Which of the following is a conspirator in Julius Caesar?

• A. Brutus
• B. Marc Antony
• C. Julius Caesar
• D. Calpurnia

Answer: (A)

A conspirator is someone who secretly joins a plot to commit a wrongdoing. In Julius Caesar, the group plotting to kill Caesar includes several senators, and Brutus is the one who joins that plot and helps carry out the murder. He is portrayed as torn between loyalty to Caesar and his sense of serving the Republic, but his participation makes him a conspirator. Marc Antony is not part of the conspiracy; he opposes Caesar and becomes an ally to Caesar’s enemies after the murder. Julius Caesar is the target of the plot, not a conspirator. Calpurnia, Caesar’s wife, does not conspire with the group; she warns him away from the Senate on that day. So Brutus is the conspirator among these choices.