In the story Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, The Ides of March have been mentioned since the beginning of the story as the date is approaching the conspirators are starting to grow larger and more serious with their threats. They have gotten more serious and set with their plan they have Brutus and they are ready to do what they can to stop Caesar from being crowned. All the conspirators have different side reasons for assassinating Caesar but the main reason is Caesar is going to be crowned king and that is against what Rome stands for it will not make Rome noble anymore. Their plan is set on the Ides of March where they will lure Caesar to the capital and kill him. With Decius Brutus luring him to the capital it is almost certain Caesar …show more content…
Cassius is an outcast among the rest; he is skinny and he lurks in the shadows. Unlike his fellow conspirator Brutus he is not in the favor of Caesar. Caesar believes Cassius is very suspicious and dangerous “Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look;He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.” So it is known that Cassius is not in the favor of Caesar, he can't just kill him and it be justified that is why he needs the noble Brutus. Brutus is noble though he is going to need more than just an idea to join the conspiracy. But Cassius is portrayed as a skilled manipulator who is driven by his own ambition. He is envious of Caesar's power and believes that he would make a better leader. "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus," Cassius uses his persuasive skills to convince Brutus He also plants the idea …show more content…
As he is from a noble family. Brutus is facing an internal battle throughout the story for he is loyal since the beginning Brutus is portrayed as a noble and honorable man who is torn between his loyalty to Caesar and his love for Rome. "It is not that I love Caesar less, but that I love Rome more, "He is a deep thinker who is troubled by the idea of a single man holding too much power. Brutus is also manipulated by Cassius, who convinces him that Caesar is a threat to Roman liberty. Despite his reservations. What sets Brutus to the conspirators is the crowning of Caesar even though he is a loyal friend of Caesar Rome comes first. Even though he is joined to the Conspirator and their plan he still is noble as when the idea comes up that they should kill not only Caesar but Mark Antony, Brutus reminds everyone that they are not spill blood they have no need to kill Antony as he is just an arm of Caesar and no arm can work without a