Julius Caesar was considered loyal to all Roman people due to his great success in the military and his leadership. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, he gets assassinated because he has shown signs of dictatorship and the conspiracy was afraid that he would eventually become a dictator of Rome.
First of all, Julius Caesar had made the Roman Republic the most powerful in the World by conquered Gaul and Britain. He had an interest in politics since he was little. In fact, Caesar was turning out to be as energetic a commander as he was a politician. (“ First Great Campaigns” ) He adopted to military life just like any other man would. He used his own strategy and his victory over the Helvetii put Caesar in a perfect position to become that savior and unite Gaul--under Roman rule. (“ First Great Campaigns” ) He later also invaded Britain and defeated the Britons and their leader Cassivellaunus. (“ Gallic Wars” )
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The governors could no longer get overpowered due to his policy. ( Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar ) The conspirators were not satisfied with his decision that he just made, and thus assumes that he wants to take over Rome all by himself. ( The tragedy of Julius Caesar ) This eventually leading to the assassination of Julius Caesar. ( The tragedy of Julius Caesar )
Julius Caesar was also famously known for giving every man seventy- five drachmas in the play. ( The tragedy of Julius Caesar ) According to the text, he also helped create policies that favored the poor. ( “ Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and the tyrant ” ) Roman citizens, especially the poor, wanted to crowd Julius Caesar for their king, but he refuses three times. ( The tragedy of Julius Caesar ) It didn’t matter to these citizens, whether not Julius Caesar wanted to become a dictator of