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Two conflicting perspectives are represented in this play: Brutus’s view of Caesar’s death as a sacrifice and Antony’s view as murder. The play uses imagery effectively to highlight Brutus’s view of Caesar’s death when he declares “lets us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood… and let us all cry Peace, freedom and liberty”. Brutus wishes to honour Caesar’s last moments by basking in his blood, believing to be a true friend that only killed Caesar’s ambition, not Caesar. This imagery depicts Brutus’s honourable, loyal nature and enables to audience to gain a deeper respect for this noble character. The conflicting perspective of Antony’s view is represented when Antony uses the simile “like a deer strucken by many princes” to compare Caesar to the noble deer and the conspirators as vicious hunters. Antony cleverly twists the conspirators in his favour by shrewd flattery, referring them as “princes”. By doing this, Antony makes their actions seem creditable so the conspirators don’t suspect his treachery. The audience is exposed to Antony’s master manipulation through this quote as he attempts to befriend his enemies. The purpose of the play serves a warning that too much ambition is dangerous. Brutus emphasises the need for Caesar’s death due to his ambition through the simile “pity to the general wrong of Rome as fire drives out fire, so pity pity”.