Caesar's ghost is a manifestation of Brutus' guilty conscience. Only Brutus sees it, so it is possible that the ghost only exists in Brutus' mind. It is at Philippi where Brutus becomes reiterates that he would give his life for his country, and seeing how he was part of the civil war that broke out in Rome, Brutus believes he deserves to die. He had honestly believed that assassinating Caesar was in Rome's best interest. However, after misjudging Marc Antony by thinking that he was not a threat and then becoming partners with someone like Cassius who has been reported to have accepted bribes, Brutus realizes his role in the destuction of what he loved more than friends (like Caesar) and family (like Portia)...Rome. The appearance of Caesar's ghost forshadows the realization in Brutus as well as his suicide.
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