Brutus Caesar's Conspiracy

The plotting to assassinate Caesar took nearly the majority of the play. During Julius Caesar’s parade following his victory against Pompey: Cassius took Brutus off to the side and talked to him about his plot to kill Caesar, but Brutus does not understand why he should be killed. So Cassius says, “ I was born as free as Caesar; so were you”(1.2.96). Cassius is trying to use evidence that Caesar is mortal, so he can convince Brutus to join the conspiracy. Cassius finds Casca in the forest at night and begins a speech to get him to join as well. Cassius says, “you are dull, Casca, and these sparks of life that should be in a Roman you do want”(1.3.56) to Casca. Cassius comes to Casca also to convince him to kill Caesar with him. Cassius spends lots of time going around trying to get people in his conspiracy, and once he gets people they go on and plan how/where they will kill Caesar.

Brutus is a very honorable man: however.

Brutus does not deserve power or the title named after him because he stabbed his friend in the back. Brutus is persuaded into joining Cassius’ conspiracy to kill Caesar, but Caesar is still one of his closest friends, As Brutus stabs Caesar, Caesar looks into Brutus’ eyes and says, “Et Brute!(3.1.77). Caesar realizes that his own friend has betrayed him, and is in so much shock. Caesar says and you Brutus because he is in so much shock Brutus would do this to him. Brutus may have killed Caesar for the good of Rome, but he did a very devastating and selfish act by killing one of his closest

friends.
The assassination of Caesar helped develop most of the main characters interpersonal tragedy. Cassius began to become snotty and taking bribes to do things for people, so Brutus must remind Cassius what they have just done. Brutus says,”Remember March the ides of March remember”(4.3.18) to Cassius. Brutus had to remind Cassius about the real purpose of the ides of March to level Cassius from his recent bad acts. All the death happening around Brutus makes him think about how bad and severe his actions were by killing Julius Caesar. After Brutus see that ghost of Caesar he says, “The Ghost of Caesar hath appear’d to me”(5.5.17) and he said, “I know my hour is come”(5.5.19). Brutus was haunted by the Ghost of Julius Caesar, and it messes with his mind to the point where he thinks tahou his actions and determines he does not deserve to live. After Caesar’s death Brutus is faced with guilt from assassinating a very close friend to save Rome, and Cassius goes through a change in his attitude.