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Julius Caesar's Downfall
Julius Caesar
Brutus convinced himself that he had to kill Caesar for the good of Rome. He was an “honorable man” who thought Caesar’s downfall would bring peace and prosperity to Rome. Antony started a revolution to find and kill every conspirator who buried their blades into Caesar’s body. “A curse shall light upon the limbs of men; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; Blood and destruction shall be so in use And dreadful objects so familiar That mothers shall but smile when they behold Their infants quartered with the hands of war” (262-268). Brutus wanted Rome to be safe from Caesar’s possibility of reign in Rome. Brutus just like this historic leader (Adolf Hitler) who commited a genocide both committed
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