In the play, the climax of the story began to rise when the character Cassius was introduced. ... Initially, Cassius believed that the way he would become greater was to make those around him become less, and gradually, Cassius devised a scheme that ended in Caesar's death. ... Cassius received the power that he wanted, but it did not last long. ... Unfortunately, when Cassius fell, he took many people down with him. ... Antony reacted to the decisions of Brutus and Cassius, making his own decisions. ...

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Cassius' flaws are his jealousy, narcissism, and his manipulative ways. ... His gullibility makes him believe Antony and Cassius. ... Cassius is very aware of his gullibility. ... Cassius' flaws are more manipulative and envious. ... One of the quotes where we can see this is where he says "I know where I will wear this dagger then; Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius....

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In the play Brutus thinks very highly of Cassius and he also believes that Cassius and the other conspirators are very honorable. ... This also explains Brutus's motive; he kills Julius Caesar because he believes that it benefits all Roman citizens for the good of all roman citizens because he trusts Cassius and the other conspirators and what they tell him. ... Even during his downfall he still does not realize the truth about how Cassius flatters him. ... Cassius, however, is stoic; he trusts his logic. ... Cassius's concern does not convince Brutus, Antony's assurance that...

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Caesar's behavior towards the senate and Cassius was very different in Shakespeare's tragedy in comparison to Caesar's actual history. ... Caesar's behavior towards Cassius was also different in Shakespeare's creation of Caesar because he feared Cassius. Caesar shows his fear of Cassius when he says,Yond Cassius has lean and hungry look. ... (Act 1.2.194 -195) On the contrary, Caesar was actually a friend of Cassius and thought of him as a brother In conformity with history, Caesar was a great war hero in the eyes of Rome's people. ... Caesar then ignores hi...

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His associate Cassius would come to exploit this flaw by attempting to use him as a puppet in order to murder Julius Caesar, the soon to be king. ... Unlike Cassius and the other conspirators who were just jealous of Caesar saying that he was no better than the rest of them, and had no right to reign over them. ... This occurring not due to outside pressures from Cassius and other conspirators, but because it was what he thought was right for the city of Rome. ...

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Because the Senators do not want to lose their own power by Caesar, several of them, led by Cassius, plan to destroy Caesar. ... After Caesar's assassination, Octavius and Antony seek their own power configuration and Cassius, leading the conspirators, plots for his own victory. ... In the end, Cassius and Brutus are defeated in the fight for power, and Octavius and Antony come out successful. ...

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Did Brutus and his co-conspirators do the right thing in killing Caesar? In the past, murder wasn't considered a felony. There were killings taking place, people would slaughter each other and not get punished. In particular during the Shakespearean times, murder was very popular. In the play Juli...

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Brutus is in an alley with conspirators Cassius and Casca when Cassius hears shouts from the crowd, and is sure that Caesar has been crowned. ... When the conspirators are planning to murder Caesar, Cassius asks Brutus if they should kill anybody else. ...

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