it is most definitely a dramatic work with a serious theme. The play being about Caesar being betrayed by one of his bestest of friends and the aftermath of his assassination. Although at the time Rome is supposed to be anti-monarchy, Caesar sees himself as an ambitious and an all too powerful king. He is extremely arrogant and finds himself awe-inspiring, which would end up being his tragic flaw. Julius Caesar is a man that places himself as a superior being that is far more special and greater
The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones. It doesn't seem to be right that close friends or even family would be the ones to turn on you. Instead that it would be enemies or people that you don't even know, but that is untrue. You cannot trust anyone. In the story The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, you can find that the ones who backstab each other are ones who were extremely close or even related. It's very wrong and uncalled for
reading the play Julius Caesar wouldn’t think that Caesar died a tragic death. The conspirators made Caesar look like a horrible guy that shouldn’t be allowed to rule Rome. They made it seem like Caesar deserved to die, and that he wouldn’t be a great ruler. Caesar was a strong-willed man who didn’t deserve to die a tragic death. A words to describe Caesar's death would be tragic, and betrayal . The word tragic means causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow. The word betrayal means the act
Betrayal is a theme of modern life. It has been around since the beginning of time. It is also a common theme in the works of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is viewed as the greatest writer in the English language. He has lots of works that contain many different themes. Betrayal, an occurring theme in 3 of his works, common during Shakespeare’s days. It has been a very popular theme throughout literature. Betrayal is viewed as lies, deceit and even duplicity. Shakespeare’s writings give
is the betrayal of a friend.” There has never been a truer statement that I have seen. Julius Caesar is one of the prominent stories of betrayal in our lives today. The play is full of duplicity and challenges, twisting the truth and making you think, who was in the wrong? Similarly, people are betrayed and manipulated daily. However, Brutus felt he needed to do what was necessary for the greater population. Therefore, Brutus did not view his actions as those of betrayal. Brutus was Julius Caesar’s
“Julius Caesar” is an infamous, historical tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, and the setting takes place in ancient Rome. Caesar returns to Rome in triumph after the defeat of Pompey, who is his former co-leader. He was known as Rome’s greatest leader and political figure. Caesar begins to rise in power and posed a threat to the Republican government. Because of his establishment as the dictator, the senate held a belief that Caesar had the desire for complete authority and domination
another person. This is a flawless characterization of Brutus in William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”. Brutus was a senator of Rome who assassinated the future monarch, Julius Caesar. However, Brutus killed Caesar out of the love he had for his country’s wellbeing and to prevent the spread of tyranny. Conversely, the senator misleads his king into believing that he could be trusted. Brutus betrayed Caesar by deceiving him with false loyalty until he had a chance to kill the monarch, thus breaking
While reading the story of Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare) there is many lies and many lairs. So much betrayal is going around it is no surprise when Shakespeare threw another one at us by using Brutus to kill off Caesar. One more betrayal to top it off. Although, some people think differently and believe that Brutus was a patriot. Some believe that even though Brutus committed a crime, he was trying to do the right thing. He wanted to end Caesars reign for ‘the good of Rome’ and for the good
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, the character of Marcus Brutus is tasked with making a difficult choice: either kill one of his most beloved friends, or risk the corruption and downfall of Rome. Though Brutus acknowledges the ethical and moral concerns of his actions, he commits to the conspiracy against Caesar, and carries it out with conviction. The question, however, is whether or not Brutus’ actions are justifiable from an objective point of view. Unlike most other political
said? Death? Betrayal? Sadness? Blood is a prime example of imagery. Imagery paints a picture within the readers’ minds and puts them in the same situation that the sentence is portraying. Having imagery in a work, makes a reader more into the piece and involved. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, blood is a device most often symbolizing betrayal by the conspirators, the death of Julius Caesar, and foreshadowing the upcoming events through Mark Antony’s eyes. Julius Caesar’s death