How is Caesar assassinated in the Senate-house The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most tragic scenes in Shakespeare s - play Julius Caesar It takes place in the Senate-house at Rome The conspirators led by Cassius and Brutus plan to assassinate Caesar to save the Republic They greet him with false respect hiding daggers beneath their cloaks Conspirators Plot The conspirators gather before Caesar arrives Cassius Casca Decius Cinna Trebonius and Brutus are among them They kneel before Caesar pretending loyalty Metellus Cimber asks for his brother s release from exile This is the excuse for their approach Caesar rejects the plea proudly saying I am constant as the Northern Star His words show his arrogance and invite the strike First Blow and Betrayal As Caesar refuses to change his decision Casca strikes first crying Speak hands for me Others follow quickly Daggers flash around Caesar s