Question

In Julius Caesar : Has Caesar actually done anything wrong? If yes, explain what he has done. If no, explain why Brutus and the other men feel the need to kill him.
Give an introduction and conclusion sentence, make your claim, give an example or evidence and then analyze how the example supports the claim; which means your answer should be 4-6 sentences long☺

Answer 1

Brutus paces back and forth in his garden. He asks his servant to bring him a light and mutters to himself that Caesar will have to die. He knows with certainty that Caesar will be crowned king; what he questions is whether or not Caesar will be corrupted by his power. Although he admits that he has never seen Caesar swayed by power in the past, he believes that it would be impossible for Caesar to reach such heights without eventually coming to scorn those lower in status. Brutus compares Caesar to the egg of a serpent “which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous”; thus, he determines to “kill him in the shell” (II.i.33–34).