Julius Caesar
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How Betrayal Led to Downfall in
In the play, The Tragedy of , William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. is about to be crowned king of Rome, when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus, an ....
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.... would become too powerful and therefore did not want him to be king. This is shown when Portia says, “…Brutus hath a suit / that Caesar will not grant…” (2.4.41-42). Although Brutus had a clear conscience, the people of Rome did not. This eventually led to Brutus being driven out of Rome by the citizens. Not being associated with Rome anymore made Brutus’ life worse and he eventually took his own life as the only way to solve the problem.
Antony, Caesar’s best friend, was not su ....
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