Outline On Julius Caesar

2. After reading the first three acts of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, write a short, three paragraph essay in which you analyze Cassius as a character. What type of person is he? Identify specific evidence from the play for support and explain your reasoning.

(In short, don't just tell me what kind of person Cassius is - show me by providing examples of statements, actions, intent, etc.)

Cassius in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a very important character. Cassius is the leader of the conspirators group led to kill Caesar. It’s very easy to understand what kind of person he is in the play. He appears as a very persuasive, manipulative, and observant. All those traits seem to go hand in hand. Although he can easily come off as hateful, he’s the kind of person that has reason to his doings.

In Act 1, Scene 2 Cassius easily convinces Brutus to go against Caesar, even though Brutus is a great friend to Caesar. Cassius shows how clever he is here by bathing Brutus in compliments. Cassius says, “Why should that name be sounded more than yours? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well” basically telling Brutus that he’s just as worthy as Caesar is. Cassius also shows cleverness just by writing and sending notes to Brutus. The notes were from “the citizens of Rome” telling him to overthrow Caesar and that he has good intentions and is worthy of the throne. The notes were what most persuaded Brutus to go against Caesar, this shows how persuasive the writing from Cassius was. Cassius easily manipulated Brutus by observing him so closely. Cassius noticed how Brutus did everything with reason, and for the better. He noticed how much Brutus cared for Rome and made sure to word what he said carefully to manipulate