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प्रश्न
Why does Brutus kill Caesar?
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उत्तर
Brutus kills Caesar because he feels that Caesar is too ambitious to be the king of Rome. He believes that Rome will not benefit from his ambitious nature and making him the king will give him so much power that the Senate will not be able to temper his authority.
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