Throughout the play, Caesar’s suspicions have been aroused as he interacts with his fellow council members. A multitude of commodities foreshadow his future and motivates those around Caesar to overthrow him. A murder of the emperor of the people divulges truth to Caesar’s suspicions. This event couldn’t be described as a sacrifice, but instead a barbarous butchery. Would a sacrifice require betrayal and emotions of resentment or would a butchery be a more fitting label of the scene? In the beginning of the scene, Cesar says “The ides of March are come” (Act 3 Line 1), foreshadowing unfortunate events to come. Surrounded by his conspirators, Caesar underwent a session of complaints and pleas. Being inattentive, Caesar was stabbed by a conspirator, which lead to everyone to amass on him. While the conspirators twinged Caesar to death, Brutus was the one who dispatched the decisive blow. On the verge of dying, Caesar says “Et tu, Brute?-Then fall, Caesar” (Act 3 Line ) which shows that he didn’t foresee that Brutus would even partake in their scheme. The conspirators engaged in Caesar’s murder out of their personal ambitions, tearing Caesar apart instead of acclaiming him as a significant, benevolent figure as Brutus had proposed. …show more content…
The conspirators repeatedly stabbed Caesar to death, further supporting the claim of this occurrence being classified as a butchery. Slain by even his closest advisor, Brutus, Caesar’s death was one brought by betrayal and grudges, showing that there was no honor adhered in his downfall. This act prompted the entitlement of Caesar’s death as a butchery, although the operations were of the ambitions of the conspirators themselves, they were naive about what the consequences would be to come, yet they speculated his passing would be cherished for Rome’s