Motivation can drive people to work hard and win a state championship, but it can also drive people to kill. Motivation can be defined as an internal state of a person that motivates him to act with the aim of achieving a target goal. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragic drama that shows a wide variety of different motivations fueling each character. Readers see what motivates each character and how far that motivation takes them. Whether motivated by malice, jealousy, revenge, or loyalty, each character has their own motivations for their actions. Whatever their motives, readers see how those motives push Cassius, Brutus, and Antony to extreme measures, and how this ultimately leads to tragic deaths. In this play, Cassius' motivation is completely inspired by evil and hatred. His jealousy of Caesar and his lust for power drives him to create the plot and begin planning Caesar's death. Speaking to Casca, he says: "What trash is Rome, / What rubbish and what offal, when is it useful / For matter to be enlightened / A thing as vile as Caesar! (I.iii.109-112). This shows some of Cassius' true feelings towards Caesar. He believes that Caesar is not worthy of his power and does not want anyone to hold more power than him. Although he justifies the murder of Caesar as an act to free himself from tyranny, his motivation is full of evil intentions. In an attempt to conceal his true motives, Cassius convinces Brutus, an honorable and respected man, to join the conspiracy. He said to Brutus: “Brutus and Caesar, what should be in this “Caesar”? / Why should this name be more pronounced than yours? / Write them together, your name is just as beautiful. / Ring them, that also becomes the mouth. / ...... middle of paper ...... everyone's loyalty to Caesar is what drives him to seek revenge and never give up. These characters show how their motivations affect what happens to them in the end. Throughout this play, readers see what motivations Cassius, Brutus, and Antony have that cause each of them to do what they do and how it affects their outcomes. While these motivations didn't lead to a tragic downfall for each of these characters, they are often taken too far. They prove so strong that they prevent the characters from making informed decisions and having a sense of rationality. The many deaths in this room all started with someone motivated to do something, and one thing leads to another. Motivation fueled by loyalty can be just as dangerous as motivation fueled by hatred. The strength of this motivation is what can actually make it dangerous and result in loss of life..