Should Brutus join the conspiracy against Caesar? In the play, Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Brutus is conflicted to join the conspiracy after they plot to assassinate Julius Caesar. Although Brutus is indecisive, he thinks of all of the things that Caesar has done in the past, and all of the possibilities to come in the future. Will he make the right decision? The conspiracy wishes to have Caesar dead before he is crowned king. They believe that as soon as he is crowned, he will turn dangerous, as Brutus mentions in (II ,i ,10-18). In this analogy, Brutus compares Caesar to a serpent, which is a dangerous and poisonous snake. The comparison explains that a serpent is not dangerous while it is still in the egg, but once it hatches it is a deadly animal. Brutus feels the same way about Caesar. He believes that once he is given enough power, Caesar will become a ruthless ruler. Before Caesar, Rome had a beloved ruler named Pompey. Pompey was killed by Caesar himself. As a Roman, this made Brutus nervous for the future possibilities. Caesar turned on one of his own, now there is a very high chance he could do it again, giving Brutus a good reason to join the conspiracy. After Pompey was killed, the people of Rome almost immediately worshipped Caesar, (I, i, 30-31). If the citizens of Rome can instantly worship another …show more content…
For example, after his wife, Calpurnia, was woken in the night multiple times by dreams of her beloved husband dying. Calpurnia tries to warn Caesar about the dreams and begged him to stay home. He, at first, agreed to follow his wife’s wishes. Unfortunately, a man named Decius convinces Caesar that his wife’s dreams were misinterpreted. Therefore, Caesar then calls his wife a fool for telling him about this dream, having absolutely no respect for her. Caesar is easily manipulated into believing what he wants to hear instead of what he needs to