Each person is given his or her own personality. These personalities are often the basis of a relationship for friendship or love. Lasting friendship is often found by two people with similar personalities and temperaments. At times, good friendships go bad when the personality of one person changes. Other times, circumstances force people together by using one another to scheme or as tactics to achieve a common goal or stratagem. Such is the basis for the friendship between Brutus and Cassius. Though they both wish to murder Caesar, each has his own objectives to achieve by doing so, and as they go about this dark deed their true feelings and personalities are exposed.

Caesar, in the early acts of the play, sees that Cassius wishes to rule Rome. Caesar observes a "hungry look" in Cassius's eye and decides that Cassius will not be one of...