Was it fate..or was it just me?

The conspirators in Julius Caesar believed it was fate that Caesar be killed. Was it really fate or was it a sorry excuse for murder? In Shakespeare's time fate played a major factor in every one's life. Your child has small pox and is going to die.... its fate. You go to war get stabbed and are in critical condition.... its fate. Nothing can just happen according to fate. If fate wants something to happen it WILL happen, but was it fate that stabbed Caesar? Was it fate that schemed behind his back and betrayed his trust? No, it was not. Did the conspirators have a choice of whether or not they would kill Caesar? Of course they did! They were not held hostage and threatened. They believed they could do better than Caesar could and they planned to prove it. This was a plan they created on their own and they dealt with the consequences of what they did. Therefore, fate determines nothing, we do. We make our own decisions and no one can MAKE us do anything.