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Julius Caesar And Brutus Relationship
In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is friends with Caesar but is concerned of how power may change him. Caesar was offered the crown three times but refused each time.

Brutus is good friends with Caesar. Caesar is going to be crowned at the capitol. Brutus and the others are concerned of how being crowned leader is going to change Caesar.

Everyone is afraid that they will be turned into slaves by Caesar. Brutus and other conspirators plan on killing Caesar at the capitol. Caesar's wife is very concerned about him going to the capitol and wants him to stay home. Caesar's wife Calphurnia has dreams of blood falling at the capitol. Caesar decides not to go because of Calphurnia’s dreams.

Brutus is undecided about killing Caesar because he doesn't want to betray him but he knows he has to do it for Rome. Antony was afraid they would kill him too because Antony was close to Caesar. Calphurnia tries to keep Caesar home from the capitol because she knows something bad is going to happen if he goes. Decius convinces him to go,
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After they apologies Brutus says Cassius is “Yoked with a lamb that carries anger as flint bears fire.” The “lamb” is Portia's death, which added to Brutus’ sorrow she died of grief of Brutus’ absence. After everyone else has went to bed Brutus sees the ghost of Caesar which makes Brutus release their troops early. Brutus follows Cassius into battle. Neither one of them know what is going to happen before the days end. Brutus then gets the news of Cassius’ and Titinius’ death. Soon after Brutus and his men stop to take a break and Brutus pulls all of his men to the side, one by one, and asks them to kill him but only one man agrees to kill him. Brutus admits to the last man that he saw Caesar's’ ghost at Sardis and on the battlefield. Strato holds Brutus's sword while Brutus runs on it, proclaiming: "Caesar, now be still, I kill'd not thee with half so good a

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