(Act 1, scene 2, 115-18). Caesar was loved by many but respected by all. Even the men that conspired against him respected him. Mark Antony had respected Caesar and sees him as the noblest man of all. ‘I shall remember: When Caesar says, ‘Do this,’ it is performed’ [Act one Scene 2 lines 9~10] This quotation shows Antony’s loyalty towards Caesar. He loves and respects him so much that he would do anything for him. Caesar did not deserve the fate of being betrayed by the people and even his closest friends. “Et tu Brute? – Then fall Caesar” (Act 3, Scene 1,79). Cassius and Brutus had to justify the murder of Caesar by convincing themselves the murder was for the Roman people's own good. Because of their guilt, and after stabbing Caesar multiple times, Cassius and Brutus try to convince the conspirators they did Caesar a big favor by shortening his worry about his own death. They go further by telling the conspirators to wash their hands in Caesar's blood to show they stopped a brutal dictator from taking power. Cassius: “Why, he that cuts off twenty years of
(Act 1, scene 2, 115-18). Caesar was loved by many but respected by all. Even the men that conspired against him respected him. Mark Antony had respected Caesar and sees him as the noblest man of all. ‘I shall remember: When Caesar says, ‘Do this,’ it is performed’ [Act one Scene 2 lines 9~10] This quotation shows Antony’s loyalty towards Caesar. He loves and respects him so much that he would do anything for him. Caesar did not deserve the fate of being betrayed by the people and even his closest friends. “Et tu Brute? – Then fall Caesar” (Act 3, Scene 1,79). Cassius and Brutus had to justify the murder of Caesar by convincing themselves the murder was for the Roman people's own good. Because of their guilt, and after stabbing Caesar multiple times, Cassius and Brutus try to convince the conspirators they did Caesar a big favor by shortening his worry about his own death. They go further by telling the conspirators to wash their hands in Caesar's blood to show they stopped a brutal dictator from taking power. Cassius: “Why, he that cuts off twenty years of