How Is Brutus Caesar Abusing Personal Power

In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar valued Rome highly and did not have any intentions of abusing personal power. On the other hand, Brutus and Cassius craved power and their way of pursuing it was to assassinate Caesar. Brutus also feared that Caesar would rule as a tyrant which, he thought, would not be best for Rome. Brutus supposedly foresaw that Caesar would rule, but not with the desire to treat his people fairly.
Brutus and Cassius took a chance on their predictions and assassinated Caesar to fully prevent him from ruling. This all begins with Cassius convincing Brutus that he does not want Caesar to have the throne when saying “I was born free as Caesar. So were you.We both have fed as well, and we can both

Brutus speaks alone when saying "How that might change his nature, there's the question. It is the bright day that brings forth the adder". When Brutus compares Caesar to a serpent in an egg, he says "And therefore think of him as a serpent's egg- Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous- And kill him in the shell". This makes it clear what motivated Brutus to kill Caesar. Brutus believed that Caesar would become dangerous once gaining power and that he would have to be killed "in the shell". In the same speech Brutus says that ambitious young men use humility to bring themselves further and once they make it to the top, they betray the people that they were once aiding. When Brutus receives the fake letter from the Roman public, he is convinced that he is going to be their hero and that he has been sleeping while Rome is in trouble. He then joins the conspirators and the story goes on from there. Brutus's main flaw was that he was easily persuaded by Cassius and that his intentions may not have been all his. Brutus was turned against his friend and was pushed to think the thoughts he would not have typically thought. Consequently, Brutus is corrupted and believes that the only solution is to kill Caesar before he claims the throne. Caesar never actually becomes a ruler and never treats Rome badly, therefore, his death can

This is not the case, mainly because Brutus chose to think the way he had and was easily manipulated by Cassius. The main reason that the conspirators need Brutus was because “Brutus shall lead the way, and we [the conspirators] will grace his heels with the most boldest and best hearts of Rome” (act 3 scene 1). Because Brutus is known to be a friend of Caesar, the public will listen to him and hear his reasons for the assassination. Brutus says to the people “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."(Act 3,scene 2).” and this is how he defends himself along with the conspirators. If Brutus was just a normal citizen, the people would most likely have not got with him. Brutus’s tragic flaw was his honor for Rome and he went as far as to kill his friend to keep Rome the way it had been. Brutus does not make the right decisions and Cassius can not like full responsibility for Brutus’s poor