Brutus uses their passion to his advantage, and convinces the conspirators that their own will power would be what compelled them to complete their task, not an oath. Another piece of evidence used to illustrate this, is when Brutus is defending the reasons behind his actions at Caesar’s funeral and he says, “ As / Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, / I rejoice at it…” (JC.III.ii.24-26). By using the two words ‘loved’ and ‘weep’, Brutus is not only making himself seem vulnerable to the townspeople, but he is also showing that the death of Caesar was not necessarily what he wanted, and that the death of who was once his dear friend, upset him deeply. By doing this, people begin to feel sorry for Brutus, and they are not nearly as outraged as they are before he was given the opportunity to explain
Brutus uses their passion to his advantage, and convinces the conspirators that their own will power would be what compelled them to complete their task, not an oath. Another piece of evidence used to illustrate this, is when Brutus is defending the reasons behind his actions at Caesar’s funeral and he says, “ As / Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, / I rejoice at it…” (JC.III.ii.24-26). By using the two words ‘loved’ and ‘weep’, Brutus is not only making himself seem vulnerable to the townspeople, but he is also showing that the death of Caesar was not necessarily what he wanted, and that the death of who was once his dear friend, upset him deeply. By doing this, people begin to feel sorry for Brutus, and they are not nearly as outraged as they are before he was given the opportunity to explain