Brutus and Cassius, in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, end up losing their lives during the battle between Antony, Julius Caesar’s best friend and Julius Caesar’s son, Octavius. This all occurs after the motives Brutus and Cassius had when they decide to kill Caesar. The reason for the downfall of Brutus and Cassius is because Marc Antony planned and spoke against them, Antony loved Caesar and they killed him, and his ambition. Since Caesar was ambitious, he caused the deaths of Brutus and Cassius. Brutus and Cassius are dead because Marc Antony chose to speak against them at Julius Caesar’s funeral. Antony promised that he wouldn’t speak poorly about the conspirators during his speech and yet he ended up speaking very
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Cassius likes the idea of being able to eliminate all his problems and Julius Caesar was one of them. Some reasons why Caesar was ambitious is because he puts himself above everyone. Also, he also was flattered easily by individuals. Caesar shows ambition when he is speaking with Calpurnia about going to the capital.
“What can be avoided
Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?
Yet Caesar shall go forth, for these predictions
Are to the world in general as to Caesar” (Act II, S.2, l.27-30).
Having been told by Calpurnia to not go to the capital, Caesar does not really care what she thinks. His ambition to prove to the individuals of Rome that he was not afraid of whatever comes the day of March 15th is the reason why he is dead. Therefore, Brutus and Cassius are dead. Brutus and Cassius died on the battlefield because of Caesar’s ambition. If Caesar would not have been ambitious, the drama between Marc Antony, Octavius, and the conspirators wouldn’t have happened. By the actions of Cassius and Brutus killing Julius Caesar, which caused the rage of Marc Antony and made him plot against them, these two men, Brutus and Cassius, wouldn’t have been dead in the first place at the end of the
Cassius likes the idea of being able to eliminate all his problems and Julius Caesar was one of them. Some reasons why Caesar was ambitious is because he puts himself above everyone. Also, he also was flattered easily by individuals. Caesar shows ambition when he is speaking with Calpurnia about going to the capital.
“What can be avoided
Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?
Yet Caesar shall go forth, for these predictions
Are to the world in general as to Caesar” (Act II, S.2, l.27-30).
Having been told by Calpurnia to not go to the capital, Caesar does not really care what she thinks. His ambition to prove to the individuals of Rome that he was not afraid of whatever comes the day of March 15th is the reason why he is dead. Therefore, Brutus and Cassius are dead. Brutus and Cassius died on the battlefield because of Caesar’s ambition. If Caesar would not have been ambitious, the drama between Marc Antony, Octavius, and the conspirators wouldn’t have happened. By the actions of Cassius and Brutus killing Julius Caesar, which caused the rage of Marc Antony and made him plot against them, these two men, Brutus and Cassius, wouldn’t have been dead in the first place at the end of the