Brutus is one of the men who assassinate Caesar in the senate. Brutus is complex‚ because he does not just kill Caesar for greed‚ envy or to protect his social position like so many of the other conspirators. This Brutus makes very clear in his speech in act III‚ scene II (lines 12-76)‚ where he explains his actions as being only for the good of Rome. Unlike the other conspirators‚ Brutus is in fact a dear friend of Caesar’s
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greatness than he is in creating a character who is consistent with the other aspects of his drama. If Brutus and Cassius were eminently evil men insidiously planning the cold-blooded murder of an eminently admirable ruler‚ Julius Caesar would be little more than a melodrama of suspense and revenge. On the other hand‚ if Caesar were wholly the bloody tyrant‚ there would be little cause for Brutus’ hesitation and no justification for Antony’s thirst for revenge. In fact‚ Shakespeare creates in Caesar
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Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Cassius are contrasting characters. They differ in the way they perceive Antony as a threat to the assassination plot‚ their dominance in personality‚ and their moral fiber. In Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the more naïve‚ dominant and noble character‚ while Cassius is the more perceptive‚ submissive‚ and manipulative person. <br> <br>Brutus and Cassius are very different in the way they perceive Antony. Brutus is very trusting and naïve when he judges
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Brutus’ demanding of Cassius to give him money revealed the differences between his narcissistic nature and how he sees himself in Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Julius Caesar. Brutus needed the money Cassius earned to pay his soldiers because he had not been able to raise any money on his own. He “can raise no money by vile means‚” unlike Cassius (4.3.75). By making this statement‚ he implies that Cassius is very greedy and does not care what he has to do in order to get what he wants. He also clearly states
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the power. Although Caesar was loved by many‚ he was also hated by many. Cassius played a man who despised Caesar so he created a conspiracy to remove him from his place of power. He took key people in society to help him carry out his plan. Brutus was a well respected man in Roman society‚ so Cassius believed getting him on board would help in the long run if things happened to not end up in their favor. Although Cassius believed he was the leader of the conspiracy he never specifically took action
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Brutus and Cassius In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ a group of people killed Caesar‚ a man who was to become King‚ because they felt he was to weak. Brutus and Cassius were leaders of this group. They have a few similarities and differenes. How they read people‚ who they trust‚ and how making decisions is how they are different and how they feel about Caesar becoming king is how they are similar. In the play‚ Brutus and Cassius are differernt in many ways. After Caesar was
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In life‚ many important decisions develop and must be made before you can act upon a certain idea. In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Cassius and Brutus handle there decisions in different ways. The outcomes of their decisions greatly impact the future events of the play. These outcomes have some positive outlooks‚ and some negative‚ but in the end they are for the greater good. One of these decisions established what would happen to Caesar. When Caesar became dictator‚ many of the
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Brutus to Cassius Act V Dear Cassius‚ I am leaving this for you to read in your afterlife‚ as I am probably dead. I have asked Voluminous to hold out my sword while I run onto it‚ dying in vain. We have lost this major war‚ and we have died in honor and dignity. From the moment you started supporting my conspiracy‚ I knew you would be a loyal soldier until the very end. You have always supported me and never let me down. You have always been there for me. As soon as I heard that you had
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society. Brutus and Cassius had a plan which they would assassinate Julius Caesar. They both agreed they wanted to‚ but for different reasons. Brutus says that it would ruin the republic because the people would want someone like Caesar as king. Cassius is irritated because he believes that Julius Caesar is just as normal as Brutus and himself. He thinks that Caesar is going to be treated as a god rather than a king and Caesar didn’t do anything to deserve to be king. Cassius brings in cases
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