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Manipulation Of Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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I would have to agree with Antony in saying that Brutus "was the noblest Roman of them all. Not only is he smart but he only conspired against Caesar for the sake of Rome. He believes that Caesar was not a good leader and had too big of an ego. Other characters acted out of their own selfish reasons like greed and their want for power. Brutus truly loves his country and is devoted to it and it's people but this strong devotion may also be his weakness.

Since Brutus is so devoted to Rome this allows him to be easily manipulated Cassius to use that to manipulate Brutus ad convince him to conspire against Caesar. At first, In act one, Cassius tells Brutus that Caesar is no better than him and that Brutus' ancestors even helped found Rome. Later in the act he tricks Brutus by sending him the various letters. Cassius sent letters to Brutus, all in different hand writing, to make it seem like the Roman people disliked Caesar. …show more content…

In three different instances Cassius strongly advises Brutus not to do something because it would be a huge mistake but Brutus ignores him anyway. The first is when Brutus decides not to kill Mark Antony saying it would be like cutting off Caesar's limbs and he didn't want to be a butcher. The instance is when Brutus allows Mark Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral. After Antony gives a better speech than Brutus the people of Rome begin to Rally against Brutus. The third is when Brutus decides to fight Antony and Octavias even though Cassius said it would be

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