In William Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are very influential characters. Each character makes many mistakes with the assassination plans and the strategies at Philippi. Each man has his reasons for their mistakes, if it is either their idealism, being uncompassionate or not, fully thinking for their actions. Brutus and Cassius are very contrasting people; one man is better suited to be a leader of a battle and an Empire, than the other. …showed first 75 words of 2184 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2184 total…the interest of Rome but that Antony (the man who loved Caesar dearly, and despised the conspirators who brought Caesar to his death) recognized that he was noble. Antony sees Brutus dead he says ?This was the noblest Roman of them all; / His life was so gentle, and the elements / So mix?d in him, that Nature might stand up / And say to all the world, ?This was a man!? (Act V, Scene V, L. 68, 73 ? 75).