Brutus Misinterpretation Of Caesar's Ghost In Julius Caesar

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Brutus, on the other hand, is also effected by the Caesar’s ghost in Act IV scene III. The ghost appears to Brutus by saying “Thy evil spirit, Brutus” and after that it says “To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi”. Brutus’ problems comes from his misinterpretation; he misinterprets the mood of the crowd in the funeral, he misinterprets what they should do with the Antony when they are discussing it with the conspiracy, he misinterprets going to Philippi and it is his misinterpretation of the vision of Caesar’s ghost because the ghost doesn’t threaten him he just says “I will see you in Philippi”. He references it because his suicide essentially is partially based on his misinterpretation of the signs. The ghost in Julius Caesar could imply