Julius Caesar Conspiracy

In William Skakespear's play Julius Caesar, the conspirators give several reasons why it is important to assassinate Caesar who is gaining more and more power that he is starting to become a dictator of democratic Rome. No ordinarlly one would be wary of taking part of murdering someone especially when they consider the consequences but the conspirators thought this was the just thing todo for the sake of Rome. While this seems like a very noble reason, however, Shakespeare seems to suggest that the conspirators planned Caesar's death in order to replace one ruler with another which in this particular case would be Brutus so perhaps their conspiracy was not so noble after all.

For example while the conspirators constantly claim that this …show more content…
Cassius even goes so far to imply that it Brutus who should rule for he would be fair and just, "O, you and I have heard our fathers say there was a Brutus who should rule for he would have brooked the eternal devil to keep his state in Rome as easily as a king". Thus it only makes sense that the one with the name Brutus like the hero in the legends they grew up on should be the one to dispose of the evil king and rule in his stead for there is great power in a name particularly earn that person will try to appease the people after assassinating their ruler home they seemed to love a great deal.

In conclusion this conversation between Cassius and Brutus demonstrates how the conspirators believed Caesar was gaining too much power and influence unbefitting of an emperor and how they were afraid he would assume the role of king. Furthermore it proves how they felt that this act, no matter how horrible, was the right and honorable thing to do because it was for the sale of people of Rome. Honestly they could have accomplished deposing of Caesar in a number of different ways that did not involve murder but clearly they were sick of him and wanter to replace him with someone else like