Julius Caesar Fate Vs Free Will

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Fate vs. Free Will In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar the characters fight with their fate and free will. Two of the main characters, Brutus and Cassius, fight long and hard to full fill their fate and free will. They are good friends, but the decisions the made together to kill Caesar led them to arguing and becoming angry at one another. When they became friends again, Antony decided he wanted revenge on then for killing his uncle. After the war, Brutus and Cassius both died and Antony takes over Rome. Everyone in Rome, especially Brutus and Cassius, struggled with their fate and free will.
Brutus and Cassius are two totally different characters. Brutus is more honorable and he does not want to be crowned; Cassius, on the other hand,

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