At this point, Cassius appears very devious, playing the
role of the scheming villain to perfection as he plots to sway Brutus to join his side
against Caesar once and for all. He knows Brutus is wavering but still will not be easy
to persuade.
Cassius has already stated his own arguments
as to why Caesar should be eliminated, but he knows that Brutus is more likely to be
persuaded by an appeal from the people of Rome. Brutus is a political idealist, always
thinking about the greater good of Rome as a republic, where no one man should be
allowed too much power, as Caesar appears to
have.
Therefore Cassius decides to forge letters as though
they came from the people of Rome and throw them in at Brutus's window. These letters
will not only speak of the possible dangers that Caesar's ambition poses to the state,
but will also flatter Brutus. Cassius is pretty sure that Brutus won't be able to resist
this and he is proved right.
Brutus, unlike Cassius, has a
noble reputation, but he is also somewhat gullible, and so he is quite easily tricked
into believing that the ordinary people of Rome are directly appealing to him through
these letters to save the state from Caesar. It is after reading these letters that he
finally decides to join the conspiracy. The wily Cassius gets his
way.
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