Question

Consider julius caesar as a political tragedy answer part 2 ka english arts

Answer 1

I've seen the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar interpreted in two different ways (by people with different social and political views, naturally):

either Caesar as a power-mad tyrant who got his comeuppance, and Brutus and Cassius as freedom fighters sadly defeated by Caesar's former lackeys who now sought power themselves;or Caesar as a martyr murdered before his time, and Brutus and Cassius as power-hungry killers on whom righteous vengeance was taken by Caesar's friends.

What is the evidence - either from the text of the play itself, or from surrounding evidence, if any - of which of these interpretations the writer himself intended?

Note that I'm not interested in any analysis of actual historical events, except inasmuch as they may inform us about the play by comparison. I'm asking about how Shakespeare was trying to portray Caesar and the conspirators who killed him. Or to put it another way (assuming everyone involved thought themselves in the right), from whose point of view was the play meant to be written?