Analysis Of Brutus 'Julius Caeser'

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In shakespears play julius caeser is killed becase the people are scared if he gets to much power he will become evil. So the conspirators stab him many times until he dies. Then brutus the knew ruler of them tells a speech to get everyone on his side and tell everyone why he did it. Then antony younger male who never really says much says a speech too. He is not alowed to say anything bad about the conspirators but he fortifies them and tries to get everyone against the conspirators. Brutus first talks to the crowd to persuade them to believe that julius potentially could have been a bad ruler. Brutus also uses there culture to back him up in what he is saying. He also says that him and caesar have been best friends and the only

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