Public Square With Caesar

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

Julius Caesar.

Jonathan Calise

Brutus is proud to be a noble and honorable man. He loves Caesar as a friend,

but doesn’t believe one person should be a dictator. He worries that Caesar is trying to

become king. Brutus is a powerful public figure, a military leader and a loving friend.

Even after Brutus assassinated Caesar along with the members of his conspiracy,

people questioned whether or not Brutus did this because he was honorable, or by a

selfless act for the Roman’s, or the fact that he had become evil. One thing about

Brutus, once he has a plan there is no turning back. He will never change his mind.

By the end of the play, Brutus became the tragic hero.

Cassius is a general and he has known Julius Caesar for a longtime. He is able

to see the true motives of men. Cassius dislikes Caesar personally, he resents being

inferior to anyone. He would fight for his personal freedom against anyone who he felt

was trying to rule him. Cassius doesn’t like the fact that the Romans feel Caesar is like

a God to them and want him to be their king. He is very mischievous and has no

integrity.

Brutus and Cassius were at a public square with Caesar. They heard the crowd

shouting. Brutus told Cassius that he is worried that the people of Rome want to make

Caesar their king. Brutus tells Cassius that he does not want Caesar to be king.

Brutus appears to be conflicted. He loves Caesar but his honor is for the Roman

people. Cassius is determined to have Brutus on his side for the conspiracy of Caesar’s

death. He wins Brutus over by sending him letters saying that the Roman people all

want Caesar to die, which was totally false. In his mind, he felt this was the only way

he could turn Brutus against Caesar. When Brutus decided to join Cassius side, he

quickly made himself the leader of this conspiracy. He was the one that made all of the

decisions regarding Caesar’s death.

I strongly believe that Brutus truly cared for Caesar. He struggled with the

fact that Caesar had to die, but I believe he truly was fighting for the people of Rome.

I believe that he had loyalty to the people of Rome and that he was an honorable man.

I feel that Brutus felt bad when Julius Caesar was murdered. I think deep down Brutus

was upset for betraying his friend. After all, Brutus joined forces with Cassius not

because he was ambitious, but because of the way he felt the Roman government

should be run.

I felt that Cassius was jealous of Caesar. He became a murderer and a person

who could bribe anyone to get what he wanted. I believe Cassius is very emotional.

He showed his hatred toward Caesar when he verbally attacked him during Lupercal.

He almost lost control because of his fear that his plan to assassinate Caesar had been

leaked. I felt Cassius manipulated Brutus to join his conspiracy. He sent Brutus those

fake letters and led him to believe that the Romans wanted Julius Caesar dead.

Essay 2

I think that Caesar was ambitious. The reasons why I feel this way is

because he never gives up on his dreams. When is determined to do something he

never gives up. He wanted to have a lot of power towards the Roman people and he

wanted to control them. Julius Caesar believes that he is immortal to the Romans, and

feels that the Roman’s will protect him from death. Caesar was a person who was

reasonable, superstitious, compassionate and aloof. He was never seen as

a villain in the play. Caesar felt that Brutus was his good friend and would never

betray him. On the other hand, he knew that Cassius was jealous of him. He does

not fear Cassius, but knows that he is a danger to the Roman leaders. Caesar sees

himself as a demigod, but sees Cassius as just a man. He feels Cassius is hiding

something from him. He doesn’t trust his motives and is weary of his ways. In my

opinion, Julius Caesar doesn’t fear anything or anyone. In fact, he may have too much

trust in the Roman people.

Julius Caesar was concerned for his people. He made a will stating that he

wanted to give 75 drachmas to each person, give them his orchards and gardens, and

the public parks. He was determined to help the people and no one was going to stop

him from his plan. Julius Caesar turned down the crown three times, because he

thought he had enough power over the Roman people. He felt the crown didn’t mean

anything if he had the backing of the people.

Julius Caesar’s wife Calpurnia has nightmares about Caesar’s murder.

Calpurnia begs Caesar not to leave the house, but Caesar will not give in to her fears.

He believes that nothing can change God’s plans. He is referring to the people of the

world, not what would happen to him personally. He was warned by his people not to

go to the Senate, because their feared for his life. He ultimately gives in, because he

can’t resist the fact that he would be crowned king.

When Caesar enters the Senate, Metellus begs Caesar to allow his brother

Publius Cimber permission to return to Rome. Caesar believes since he was sent

away by law, he should not absolve his guilt. Brutus and Cassius kneel before Caesar

begging him to change his mind about Metellus’ request to bring back Publius Cimber.

Caesar does not give in to their request. Without Caesar noticing, the conspirators

gather around him trying to confuse him. Without warning, Caesar is stabbed first by

Casca. The Roman people are shocked and are in panic. They run out screaming

Caesar has been killed. Brutus was the last person to stab Caesar. Caesar couldn’t

believe that Brutus could betray him this way. After all, he felt they were good friends

and he trusted him. It broke Caesar’s heart when Brutus stabbed him, because he

loved and trusted him. Caesar’s last words were "Then fall Caesar".