Being used, manipulated, and exploited is not expected from a close friend. People trick people into doing things for the greater good when in reality it is for their own personal gain. People still want the truth about what is going on in spite of the fact that history has shown us to expect lies. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar many lives are lost because of a few envious and narcissistic people. In Shakespeare’s play, Cassius was jealous of Caesar, so he exploited Brutus in order to rid Rome of him for his benefit. Brutus would not have joined the conspirators if Cassius would not have gone out of his way to convince him. Cassius was manipulative, he saw that Brutus was naive and trusting, so he took advantage of it.
Cassius was so determined to get Brutus to his side; however, he did not go about this in the right way. His actions were deceiving, sadistic, and manipulative. For example, he wrote fake letters to Brutus. Cassius says, “ I will this night, In several hands, in at his windows throw, As if they came from several citizens, Writings all tending to the great opinion …show more content…
Cassius manipulated Brutus to join the conspirators by falsifying letters and bring up his family history with Roman kings. Cassius does this because he is vain and jealous of Caesar; however, he is also smart due to the fact that he knew Brutus had a weakness for saving Rome. People today are often exploited and manipulated to do the will of others. Tricks and deceit are common in today’s society. People ask for the truth and are upset when that is not what they receive; however, those people will turn around and lie and manipulate others. People will judge Cassius for lying and deceiving Brutus, but there is a good chance they do it as well. People should just be honest and then no one would be tricked into doing something they didn’t think was
Cassius was so determined to get Brutus to his side; however, he did not go about this in the right way. His actions were deceiving, sadistic, and manipulative. For example, he wrote fake letters to Brutus. Cassius says, “ I will this night, In several hands, in at his windows throw, As if they came from several citizens, Writings all tending to the great opinion …show more content…
Cassius manipulated Brutus to join the conspirators by falsifying letters and bring up his family history with Roman kings. Cassius does this because he is vain and jealous of Caesar; however, he is also smart due to the fact that he knew Brutus had a weakness for saving Rome. People today are often exploited and manipulated to do the will of others. Tricks and deceit are common in today’s society. People ask for the truth and are upset when that is not what they receive; however, those people will turn around and lie and manipulate others. People will judge Cassius for lying and deceiving Brutus, but there is a good chance they do it as well. People should just be honest and then no one would be tricked into doing something they didn’t think was