Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s most political play. He examines whether political assassination can ever become justified, and the result of this act of assault on its perpetrators. The high ideals of Brutus are tested to the full by the consequences of Julius Caesar’s murder; as may be the self-interest of Cassius, whilst in the chaos that ensues, the opportunism of Mark Antony and Octavius is certainly served rather than the cause of freedom. A classic study of power, Shakespeare displays the devastating effect politics decisions can possess on personal lives.