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provakar
provakar
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High School - 10th Grade

Why was the conspiracy to assasssinate Julius Caesar hatched?

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Posted by provakar on Friday August 28, 2009 at 12:15 AM and tagged with assassination, julius caesar, plot.

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  1. katemschultz Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    There are a variety of answers to your question.  When Cassius is persuasding Brutus to join his cause against Caesar, Cassius tells Brutus that Caesar is no better than any other man--so why should Caesar have so much power over the other Romans?  Cassius, and eventually Brutus, are worried that Caesar will let too much power go to his head and will become a tyrant, enslaving all of the Roman people.

    A reader can infer, later in the scene when Caesar is giving his opinion of Cassius to Antony, that Cassius doesn't like other people having more power than he does.  He likes to be the leader; this is also reflected later when Brutus begins to make decisions without him.

    It comes to pass that Brutus is genuinely concerned for the welfare of Rome whereas Cassius is bitter, cynical and jealous.  Both of these reasons lead to Caesar's assassination.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/julius-caesar/act-scene-2-summary-a...

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    Posted by katemschultz on Friday August 28, 2009 at 3:18 PM