The driving forces of the play Julius Caesar are the characters Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Julius Caesar is at the center of the leadership test in Rome at the beginning of the play. When Caesar returns to Rome, he is seen by the fickle plebs as a glorious and triumphant hero. The authority of his heroism is called into question when the honorable Marcus Brutus addresses the townspeople at Caesar's funeral. Brutus proves to be the better ruler of Rome rather than Caesar or Antony. Brutus is wiser and more honorable than the other Romans. He was the only one who truly looked after the good of Rome and not himself. Julius Caesar is considered the most powerful and glorious ruler to set foot in Rome. The only thing Caesar cares about is power and his reputation. He has just returned from killing Pompey and his sons. His reasoning only has to do with his ambition for power and glory. Caesar is offered the crown but refuses it several times. He is trying to prove to the plebeians that he is not only interested in power. The crowd's reaction was not what he expected...