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A 3 page essay that is fashioned as if Brutus did not commit suicide, and the writer is offering a defense of his actions based on Shakespeare's play. No additional sources cited.
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this man conclusively shows that his actions, while technically illegal, were motivated by patriotism, and his intense loyalty to the principles of the Roma Republic, which he perceived to
be in danger due to the vaulting ambition of Julius Caesar, who would have Rome be a monarchy, rather than a republic. Testimony will show that from the onset,
when Brutus was first approached by the other conspirators, principally Cassius, his sole focus was the fear that the people would "Choose Caesar for their king" (I.ii.87). As this suggests,
while Brutus feared this outcome, he would have tolerated it if he felt that it was the will of the people. However, Cassius set out to sway Brutus against
Caesar and bring him into the assassination plot as an ally. Therefore, he forged letters that were designed to convince this honorable man that the Roman people themselves were against
the tyrannical rule of Caesar. With the aid of Cinna, Cassius brainwashed Brutus into seeing Caesars assassination as necessary and noble. They capitalized on this mans good reputation in an
effort to make their deeds seem virtuous (I.iii.160). Nevertheless, at every conjuncture in these events, Brutus tried to impose decency on the actions of the conspirators. For example, when
Cassius proposed that they assassinate Antony also, Brutus opposed it. He argued that the assassination of another man would make their "course...too blood" (II.i.175) and also that "Antony is
but a limb of Caesar/Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers" (II.i.180-181). As this statement implies, Brutus never abandoned his principles, but rather always viewed his actions in terms of
patriotism and the course of action that was best for Rome. A common murderer or assassin has no remorse, no pity. After Caesars death, Brutuss grief was obvious and
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