How Is Julius Caesar Betrayed

Sometimes, good people end up being not as good as expected. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar and Brutus both experienced this realization when they were betrayed by people who they believed were friends. Antony, Brutus, Decius and Cassius each put on their facades and reeled in their unsuspecting prey. They all betrayed one of their closest allies. Cassius used the art of manipulation when trying to coerce Brutus into joining the conspiracy. Some of the other Senators were a bit wary of whether or not he could be swayed to turn against his lifelong friend, but Cassius soothes their worries with this “From that it is disposed. Therefore it is meet / That noble minds keep ever with their likes; / For who so firm that cannot be …show more content…
His words are “Cry ‘Havoc’ and let slip the dogs of war”. Antony makes everything seem perfectly normal by going to shake everyone’s hand (shaking hands quote) when really, he is just narrowing down who he is going to kill first. His friendly façade is opaque to the conspirators. Antony was the guiltiest of them, yet Brutus was not so innocent himself. Brutus’ betrayed his best friend by killing Another good word spinner would be Decius. He was able to persuade Caesar to come to the Senate. Decius retold Calpurnia’s dream and made it sound as if it were positive.(Decius buttering up Caesar quote) He also told Caesar that the Senate might be less obliged to give him the crown if he did not show up without a viable reason (not giving the crown quote). Each of these people exhibited manipulation in some way, shape, or form. They all showed their dark side and were not very ashamed of it. Though each also had some good moments, they will forever be known for the manipulation that cost a lot to someone