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Rome has a history with tyrants, dictators, and greedy rulers. From Nero, to Caligula and our very own Julius Caesar. And they all came tumbling down by the sword. The play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakepeare is an account of the downfall of Julius Caesar. Now, you probably saying then why was Caesar killed considering he wasn’t truly a tyrant. The death of Julius Caesar was justified! The senate, more specifically Brutus, had a good cause to kill him, there was already evidence of him becoming corrupted, and even the simplest mind knows that power eventually corrupts.
The senate killed Caesar for the good of Rome. Caesar was too ambitious. He wanted too much. He was always looking for more and was thirsty for more things. Even Marc Anthony, one of Caesar’s best friends admits “The noble Brutus/Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:/If it were so, it was a grievous fault/And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it” (III,i,67-70) and admits Caesar was on the path to
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corruption. He acknowledged that Caesar had to die for this fault, a fault that could not be forgiven. Also the senate “Not that [it] loved Caesar less, but that [it] loved Rome more”(III,ii,17) and wanted the best for it. If that meant Killing Caesar to delay the coming of a tyrant, then why not. Caesar was already a very flamboyant and wanted all the attention.
He paraded the streets like a king and had a dictatorship in the senate house. Every time someone addresses Caesar they shout “Hail Caesar!” (III,i,3) Of course later on a dictator named Adolf Hitler uses this same address. And history proves to show what type of man he turned out to be. Also, when the conspirators went to talk to Caesar, they had to kneel before him. For example, when Metellus Cimber went to “talk” to Caesar about the case of his brother coming back from exile he “throws before thy seat /An humble heart./[Kneeling.]” In the court of Caesar everyone was a slave and he would eventually rise to the role of master. But Caesar was not only powerful in the court but also on the street. The citizens “...make holiday to see Caesar and to rejoice in his triumph.” I,i,26. The streets are flooded with citizens crying out Caesar’s name. Caesar was already a god in the eyes of the people, and it was eventually getting to his
head. The idea of power and money eventually gets into everyone’s head. Although Caesar wasn’t truly a tyrant yet, neither was Hitler, Josef Stalin, Caligula, Nero, nor Ganges Con. They were all compelled and corrupted by power. And eventually so would Caesar. Marc Anthony and Octavious were already compelled to the beauty of ultimate power. They led the war against Brutus and Cassius inorder to take rome for themselves. They “let our alliance be combined, /Our best friends made, our means stretch'd/And let us presently go sit in council,” IV,i,46-48. With their forces combined, Marc Anthony and Octavius could become co-kings. But Antony and Octavius aren’t the only ones thirsty for power. Cassius and the conspirators killed Caesar not only for Rome but they would each get something they wanted. Cassius used his sly use of words to convince Brutus to join him in killing Caesar. Brutus had no true reason for killing Caesar. But Cassius did. Brutus knew “what dangers would [Cassius] lead [him], Cassius/That [Cassius] would have [him] seek into [himself]/For that which is not in [him]?” I,ii,6. He already suspects that Cassius is planning something bad, but he doesn’t want to believe it yet. His mistake. Cassius is thirsty for power. Like many other politicians. And Caesar is a politician. Caesar died for the good of Rome. At some point he would become a tyrant and Rome would’ve been in a worse situation then it is now. Caesar was on a one way road to dictator. And it’s good that he was stopped in his tracks. Who knows what would have happened if he had ruled for more than three years?
In the story “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, it is apparent that Julius Caesar was a Roman hero. Caesar had done many great things for Rome, like conquering territory and making it a place the citizens had pride to live in. Julius Caesar may have not been a hero like Batman or Superman, but he surely should be viewed as a hero in history forever. The senators of Rome who murdered Caesar even knew he was a hero. They only killed him because they were threatened by the great amount of power Caesar had. Julius Caesar had the approval of a high amount of Roman citizens, they all loved him. How could they not? He was a hero and an outstanding leader!
... he was killed, all hope for the Roman Republic to be cured and survive was lost. By killing him, the senators ensured that the Roman Republic would either fall or continue to be corrupted. Had Julius Caesar not been killed, the Roman Republic could have been revived and cured of corruption and the Roman Empire might never have existed.
Many people were involved with the murder of Caesar however, Brutus had the biggest part in the assassination. According to Source four (by Plutarch, a historian) “Brutus kept him (Caesar) outside the house, and delayed him with a long conversation on purpose.” Therefore, Brutus made sure that the other people planning to kill Caesar would be ready. Also, according to Source Eight, Brutus said to Caesar, “…Nonsense. Don’t be troubled by such things. Hurry, the men await at the senate to crown you king. We mustn’t keep them waiting.” He basically told Caesar to hurry to the Senate so they can kill him. This proves that Brutus didn’t acknowledge that Caesar shouldn’t go there because he would get hurt. Lastly in source nine, the letter from Marcus Brutus to Gaius Cassius states, “I will meet him at his home on March 15th and bring him to the Senate. Here, this unthinkable but
He was making needed reforms and did good things for Rome. When they assassinated Caesar they opened a door to corruption and less order. While Caesar wasn’t in the Plebian class because of all his wealth and power, he made changes that many of them liked. Caesar was true to his people and that’s why he was well liked. He treated them all with respect. With such a well-liked leader assassination or murder of him will make many angry and without such reasoning the Conspirators are left in a troubled
Clearly, Caesar contributed significantly to preventing the destruction of Rome and therefore, he should not have been assassinated by the conspirators. Caesar should not be assassinated by the conspirators because they had personal reasons for hating him. Firstly, they hated Caesar because they were not trusted by him.... ... middle of paper ...
Caesar for some what of a good reason. Brutus killed him because he thought it would be better for Rome while the others just did not want him to become more powerful than themselves. They are the same. Brutus felt that the death of Caesar would be the end of the absolute rule that Caesar presently had a. Brutus is a supporter of the republican government. Brutus says, "We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar /
Would an honorable man murder his best friend? In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar started as an innocent citizen of Rome, but soon made his way to the throne. Caesar started bettering Rome, but certain men accused him of becoming too ambitious. The conspirators, the men against Caesar, brutally murdered him because of his “ambition”. Marcus Brutus was Caesar’s supposed best friend but led the revolt against him. Brutus is characterized in the play as being gullible, noble, and naïve.
Brutus was tricked into believing that Caesar would not be fit to be king, and would destroy the place Brutus loves, Brutus killed Caesar to protect Rome. Despite what Brutus did, he did only what he thought was the only thing he could do to save Rome. He thought not about his position he thought about the people. Yet he killed Caesar off
The assassination of Julius Caesar was due to his increased power and the senate’s fear of losing political relevance. They were losing their freedoms and thought the only way to resolve this problem was to kill Caesar. Killing Caesar never really did anything to help make the government a democracy like the senate had wanted. Marcus Brutus and Cassius ended up leaving Rome, so their plot did not do anything to help them. Caesar was the leader of Rome, the top of the Roman Empire. The people he thought he could trust most, his so-called friends, took him to the bottom of the Roman Empire, to his grave.
Caesar was sole consul and at times acted like a king. The senate did not like this because the Romans held the tradition of a hatred of kings. It was then that the senate believed that Julius Caesar was a threat to the Republic. The senate and everyone liked Caesar, but they had decided that the best way to save the Republic was to assassinate Caesar. This was yet another piece of the game that was pulled out of the structure of the Roman Republic. Yes, the Romans were able to destroy the person that they thought was the threat to the Republic, but it was the position not the person that was the threat. With Julius Caesar gone, the void was still there for someone to fill.
Finally his sudden death was the result of various personal factors that insulted the senators and created hate between Caesar and them, believing his death was expected. His death then led to a domino effect, which ends in the eventual collapse of the Roman Empire. Caesar was assassinated by his own Senate. Julius Caesar had many men conspiring against him with a plot to assassinate him. Among the 60 men plotting to murder him, many were senators, which included Marcus Junius Brutus, Decimus Brutus Albinus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Brutus believed the death of Caesar would bring the return of the old Roman spirit unfortunately, the city was in shock, and people became increasingly more aggressive, because Caesar was popular with the people of Rome. Unfortunately, peace was impossible and the conspirators fled to
He did not deserve to die because he did so many great things to help restore Rome. He was not eager to become the leader of Rome and he did not deserve to be betrayed just because the conspirators thought that he would bring ruin to Rome. “Gasping, Caesar clutched Brutus’ shoulder, collapsing in a pool of blood. At the foot of Great Pompey’s Statue, Julius Caesar lay dying.”
Ultimately, Caesar’s pride helped cause the end of his life. He was so self-absorbed and so confident that Decius was telling him the truth that Calpurnia’s dream was taken the wrong way. Noble Caesar believed the Roman citizens loved him and that he was their lifeblood, but really they wanted him gone. It is possible that Caesar would have been killed by the conspirators another day, but since he did not listen to what the soothsayer and his own wife had to say, he was tragically taken for
Brutus was one of many Romans with noble bloodlines. Although Brutus was noble, he never used it to get ahead. There are many times when Brutus could have used the fact that he is truly noble but he didn’t. Many people argue that a noble man wouldn’t have killed Caesar. In some ways that is true, but Brutus’ case was different. A noble man would only for the good of others and that is what Brutus did. He killed Caesar because 7he was afraid of how powerful he could become. Even then he had a hard time doing it, and that is what separates Brutus from the other conspirators. Every other conspirator had little or no reason to kill Caesar. Brutus was willing to do anything for Rome. During his speech about Caesar’s murder Brutus stated “I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death” (III.ii.45-46). This shows how Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (III.ii.20-22). He was too passionate about his country to let Caesar turn it into a dictatorship. Mark Antony and Octavius recognized that Brutus was the one noble roman. In his final speech mark Antony said “This was the noblest roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he/ Did that they did i...
Cassius had many motives for the killing of Julius Caesar. One of Cassius's motives was his greed for power. Cassius believed that he should have as much power as Julius Caesar. Cassius was also worried that if Julius Caesar had been king he would lose all of his power and become another regular citizen of Rome. Cassius showed his greed for power when he would always talk about how Caesar would get so much power and he was treated like he was nothing.