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In act 1, Shakespeare establishes the character and their motivation that lead to the death of Caesar. How does Shakespeare do this?

Shakespeare's ‘Julius Caesar' is based on the power struggles and personalities that surrounded the assassination of Julius Caesar. The different characters of Cassius and Brutus lead them eventually to each want the death of Caesar whose arrogance threatens to make him take the opportunity of becoming emperor of Rome. The first Act establishes the nobility and innocence of Brutus who is drawn into a conspiracy by the scheming of Cassius, whose plan is to supplant the ambitious Caesar for personal not political reasons.

Cassius is very jealous of Caesar and wants to have the power that Caesar has. Cassius tries to persuade Brutus to believe that Caesar is selfish and untrustworthy. Cassius knew that Brutus was loyal to Caesar at the time, and feared that Brutus alongside Caesar would be a force. Cassius was very intelligent to persuade Brutus.......

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