2006-12-22 04:41:49 · 5 answers · asked by dfhottie09 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
None of It Was "justified" It was all backstabbing. it was only Accepted because they Claimed he Said he wanted to be King, and Roman Law Said that...
"Any man who tries to make himself a King, can be Struck Down without trial."
If Ceaser had Said, "I want to be a King" or anything of the sort, it was Official, otherwise it was Murder, Political Murder.
2006-12-22 05:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by farcehorde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok first, Shakespeare plays are based on history, but are fiction. If Brutus wanted to oppose Caesar he could have done it more openly, since he himself was a strong political influence. Brutus aligned himself with Caesar until it stopped suiting him. Stabbing Caesar was an act of cowardice. whats more, some ancient historians quote Caesar as saying "and you, my son?" because Caesar was rumored to have had an affair with Brutus's mother (who was a bit trashy.) so he might have had a much more personal reason for killing him.
2006-12-22 05:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by wayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brutus was afraid that if Caesar would be crowned king he would bring disaster to Rome, he was not sure of this, but was not willing to take that gamble with Rome hanging in the balance.
Brutus compares Caesar to an unhatched adder (poisons snake)
and fells it would be better to kill the adder while it was still in the egg (kill Caesar now ) rather than let it hatch (let Caesar be king)
...........see begining of Act 2
2006-12-22 05:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He certainly felt justified or he would not have done it - to determine if he actually was justified would depend upon your view of Cesar and his actions - was he a dictator bent on becoming emperor or was he something more? His policy of mercy toward those defeated in the civil war with Pompey is an interesting one - real mercy or a ploy to sway those who opposed him by guile? If you can figure out all the many facets of Cesar's character I believe you'll have your answer (or at least your view of it).
2006-12-22 04:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by warden14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brutus definitely betrayed Cesar & he new it. He only did it to go along with the others. It was strictly a political decission. Brurtus did not have the back bone to stand against the others & Ceasar new it. "et too Brut-a"
2006-12-22 04:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by GJfromfla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋