Leadership In Julius Caesar

To be a great leader you need to first be an honest person. Every thriving empire needs a strong and powerful leader, but the success of their leadership will depend on the kind of person he or she is. In the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” by William Shakespeare; Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus plan a conspiracy to kill Caesar before he becomes a self serving dictator. Both men claim they are conspiring for good and honest reasons, but Brutus is the only senator doing it for his loyalty and concern for Rome. He believes that Rome will be better off without Caesars ego.
Cassius is a very smart man who knows what he wants. He appears to be manipulative when trying to get what he wants and is the type of man that will do anything to get

Caesar expresses this concern to Anthony, saying, “Let me have men about me that are fat; sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights ‘Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous” (I.II.202-205). Caesar knows that Cassius is a smart man who is aware of his surroundings and won't fall for his tricks; he also feels threatened by the “hungry” look that Cassius has. That “hungry” look that Cassius displays is because of his goal to get rid of Caesar. Cassius does anything he can to get people on his side. Moreover, Cassius uses his intelligence and his power of manipulation to get other senators on board with his plan to kill Caesar. When he approaches Casca, he appeals to his superstitious nature. There has been a storm in Rome that frightened him, so Cassius says, “ Now could I, Casca, name to thee man most like this dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars As doth the tion in the capitol; A man no mightier

he believes that Rome should be a Republic and not a dictatorship and he believes that his role as a senator is to do the will of the people. He would die for Rome if he had to and that's what makes him so admirable. But, his loyalty to Rome causes him to make a disloyal decision. He decides to participate in the assassination of Julius Caesar, but this decision is complicated by his friendship with the man. Still nervous and confused on what he was doing Brutus says, “I kiss thy hand, but not in flattery, Caesar,/ Desiring thee that Publius Cimber may/ Have an immediate freedom of repeal” (III.1. 57-59). Brutus was distracting Caesar so the other senators would come closer and stab him. When Brutus does this, it makes him a very controversial character because one may admire his loyalty for his country but question his loyalty to the people closest to him. Brutus can also be very honorable, “For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring/ From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash /By any indirection” (IV.3.81-84). He means that he would rather die than accept bribes and that makes him very honorable. Brutus is a hard character to describe because of his many aspects, he can be loyal to somethings but disloyal to others but he can also be honest and honorable. In the end, however, this sense of honor ultimately leads to Brutus