Brutus's honorable attitude towards Rome seems to get him in trouble easily. A cause and effect that killed Brutus was his love for Rome which allowed him to be manipulated. Another example of cause and effect is his remorseful and impulsive thoughts that led him to kill himself. If it wasn't for those two things he could have lived a long life. Some of the senators of Rome believed killing Caesar was a great idea and that in the end, everyone would be fine with their choices. However, Brutus has a hard time with this idea until they convince him that they are doing this for the good of Rome. Brutus states in lines 10-15 Act two, scene one “the only way is to kill Caesar. I have no personal reason to strike at him—only the best interest of the people. He wants to be crowned. The question is, how would being king change him? Evil can come from good, just as poisonous snakes tend to come out into the …show more content…
In line fifty-five act five, scene five Brutus uttered his final words “Farewell, good Strato. (runs on his sword) Caesar, you can rest now. I didn’t kill you half as willingly.” After killing Caesar, Brutus felt he had nothing else to live for with his wife dead and having to run away from his own home. His impulsive thought was to have someone kill him; he went and asked everyone around him without thinking it through. Brutus's remorseful and impulsive act caused him to want to end it all and he did. If his impulsive thoughts didn't act out Rome could have been a much happier place. Brutus and his wife could have been able to live on if Cassius didn't realize Brutus's love for Rome. Cassius used Brutus's love to manipulate him into doing something he wouldn't even fathom doing on his own. Even Caesar may have gotten to become the head of Rome and make it a better place for all to live. But in the end, we will never truly know what would have happened if Brutus did not trust the senators as easily as he