Throughout his life, William Shakespeare wrote over thirty plays, comments on politics as well as the human condition. His purpose in writing so much was not only to entertain the common people, but also to inform them, and in some cases to sway them to his beliefs as well, as most writers do. Shakespeare's main political view found in Julius Caesar was an anti-assassination stance because of the events before and after Caesar's death. Shakespeare …
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…end, even Brutus realized that killing Caesar wasn't worth that troubles it eventually caused. Because of what happens to the conspirators before and after Caesar's death, it is apparent that killing Caesar didn't help Rome become a republic at all. Octavian became Caesar, and all the conspirators were dead. In writing Julius Caesar, Shakespeare probably meant the play to be a cautionary tale, warning future generations that assassination doesn't really accomplish anything that furthers society.