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Kai Beals Beals 1 Briggs English 10 H 4-17-17 Julius Ceasar Essay Was Julius Ceasar getting assassinated murder or justice? Julius Ceasar being stabbed to death can be murdered because murdering someone cannot be justified. Julius Ceasar being slaughtered on the spot could be justice because the main conspirators Brutus, Antony, and Cassius used the reason “We are just protecting Rome.” Julius Ceasar got assassinated half-way through the third act. Brutus, Cassius, and Antony justified killing Ceasar as it was just fate, and that they were just protecting Rome. Brutus said in his speech “Had you rather Ceasar living all slaves shall die, than that Ceasar were dead to live all free men.” But murder has its consequences. Because Brutus, Cassius, and Antony murdered Ceasar this causes the Roman Empire to go into disarray. The Plebians reaction to learning the conspirators killed Ceasar “Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay! Let not a traitor live!” Also The Romans detested Brutus, Cassius, and Antony so much to the point they did not care if Cinna the poet had a similar name to Cinna the conspirator they still ravaged Cinna’s body apart. Also, Rome fell into a war between Antony and Brutus on who controlled the Roman Empire. Beals 2 Killing Julius Ceasar cannot be justified. Stabbing Julius Ceasar to death made the Roman Empire worse. Rome was a Republic at that time so Julius Ceasar would not have been leader for long. Why could they not have been patient? The moral we learn is actions have consequences, but Ceasar getting murdered is his fault too. Ceasar could have decided to stay home, because if Ceasar just listened to his wife Calphurnia, Ceasar would not have died so early.