The Identities Of Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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Have you ever had a friend turn against you, change into someone they're not or just completely pretend you don't exist? Well, in Julius Caesar he comes a crossed different obstacles and one is his best friend, Brutus. Brutus and Caesar are there for each other until one day Brutus decides he should kill his own best friend. After seeing how Caesar is and how he's treating Rome, the people & his attitude he's becomes fed up. No matter what Brutus will always love Caesar, be loyal and bestfriends at heart. Friends come and go all the time, the big question is when ? Brutus and Caesar are close and alike in some way but have different personalities. In the story everything starts off pretty usual, until one day they start becoming distance,

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