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The aim of using Marcus Junius Brutus is to correctly convey the history and betrayal that conveyed at the end of the Roman Republic and into the Roman Empire. Brutus was a very important part in the assassination of Julius Caesar, “It was Brutus's personality and idealism which gave the conspiracy its force and direction, and Brutus insisted that action be taken against Caesar alone. The death of the dictator, he naively believed, would automatically restore liberty and the republic”( // Encyclopedia.com // ). At this time, Rome was ruled by the dictator Julius Caesar. Brutus became a very crucial person in the succession of Rome through his treacherous actions. Brutus’ role was very important in the story of Julius Caesar as he ends up being a lead in Caesar’s death. Brutus is a very important figure in Julius Caesar’s death, he was very trusted by Caesar, and ends up betraying that trust to try and “restore liberty and the republic” in Rome by killing him. He was naive in his thinking though. He believed that the death would solve all the problems and the Republic of Rome would just come back into rule. Caesar’s death was a mile-stone in the succession of Rome. After he died it was Octavian, or Augustus, that took control as the first emperor. This plunged Rome into not only a new empire, but to become one of the largest empires in all of history.
 * __Aim-__ Sherylann Distasio **

"Marcus Junius Brutus." // Encyclopedia.com //. HighBeam Research, 01 Jan. 2004. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.

The intended audience of the term is Mark Antony and Octavian. In the passage, the author describes the aftermath of the assassination of Julius Caesar, which was “In late 42 he and Cassius met Mark Antony and Octavian (later the emperor Augustus) in two battles at Philippi” (//Encyclopedia Britannica Online//). In this quote, the author is telling the audience that after the discovery of Caesar’s death, both Octavian and Mark Antony went after the killers that did this horrid action, which was Brutus and Cassius. This quote ties to the audience, because both Mark Antony and Octavian were the “witnesses” that were involved and were actualy this to notice the death of their fair leader/ general died. These two men are the audience for this action and towards Brutus, because like in any book, play, or any event, there has to be someone to have feelings, drama, and mixed emotions. This is what is happening back then for Mark Antony and Octavian. They probably felt furious, upset, shocked, and glad (for killing off the assassinators). To also be the audience, they had to feel like they were actually there in the event and that they were apart of this action. Well, these men were; they were apart of the assassination of Julius Caesar and they were going to be apart of the action of getting revenge on Brutus and Cassius. This audience is witnessing the event with their own eyes and they’re going through this process with so many emotions. People can be there or they can be watching the event from the different prospective; in anyway, they are the audience and the witnesses of being connected to the historical event of Julius Caesar’s death. Mainly, anyone who is watching an event happen right in front of them or hearing it from one another, they are the audience.
 * __Audience-__ Amanda Betancourt **

Badian, E. "Marcus Junius Brutus | Roman Politician." //Encyclopedia Britannica Online//. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.

The historical impact of the term is how Marcus Junius Brutus plotted and assassinated one of the most famous Roman leaders in history, which was Julius Caesar. In the passage Marcus Junius Brutus, the author illustrates to the audience that “Brutus joined Cassius and other leading senators in the plot that led to the assassination of Caesar on March 15, 44 B.C.E” (//Encyclopedia Britannica Online//). In this quote, the author is describing how Marcus Junius Brutus teamed up with a man that he was in the same consul in and other followers that have the same level of hatred towards Caesar and had the same idea of “getting rid of” Julius Caesar. This quotes ties to the point, because this event caused a huge dramatic change in history of who’s going to lead now and how will life be functioned without Caesar. This horrific planning will change the way of who to trust and what to believe. In the phrase ‘believe’, this means that this will be hard for not just for the people who went through this dramatic experience, but also for the audience that are watching and/or hearsing the plot commence. This historical tragedy is making life as they know it crumbling down and making notes of what is going to happen next once Julius Caesar is assassinated and no longer the leader/ general of one of the highest ruling republic in history. This action will soon cause chaos (battles and/or wars) from this disastrous plot that he and the other followers committed for their own selfish desire of having everything back to the way the world used to be. This is the man and the event that created untrustworthy allies/ friends and will soon regret the deed that he had done. This is the man that will soon kill himself from how far his actions had increased from a plot to a suicide. This historical event isn’t just history of Julius Caesar’s assassination; this is the history of when Brutus betrayed Caesar’s trust and of when he couldn’t take his ruling any longer.
 * __Historical-__ Amanda Betancourt **

Badian, E. "Marcus Junius Brutus | Roman Politician." //Encyclopedia Britannica Online//. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.


 * __Cultural-__ Sherylann Distasio **

Marcus Junius Brutus, also known as just Brutus, had a large impact on the way Rome progressed and changed; making way to the change of Rome’s dictatorship to its empire and first ever emperor. It was after the assassination of Julius Caesar that lead to, “A final conflict between Mark Antony (with the help of Cleopatra) and Octavian would bring Octavian to power as Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire”(//Ancient History Encyclopedia//). Julius Caesar was the dictator of Rome, he conquered many and fought much. Julius Caesar was a powerful dictator. His well known words of “I came, I saw, I conquered”(Caesar). He always fought to rule more, and to make Rome bigger and greater. However, he became treacherous to his allies and killed them, the same was soon to happen to him. It was Brutus that killed Caesar, Rome’s leader. This created a large impact that changed all of Rome, and consequently lead to affect the present day. When Caesar died, Rome was in chaos, they had not prepared a system to replace their dictator. It wasn’t until Octavian, more commonly known as Augustus, came to take power of Rome as “the first emperor of the Roman Empire”. This lead Rome to become an empire; the Roman Empire. The next stage of Rome began as the empire started to form under the first emperor. Brutus’ actions of helping to kill Caesar lead to Augustus taking control, and the beginning of one of the greatest empires in history. This changed Rome’s path and culture, and has passed down onto the present day. This action lead Rome to become the empire that changed many cultures, and even contributes to cultures today.

Wasson, Donald L. "The Murder of Julius Caesar." //Ancient History Encyclopedia//. N.p., 15 May 2015. Web. 05 Jan. 2016.