Character Analysis - Cassius
Courtney McAffee
Mr. Krucli
English E-core
26 April 2005
The scene we chose was in Act 3, Scene 1, right after Caesar is killed and stabbed by
Brutus.This was a worthy scene to act out because it broadcasted much emotion and character
in especially Cassius, Casca, and Brutus, which were three of the main plotters of Caesar�s
death. We thought this would be a good scene to portray because it shows the immediate
attitude difference in the characters after Caesar has perished. Casca, Cassius and the other
conspirators seem to just be happy to be rid of Caesar so they can get their claim to fame by
getting rid of a bad ruler. While Brutus, on the other hand thinks that they killed him for his
ambition when he says, �ambition's debt is paid.�
I think that Cassius, the character I portrayed, was the thinker behind the whole situation. This
character shows Cassius as a man that is glad to have someone with higher power out of the
way so that he himself can gain power. Cassius is a greedy character, this is seen when he
immediately wants the citizens to know that he and others have gotten rid of a problem by killing
Caesar so that he can get all of the glory. Cassius is able to coax Brutus into his deceitful plan,
which doesn�t end up benefiting the nation. I believe that Cassius had Brutus in the conspiracy
because he was an honorable man and the people would follow and most likely agree with
Brutus�s actions. He also tries to keep Brutus thinking that it was the right thing to do by agreeing
to put their hands in Caesars blood and saying that this would be a tradition to be carried on.
Cassius is a character driven by greed and this was seen in the scene we analyzed.