Supporting the Conspirators in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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Supporting the Conspirators in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar At this point the play I do not support what the conspirators are going to do. I do not support what they are going to do, nor do I support the reasons of Cassius and the other conspirators. I do support Brutus' reasons because he believes that killing Caesar is the best thing to do for Rome. He assumes that with Caesar dead, Rome will remain a Repubic and not be forced under dictatorship. When Brutus joins the conspiracy, I believe that he was naïve, he did not get the real reasons why the other conspirators joined, other conspirators like Cassius, said there reasons for the killing of Caesar was for the good of Rome. What Cassius didn't tell Brutus was that he was so jealous of Caesar's love and power, he was willing to kill. At the start of the scene Cassius is very nervous about the procedures of the plot to kill Caesar, he is very tense because Popilius Lena knows of their plan, he says to Brutus:-" I fear our purpose is discovered" Cassius is very anxious, he wants the plan to go smoothly. He says that if Caesar is to find out about the plot he would kill himself:- " Brutus, what shall be done? If this be known, Cassius or Caesar never shall turn back, For I will slay myself." Cassius confesses to Brutus that if Caesar hears of the plan, he would kill himself rather than be killed as a punishment. In the quotation above Cassius also asks Brutus for advise, this again shows that he is very tense. Brutus on the other hand is quite calm and soothes Cassius, he says:- "Cassius be constant. Popilius Lena speaks not of our purposes; For, look, he smiles, and Caesar doth not change" Brutus at the moment is in complete control and with these words he calms down the very nervous Cassius. After Caesar has been killed the conspirators are a bit confused, some are frightened and some what to go shouting in the street.

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