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finalstudent
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What motivates the conspirators to assassinate Caesar?

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Posted by finalstudent on Friday January 26, 2007 at 1:47 PM and tagged with assassination, caesar, characters, conspirators, julius caesar.

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  1. brendawm Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    In short, Caesar's ambition is the impetus of the assassination plot.  His desire to become king is believed by the group of would be assassins to be an imminent threat to the current way of life.  Caesar's rule would overturn the republic, and Cassius concurs that Caesar is treated like a god though he is merely a man.  

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    Posted by brendawm on Tuesday July 31, 2007 at 9:41 AM

  2. revolution
    revolution Teacher
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    The conspirators felt that Julius Caesar is too ambitious and must be assassinated for the welfare of Rome. They were jealous of the prestigious and undeserved status that was bestowed onto him, which made him look like a "holy god" even though he was just a mere human being.

    Julius Caesar might also be at fault in this assassination even though he was the victim. The conspirators sent him a letter regarding his assasinationa and death, but Caesar dismissed it as crazy, believing that his public self is so strong that his private self cannot be harmed.

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    Posted by revolution on Thursday July 16, 2009 at 4:54 AM