To What Extent Was Brutus Was Responsible For Killing Caesar

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Cassius wanted Brutus to help with the plan of murdering Caesar, and Brutus decided to kill Caesar for the good of Rome. Cassius and Brutus are both responsible for the murder of Caesar. Cassius thought Caesar wanted to be king, so he asked Brutus to help him in a plot to kill Caesar. Cassius was motivated to kill Caesar because he didn’t want him to become king. While Cassius was in the senate, so he had some contact with Caesar, but they were not as close as Brutus’ relationship with Caesar. Cassius was the first person to start planning the murder of Caesar, but he needed Brutus to complete it. Many people looked up to Brutus, and without Brutus, many people would not have believed that Caesar should have been killed. Since Cassius was the one to start the plan to murder Caesar, he was partially responsible for Caesar’s death. …show more content…

Brutus wants Caesar dead because he thinks it is best for all of Rome, but if it were up to him, he would never kill his friend. Brutus was motivated to kill him because Cassius pushed Brutus to join the plot to murder Caesar. He never wanted to be involved with the murder. Once he realized Rome would suffer if Caesar became king, he was on board. Brutus was one of Caesar's very good friends, and now his friend is dead because of him. Brutus underestimated Marc Antony, and now Marc Antony wants to kill Brutus for Caesar's death. Brutus was mostly responsible for Caesar’s death because he betrayed his best friend, and was the last one to stab

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