Cassius successfully persuades Brutus to join the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar by appealing to Brutus' loyalty to Rome over his friendship with Caesar. Cassius argues that Caesar desires kingship, which would harm Rome, and that Caesar is a mere man no better than Brutus. Without Brutus, who was seen as noble, the assassination would likely have been viewed merely as murder rather than a patriotic act.

1. Cassius planed the whole conspiracy in the assassination of Julius
Caesar. His flatters to Brutus allowed him to be successful in persuading
him into the conspiracy. Without Marcus, the killing would have been
percieved differently, rather than being a political assassination.
It was easy to praice Brutus and made him join to the plan
because he had conflicting emotions that led him to an inner conflict.
"What means this shouting? I do fear the people do choose Caesar for
their king...yet I love him well." Brutus loved Caesar, but would not
allow him to rise to power and then turned his back onto the people of
Rome. These were his conflicting emotions, his love for Caesar and his
love for Rome. Cassius noticed that if Brutus feared this, he must not
want it to happen. Cassius used the conflictig emotions Brutus had for
his Benedit, so it was easer to involve Marcus in the assassination.
Cassius appealed Brutu`s loyalty to Rome "There was a Brutus once that
would have brook'd the eternal devil to keep his state in Rome as easily
as a king." He persuaded Brutus by telling him that his love for Rome
was bigger than his love for Caesar and If he cared for the life of Rome
and its people more, there sholudn`t be a reason why not to kill Juluis
Another way of persuading Brutus was giving examples of Caesar
as an ordinary man. “We both have fed as well and we both endure the
winter`s cold as well as he”. Cassius was making the point that Caesar
feelt as everyone else so he was not some kind of god as he said he was.
“Caesar cried “help me Cassius, or I sink””. He told Marcus how he saved
him form drowning. Cassius proves that Caesar was weak giving yet
another reason why Brutus should join the conspiracy. Caesar couldn`t
swim in the rough water and was crying for help. Cassius was able to
handle the rough water while Caesar had to be rescued.
Cassius was able to convince Marcus to join the conspiracy. He
perfectly knew Brutus loved Caesar but cared for the life of Rome and its
people more. He knew this was the only reason he would conspire
against Caesar, and he took advantage on that.

2. Logical: Brutus hears a general shout from the people and says that he is
afraid that the people will choose Caesar to be their king. Cassius then
logically deduces that if Brutus fears this, then he must not want it to
happen.
Emotional: Cassius appeals to Brutus loyalty to Rome "There was a
Brutus once that would have brook'd the eternal devil to keep his state
in Rome as easily as a king." (I.ii)
He uses logic again by giving examples of Caesar is an ordinary man. He
tells how he (Cassius) saved him from drowning and how he saw him
once fall with an epileptic fit. He concludes that Caesar is no better than
himself or Brutus and does not deserve his lofty status.
William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is mainly
based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in
charge of the assassination was, ironically, Marcus Brutus, a servant and
close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a
close friend? After examining Brutus' relationship to Caesar, his
involvement in the conspiracy, and his importance to the plot, the truth
can be revealed.
Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Caesar, has a strong
relationship with Caesar but a stronger relationship with Rome and its
people. Brutus is very close to Caesar. In Roman times, the only way for
someone to get close to a person of high rank is if he/she is close to
him/her. In many points of the play, Brutus was talking and next to
Caesar. Brutus also loves Caesar but fears his power. In the early acts of
the play, Brutus says to Cassius, "What means this shouting? I do fear
the people do choose Caesar for their king...yet I love him well."(act 1,
scene 2, ll.85-89), as he is speaking to Cassius. Brutus loves Caesar, but
would not allow him to "climber-upward...He then unto the ladder turns
his back..."(act 2, scene 1, ll.24,26). As the quote says, Brutus would not
allow Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of
Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony
about Caesar's death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity

3. to the general wrong of Rome..."(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says
that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts, which
are full of pity. Again, this shows how Brutus loved Caesar but cared for
the life of Rome and its people more. This is the only reason Brutus
would conspire against Caesar. For Brutus says to himself, "I know no
personal cause to spurn at him...How that might change his
nature..."(act 2, scene1, ll. 1,13) Caesar's relationship with Brutus is also
strong. Just allowing Brutus to speak to Caesar shows his respect for
Brutus. Caesar feels that Brutus is noble to him and does the right thing
regardless of personal danger. On the Ides of March, as Caesar was
assassinated, Caesar's last line is: "Et tu, Brute?--Then fall, Caesar."(act 3,
scene 1, l.85). This shows that Caesar would not die without Brutus'
stab. Caesar realizes that there must be a noble reason for this
assassination if Brutus was in it. This again shows how much Caesar
respects Brutus. Brutus and Caesar both respect each other, but in
different ways.
Marcus Brutus had a very important role in the conspiracy against
Caesar. He was the "back-bone" of the plan. According to Cassius,
Brutus' main purpose in the conspiracy is for an insurance policy. The
people will think, since Brutus is noble to Caesar, that there is a good
reason for Caesar's assassination. Brutus will also be the leader of the
conspiracy for another "insurance policy" for the assassination. Cassius
is the one who declares this, "Brutus shall lead the way, and we will
grace his heels with the most boldest and best hearts of Rome. "(act 3,
scene 1, ll.135-136). Again, if Brutus leads the way, the people will think
that the death of Julius Caesar wasn't such a bad thing. Brutus also
declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to save Rome. He
says to the people that, "If then that friend demand why Brutus rose
against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I
loved Rome more."(Act 3,scene 2,ll.21-24).
If Brutus was not in the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the
conspiracy would probably not have worked. Since Brutus "...loved
Rome more."(Act 3,scene2, ll.23-24), he decided to be a part of the
conspiracy. If he hadn't loved Rome more than Caesar, he would not
have joined in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Cassius and the rest of
the conspirators would probably not have continued on without Brutus
because they would have no "insurance" afterwards. The people would
think that there was no reason for Caesar's death and most likely
beheaded all the conspirators. Also, if Brutus was not in the play, the
whole end of the play would not ever occur. Brutus would not be there

4. to have an army or kill himself, and Cassius will already be beheaded. If
Brutus was not in the play, the title would have absolutely no meaning.
Marcus Brutus was a good friend to Julius Caesar, but not good enough.
He had moral values dealing with Rome and its people. Brutus' values
then made him join a conspiracy against Caesar put together by Cassius.
Brutus joined this mainly because he didn't want Caesar to turn his back
on Rome so there would be a reasonable reason for killing Caesar. If
Brutus wasn't in the play, there would be no "Tragedy" in The Tragedy
of Julius Caesar.