The Noble Conspirators In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

The ‘Noble’ Conspirators

“Assumptions are normally the mother of all mistakes,” a quote by the philosopher Eugene Fordsworthe. In 58 B.C., Julius Caesar was a Roman General who ruled Rome along with two other men, Crassus and Pompey. Caesar was renowned for his numerous victories against the Gauls. He even defeated one of his alleged partners Pompey, which ultimately gave Caesar full reign of Rome. Caesar was a brutal leader; he even appointed himself dictator for life. Many feared he would become king, and the Roman Republic would have to resort to the past ways of the Roman Monarchy. A group of ‘nobles’ took it upon themselves to assassinate Caesar. Caesar may have been a brutal ruler, but he was accused and judged for actions that had not taken place yet. Therefore, the ‘nobles’ should not have killed Caesar. The first reason they should not have killed him was the fact that they were basing their decisions and anger off of assumptions made about Caesar. Secondly, the death of Caesar created animosity among the Roman people spurring mobs. Lastly, all of the conspirators ended up on the same road as Caesar, and that road was death.

Caesar was a cruel yet upstanding ruler, and people should not have made assumptions about his future actions. Caesar was a man of

flattery and conceit, which was expressed through his decision of becoming dictator for life. The idea of Caesar becoming king was feared by the ‘nobles’ and people of Rome. They did not want a repeat of the Tarquin line before him. Overall, Caesar was a leader and he wanted what was best for Rome and the people. Caesar had his faults, but killing him was not the solution to the problem.
The death of Caesar created tension between the Roman people.

In act 3 of Julius Caesar, and after the death of Caesar, Brutus and Antony each prepared speeches. Brutus shined light on the glory of Caesar and showed no resentment towards him even though he had just helped murder him. Antony on the other hand bashed Brutus and the other conspirators and avenged Caesar. After Antony’s speech, mobs of Roman citizens directed their rage to anyone that had anything to do with the conspiracy. The death of Caesar turned into a plethora of deaths. Cassius and Brutus went to war against Antony and Octavius. So the death of Caesar turned Roman people against each other, and the outcome was more

deaths.
The ‘noble’ conspirators’ plan was to kill Caesar, which they accomplished, but they did not follow through with the rest of their plans. In act 5, Brutus displays cruel and conceited characteristics of Caesar while preparing for battle. This created tension between Brutus, Cassius, and the other conspirators. In the end, the so called avenging spirit of Caesar (also known as guilt) struck the conspirators. The ‘nobles’ ended up committing suicide one by one.
In conclusion, Caesar may have been a harsh leader but his intentions were to expand
Rome and ensure safety to the people. Caesar’s death spurred mobs and war among the Roman people. The ‘nobles’ never followed through with their plan, instead they all committed suicide. Fire cannot be fought with fire, and a more reasonable solution could have been used by the ‘nobles’. Therefore, the ‘nobles’ should not have killed Caesar.