Was Julius Caesar ambitious to a fault? (W.S. Play)

Although Antony does clarify that, -"after his assassination, during his funeral speech Antony put forward that even after being acknowledged as the supreme ruler, Caesar denied the crown for his ambition was focused all on the welfare of his people"-, we have to know that Antony says this to sway the crowd to do what he wants and pleases, in this case, betray Caesar's rivals and attack them. On the bottom line, Caesar has a huge ego. There's no denying it, Caesar acts differently in public than he does in private. For example, when Caesar refuses the crowd for the first time, he physically hears the approval from the crowd, and continues to deny the crown, and the cheers grow bigger, hence, Caesar feels better about his position. However, in private, when Decius Brutus decides to o'ersway Caesar to attend Council, Caesar is persuaded into going when Brutus tells him how if he doesn't go, his self-worth will decrease. Not only did he say that, but he also mentioned that there would be a crown for Caesar. All through this information, it is clearly shown that in public, Caesar puts up a facade in order to fool his people into believing on his false motives. Caesar's fault, in this case, is misleading his people, and as his ambition shows, the plot thickening and character interaction clearly indicates that Julius Caesar is ambitious to a fault. Since you mainly focused your argument on Antony"s speech, let me also point out that Caesar"s raids were never in the play and that we don"t know if what Antony said about the will is true. There is no evidence given in the play that this "will" is fulfilled. Readers are allowed to assume whether or not if it was fulfilled, as in history we do know that Marc Antony does fall as the leader of Rome. This assumption is legitimate because readers don"t know what happens to the people after they are put in chaos. Also, Caesar"s raids are meant for conquering, not for the better of his people. There is a reason why he fought for sole consul against Pompey. Let me also point out that Antony"s speech is biased. He was already on Caesar"s side to begin with. He claims he is not trying to push the crowd against Brutus and the other conspirators during the speech and before the speech, but he does claim his intention was to have the crowd turn against Brutus afterwards. In his speech, he also gives claims and evidence as to why Caesar wasn"t ambitious. For that, let me ask you a couple questions. If Caesar was no ambitious for his power, why was he afraid of Casca? Why did Caesar pretend to not be afraid when talking to Antony in the beginning of the poem? (I rather tell thee what is to be feared Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar.) Why did he have a seizure after the people cheered for him for not taking the crown? Why did he have to threaten someone after the people cheered for him for not taking the crown. Why did Caesar fall for Decius Brutus" false statement of offering him the crown? Why did Caesar refuse the crown in public, but want to accept the crown in private? Why did Caesar call himself as straight as the North Star? Why did Caesar attack Pompey? I trust through this, your thoughts, and the play itself, you can figure out why Caesar is ambitious.