What Is Brutus's Relationship In Julius Caesar

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Brutus is one of the main characters in the play Julius Caesar. When one begins to read the play, Brutus comes of as one of Caesar’s followers, or at least a good friend. When the reader sees the first interaction that the two have, it seems as if Brutus looks up to Caesar. One might think that Brutus does look up to Caesar, but only to a certain extent. When Brutus and Cassius interact the first time, it seems as if Cassius is trying to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy. Brutus even states that the is being persuaded to join, and he asks that it does not continue. Caesar tends to lie and he thinks that he is a good, or at least something more powerful than a human. This is not true, he is just a human, and Cassius describes many times

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