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How Betrayal Led to Downfall in Julius CaesarIn the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each(prenominal) other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of capital of Italy, when close to well-known Romans decide that it is non a intelligent idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus, an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesars, betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony, Caesars best friend and another honorable Roman, betrays Brutus by turning against the conspirators. Cassius, a respected Roman, and Brutus betray each other by arguing and destroying their friendship. All this betraying lead to many deaths in the play.When Brutus betrayed Caesar for the good of Rome by killing him, he had no idea that he would regret it later on in his life. Brutus wanted to kill Caesar because he thought that if Caesar became king, he would forget who his real friends are and he would not abide attention to them. He also thought that Caesar would become too powerful and therefore did not want him to be king. This is shown when Portia says, Brutus hath a suit / that Caesar will not grant (2.4.41-42). Although Brutus had a clear conscience, the people of Rome did not. This eventually led to Brutus being driven out of Rome by the citizens. Not being associated with Rome anymore made Brutus life worse and he eventually took his own life as the only way to...