One of Brutus' motivations for killing Caesar was the fear that Caesar would gain too much power and as a result, the Romans would no longer have freedom. There is the opposing viewpoint, however, that believes Brutus did not act logically. Some could argue that he should not have killed Caesar based off of a fear that could not be proven. No one can see into the future. No one had any way of knowing exactly how Caesar would behave in the future. But in my opinion, it was better to stop Caesar before he had the chance to act negatively. Brutus spoke about this in act 2: "And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which, hatched, would, as his kind, grow mischievous,And kill him in the shell." The worst thing that could've happened in the future was Caesar ruling as an absolute tyrant and no freedom left in Rome. It would have been too big of a risk to take to let Caesar live. …show more content…
One could argue that Brutus should have discussed the things he heard and read about with Caesar, especially since the two were friends. But considering how Caesar did not want to hear what Artemidorus had to say the day of the assassination, it's hard to believe that Brutus would have gotten very far anyway if he approached Caesar with his concerns.
Brutus thought long and hard about what to do. Later on after Cassius confided in him about his feelings toward Caesar, Brutus said "Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream." Brutus debated for a long time about what to do.” Based on this, I believe Brutus was conflicted about what to do and he did not follow blindly behind Cassius as some might believe. Brutus cared dearly for Caesar; he thought very highly of the ruler, but like Brutus said, "not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome