Julius Caesar's Intentions Analysis

Sometimes you can have the best intentions and they can still lead to tragedy. Just because you think you have done something good, it may not always benefit everyone in the end. I believe this because when Antony offered the crown to Caesar, he thought he was helping Caesar, and giving him what he wanted, and it ultimately led to Caesar’s death. Also, when Brutus was planning the assassination of Caesar, he was doing it for the good of Rome, but that plan ended with Rome obtaining a dictator. Finally, when Titinius left Cassius, he thought he was helping him, but Cassius committed suicide. First, when Antony offered the crown to Caesar, he thought he was doing Caesar a favor. He knew Caesar wanted the crown, but he made the mistake of offering it to him in public. Because of this, it was assumed that Caesar wanted to be king, and resulted in his death. Evidence of this is shown in Act 1 Scene 2, when Casca says, “Why there was a crown offer’d him, and being offer’d, he put it by with the back of his hand, thus; and then the people fell a-shouting.” This piece of evidence shows that Antony had good intentions in offering the crown to Caesar, but it ended in Caesar’s death. …show more content…
One piece of evidence that shows this is in Act 2 Scene 1 when Brutus says, “We shall be call’d purgers, not murderers.” This shows that Brutus didn’t want to kill Caesar out of anger, but he saw that Caesar was a threat to the republic of Rome, and wanted to “purge the evil”. Another example is in Act 4 Scene 3 when Brutus says to Cassius, “Remember March, the Ides of March remember: Did not great Julius plead for justice’ sake? What villain touch’d his body, that did stab and nut for justice?” This quote continues to show that Brutus killed Caesar for the sake of