"Yet I love him well. But wherefore do you hold me here so long? What is it that you would impart to me? If it is be aught toward the general good, set honor in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently; For let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honor more than I fear death" (1:2:90) Brutus says this to Cassius while they were talking about Caesar. If I'd been Brutus at that very crucial moment, I would have been confused too. For one, Caesar is Brutus's very best friend, and if he helped to kill him it would stay on his conscious for the rest of his life. He would think about it every morning when he wakes up, and every night before he goes to sleep. And i bet he wouldn't live the same life ever again knowing that he has killed his friend.
But, on the other hand, if he killed Caesar then the life in Rome would be a lot happier without him around. Killing Caesar would help more people's life than if he didn't kill him. Killing Caesar would only take away one soul, but leaving him alive would kill so many others. And that's why I would pick Good of Rome.
If Brutus joined the conspiracy and helped Cassius kill Caesar, He would help his own country, and fulfill his dreams of becoming ruler. As Brutus said "I do fear people choosing Caesar for their king". (1:2:87) With, or without Caesar. Killing Caesar would mean helping so many innocent Romans. And its better this way because if you kill Caesar you would only take one life, but leaving him alive would mean putting a lot of other people in danger.
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