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William Shakespeare wrote the Julius Caesar play a combination of tragic and villainous character named Cassius Longinus. He had a deep motive in the play and that was to assassinate Julius Caesar. Cassius told Brutus he knows Julius Caesar’s physical weaknesses. When he said,“Brutus, I do observe you now of late; I have not from your eyes that gentleness” Cassius was flattering Brutus (I.ii.32-33). By flattering Brutus, Cassius thinks he will be able to get what he wants, and that is for Brutus to kill Caesar.

Another way Cassius flatters Brutus is by telling Brutus his “name could cheer loud throughout Rome like King Julius Caesar’s.” Cassius is flattering Brutus because he wants Brutus to do his dirty work for him. Then he turns around and bad mouths Brutus when he says, “You bear to stubborn and too strange a hand” (I.ii.35). Cassius manipulates Brutus by forging letters Brutus found laying on the ground. He is one that manipulates Brutus, and others, to murder Julius Caesar or he will kill them. After the murder Brutus is asked by Cassius to kill himself and is handed a dagger.

Cassius is a friend of Julius Caesar and a talented general. He does not know anything about the political works of the Romans even though in his mind he believes that he does. He Lacks in integrity but proves to be a somewhat successful person in the fact that he killed Julius Caesar, which is what he set out to do. He wanted to kill Julius Caesar because in Cassius’s mind the Roman Empire did not need Julius Caesar and the Empire, as a whole, would be better off without him as their leader. Another reason Cassius did not want Caesar to be king is because Caesar was becoming godlike in Cassius’s eyes. After the death of King Julius Caesar Cassius...

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...annihilated. The reason behind this annihilation was intend in being greedy and wealth. Cassius fled to Syria then soon became purposed to be governor of Syria. Served as governor from forty-five to forty-nine years. For the coinage of Syria did not have the face of their governor because of propaganda. After failing to be the governor Cassius then a lawyer. Cassius had authored ten books about forms of the law and the Civil War. This scholar was exiled to Sardina Cassius soon returned to Rome and when he did he went blind. Cassius to commit suicide because he had thought his best friend Brutus had died in a battle.

Although in many people’s opinion Julius Caesar is consider a classic work of art. In this writer’s opinion this play is very hard to understand because of the way it is written. Therefore, it made it difficult for this writer to follow and understand.