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The Motivation Of Brutus In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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From the beginning of Act 4, Shakespeare had everyone convinced that Antony is going to kill all the conspirators. That was Antony’s motivation from the reader’s perspective. But in Act 5, not a single person was killed by Antony and his soldiers. Some killed themselves, turned themselves in, or somehow manage to escape. But no one can recall Antony killing them. Because Antony’s motivation was to capture Brutus. Was it the motivation to kill the leader? No, since Antony told his soldiers to find Brutus and bring Brutus back to Antony. Antony understood why Brutus killed Caesar. Antony was not mad, but knew what Brutus did was honor. He knew Brutus cared about Rome, and was willing to kill his own friend for the people of Rome. Antony’s final
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