Julius Caesar Act 4 Analysis

Act four, scene two of Julius Caesar begins with an argument between Cassius and Brutus. This argument leads into scene three as well. Cassius is upset with Brutus for punishing Lucius by putting him in jail. Lucius had been taking bribes. Wealthy citizens of Rome would pay Lucius in return they would get a government position. Cassius is upset, because Lucius was working for Cassius. Cassius was getting all the money that the citizens were paying Lucius. Basically, Lucius was doing Cassius’ dirty work.

Brutus saw what Lucius was doing was unfair, and Brutus wants to be a just ruler. Therefore he had to punish Lucius for his actions. Cassius tells Brutus about his part in the scheme, and this angered Brutus. Brutus goes on a rant about how they killed Caesar for being an unjust and ambitious ruler, but then Cassius began being an unjust and ambitious ruler. So, Cassius was being a hypocrite.

Eventually the argument dies down, and Brutus and Cassius get on good terms with each other. At this point in scene three, Brutus tells Cassius that Porcia is dead. She killed herself, because she found out …show more content…
If they were to lose, Brutus would most likely either be put to death, or given some other form of punishment for killing Caesar. If they win, Brutus would most likely become the ruler of Rome. Even if Brutus did become the ruler of Rome, there is a good chance he would be murdered by the citizens that oppose him. It would take some time to build up an army again after the defeat, but I think they would eventually have enough people against Brutus to start a revolution against the leadership in Rome. If the people did not start an uprising, and Brutus remained in charge of Rome, we consider what changes he might make. I think Brutus would make some changes to help Rome become a great city. I think he might be influenced by Cassius to make decisions that would hurt Rome as