Shakespeare has used figurative language and verbs to show Cassius and Brutus intentions
‘To CUT the head off and then HACK the limbs’
This quote shows Brutus as a brutal and aggressive character. however from this I can infer that the character might not want to kill Caesar after all. This is because during he’s speech he is trying to convince the conspiracy to not kill Anthony and if Caesar was to be killed, ‘kill him boldly’ and ‘carve him as a dish fit for the gods’. These two quotes could supports my interpretation or even suggest that Brutus is a smart and logical character who is trying to suppress the conspiracy.
However this second interpretation could be false and Brutus says ‘let us be sacrificers, but not butchers’. The connotations of butchers suggests a bloody thirsty, savage character while the connotation of sacrificers suggests this act is being done for the greater good of Rome and should be done respectfully
Cassius is shown to be blood thirsty and arguably a selfish character who doesn’t want the best for Rome.
‘Mark Antony, so we’ll beloved of Caesar…if he improves them(public), may well stretch so far as to annoy us all.’
From this source we can see that Cassius has cause for concern as mark Antony could cause an uproar from the public which could slow down their progress. But it leaves me with this question. If Cassius is not doing it for the people, who is he doing it for? The people themselves are Rome and without them it would not be great.
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