Brutus Caesar Overreacted

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Brutus and Cassius overreacted in their assumption that Caesar would become a tyrant. Caesar hadn’t done anything to show he was going to mistreat his power. Cassius wants to be king so bad that he has tricked Brutus into thinking Caesar would be the downfall of Rome. Caesar turned down the crown three times, he was still human like everyone else, and he loved the Roman people and country. These three reasons help show that Brutus and Cassius overreacted. In Act 3, Scene 2 it is noted that Caesar turned down the crown. If someone wanted a lot of power, why would the turn down the crown repeatedly? It is said by Casca that “Ah, marry, was’t, and he put it by thrice…,” (Act 3, Scene 2, line 229) which in today’s words mean that he pushed the crown away three times. If Caesar were a tyrant like they said or was going to become one, he would’ve accepted the crown on the first offer from Antony. Brutus and Cassius aren’t sure how to take this news because to them why wouldn’t someone like Caesar take the crown. It shows that Caesar wouldn’t become a tyrant and that Brutus and Cassius had overreacted in their assumptions. …show more content…

Cassius said that he too weak to be able to lead the country and that he lacks the qualifications to make him a good leader. How does one lack the qualifications to make a good leader? Cassius had talked to Brutus about how although everyone treated Caesar as a god, he was still one of them, a human. That he still got sick and with him fainting at the celebration in front of everyone it helped prove he was still human. Caesar being human and not a god is a good thing. It means that he will show emotion and be capable of seeing things from other people’s view. If anything Cassius helped shows that they overreacted when he talks about Caesar being too weak human incapable of leading a

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