Emotionally,Brutus was conflicted. On the one hand, Caesar was a great man. Brutus had...

[Strauss] Emotionally,
Brutus was conflicted. On the one hand, Caesar was a great man. Brutus had known him since he was a boy. On the other hand,
Caesar was the dictator for life, the man who posed a threat
to the Roman Republic and everything that Brutus held dear. [narrator] Despite their personal history, Brutus is forced by his colleagues
to make a choice, while Caesar looks to distract the Senate
from his illness