Assassination
Julius Caesar:
Julius Caesar was a greatly skillful leader or
Rome. He was becoming too ambitious and power hungry. With all the incredible
power Cesar possessed, he could be very dangerous and cause severe harm.
Lord Louis Mountbatten:
A member of the British Royal Family, Lord Louis
Mountbatten, followed in his father’s footsteps when he joined the navy in
1913. Mountbatten was actually a captain at the start of World War II as he
commanded destroyers and in 1955, he became the first sea lord. But Mountbatten
was mainly known for the key role he took when planning for the Allied invasion
of continental Europe. Like Julius Caesar, Mountbatten possessed a lot of power
and control.
Based on the assassinations of Caesar and Mountbatten, it's clear that
there is always a form of motivation. In these two cases, the motivation seems
to be that the victim had too much power and importance that they have become a
threat. Julius Caesar was growing more and more powerful and dominant, which
caused his assassinators to feel threatened and find motive. They were afraid
that Caesar would use his power to do damage instead of good and therefore they
were motivated to kill him. Lord Louis Mountbatten had a very important and
influential status while the planning for the Allied invasion of continental
Europe was happening. His high status with caused the IRA to feel that he was
hindrance and should become a target. His death would attract the attention of people to the IRA, once they hear about the death of such an important man. It seems that people are assassinated due
to their threatening power growth and high status.This high status attracts a lot of attention and their assassination would tract even more attention and awareness for the cause. Although there are several
other ways to approach the situation, assassination seems to be justifiable in
certain situations. For example, the assassination of Mountbatten was not
necessary or justifiable. There were other men of an equal status other than
Mountbatten. His death was not a crucial event that would make the IRA's cause
successful. This is clear as North Ireland did not manage to become independent
and its own country, so it's evident that the assassination of Mountbatten
was not justifiable. Although Lord Louis Mountbatten's assassination was not
justifiable, I think that Julius Caesar's death could be justified. Caesar was
gaining too much power and was beginning to become drunk on it. He is easily
manipulated through flattery, which causes him to be weak as a leader. The
great leader Rome once knew now poses as a dangerous threat to the city and its
people. The only way to ensure the safety of Rome was to take Caesar down, as
he is a dictator with total control over the city. This outcome could only be
ensured through assassination because Caesar has become so powerful that he
could potentially have several loyal allies. Caesar's assassination was
justified since his death was the only way to be certain of Rome's safety. So
assassinations are similar in several ways like motive, but there are also
different in ways such as whether they are justifiable or not.
