Julius Caesar: Jealousy
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Jealousy causes many of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
to commit dangerous and foolish acts. Cassius' jealousy drives him to kill
Caesar. All the conspirators, except the noble Brutus, kill Caesar because they
feel threatened by his power. Brutus is the only conspirator who murde ....
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.... doth amaze me, / A man of such a
feeble temper should / So get the start of the majestic world, / And bear the
palm alone" (Act I, sc. II, 128-131).
Casca also is jealous of Caesar. He is disgusted by Caesar's
manipulation of the commoners. He describes it as "mere foolery" (Act I, sc. II,
235). Casca agrees with Cassius that Brutus is an essential part the
conspiracy. He says, "O, he sits high in all the people's hearts; / And that
which would appear offense in us, / His countena ....
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