Marcus Brutus In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

In February 44 BC. Julius Caesar has just reentered Rome in triumph after a victory in Spain over the sons of his old enemy, Pompey the Great. During the celebration it was interrupted and broken up by Flavius and Marullus, two political enemies of Caesar. It soon becomes apparent their words are powerful and secret forces are working against Caesar. Caesar appears, attended by the train of friends and supporters, and is warned by a soothsayer to "beware the ides of March," but Caesar ignores the warning and leaves for the games and races. Marking the celebration of the feast of Lupercal.

After Caesar left, only two men remain behind — Marcus Brutus, a close personal friend of Caesar, and Cassius, a long time political foe of Caesar's. Both men are of aristocratic origin and seen the end of their ancient privilege in Caesar's political reforms and conquests. Brutus was a very smart man and smartness is a very good quality for a leader. Another feature Brutus had, was he had very little or maybe even no emotions, and if he did he did a very good job of hiding them. A further aspect of Brutus is that he was very well respected by everyone.

In the next scene, it revealed that the conspiracy Cassius spoke of veiled terms is already a reality. He gathered together a group of disgruntled
The time is the early morning; the date, the fateful ides of March. The preceding night has been a strange one — wild, stormy, and full of strange and unexplainable sights and happenings throughout the city of Rome. Despite the conspirators' best efforts, a warning is pressed into Caesar's hand on the very steps of the Capitol, but he refuses to read it. Wasting no further time, the conspirators move into action. Purposely asking Caesar for a favor they know he will refuse, they move closer, as if begging a favor, and then, reaching for their hidden weapons, they kill him before the shocked eyes of the senators and