Key+Character+Changes

Brutus- Brutus was with Caesar from the beginning. He was always considered to be his best friend or brother. Because he was manipulated, he sided with the Conspirators (i.e. Casca and Cassius), who killed Julius Caesar. By allowing himself to manipulated he assisted in not only damaging his relationship with his best friend, but he also helped in the brutal death of his best friend. The mistake he made, might have been one he regretted, but he did not take responsibility when he had the chance, at Caesar's funeral. When it came time for war at the end, and they all ran away, Brutus knew that he had betrayed his dearest friend, and he constantly could feel the guilt weighing on his shoulders. Brutus's agonizing guilt eventually led to him taking his own life. He sees what he is doing is exactly the reason why he killed Caesar, and realized that he would do Rome good by killing himself. [1]

Mark Antony- He came from being one of Caesar's close friends, but not as close as Brutus was. When he saw the Conspirators kill Caesar, he was filled with hatred and revenge. He did not waste any time to fulfill it. He told Brutus that he was going to talk at Caesar's funeral, only if he swore not going to say anything against them. On stage, he slowly manipulated the crowd into mourning for Caesar, and turning on the Conspirators. An angry mob formed was dangerous and out for the conspirators, so they had to flee. It was unclear whether he was just being a faithful friend to Caesar or acting on impulse and targeting the Conspirators for their crime. Antony's motives may be unclear but he was more intelligent than any thought, assisting him in his manipulation. Concluding, before Antony's change he was shy, caring, and was the shadow of Caesar. After his change he became an angry, revengful character who acted as a leader for the wrong reasons. [2]

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