Julius Caesar

We all make mistakes in life; none of us are perfect. In Julius Caesar many characters made mistakes throughout the story, but I feel Brutus made a mistake(s) that affected everybody in a life alternating way. Deciding to kill Caesar, a thing he thought would be the better for Rome, ended up being something that was bad for Rome. Letting Antony speak to the people after Caesar’s death wasn’t a good idea this led to the biggest change in Rome and within it’s people. Brutus at the beginning of the story was debating with himself whether or not having Julius Caesar as the man in charge was a good idea or not. He loved Julius dearly, ”I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well,” (Act 1 scene 2 line 90) but felt that he wasn’t the best man to rule Rome. Antony intended on making Julius dictator for life, which is just like a king. The epitome of everything Rome was not supposed to be. Rome was a democratic society and didn’t want to be controlled by a king

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Brutus throughout the story tries to do what he thinks is right for the people of Rome even though he didn’t do the right thing. ” (Act 4, scene3, lines 175-179) This makes Brutus’s decision making unfit. The people would have gone along with thinking Caesar’s death was for the best and most likely make Brutus the new Caesar. ” (Act 3 scene 1, lines 266-269)

Antony gets the people of Rome to feel bad for Caesar he makes them want to avenge his death. Antony in the end won, if Brutus had just killed him or even not let him speak to the people things would have been different. “Mark Antony, here, take you Caesar’s body. Brutus and the other conspirators on the ides of March kill Caesar. None of the conspirators would have died nor Portia and others. Antony has a way with words and in a wonderful epilogue persuades the people into being on his side. Brutus died for what he thought was right

he was a loyal patron of Rome. Brutus after being pushed by Cassius (sending those unsigned letters/documents) decided that Julius must be killed and that was the only way. This happens when Brutus makes his second mistake in trusting Antony to speak to the people and leaving him there alone to do so.

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