Character Analysis Of Julius Caesar

     In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare shows how friends often betray each other. Julius Caesar is about to be crowned king of Rome, when some well-known Romans decide that it is not a good idea for this to happen. They form a conspiracy and kill Caesar. Brutus, an honorable Roman and a very good friend of Caesar’s, betrays Caesar by killing him for the good of Rome. Antony, Caesar’s best friend and another honorable Roman, betrays Brutus by turning against the conspirators. Cassius, a respected Roman, and Brutus betray each other by arguing and destroying their friendship. All this betraying lead to many deaths in the play.

Unlike the common view of leaders, the potential leaders of Julius Caesar are not necessarily nice or giving. However, sometimes that is necessary. In the play Julius Caesar, a long tale of leadership shows the true qualities of the greatest leaders. Where the reader finds themselves started is at the point which Antony and Caesar, the overconfident leader of Rome, are discussing people around them. This discussion boils to a point in which Antony and Caesar discuss the possibility of Cassius being a threat to Caesar. Later, readers find Cassius is indeed a threat, as he and multiple others, including Brutus, stab Caesar to death. Antony then brings Caesar’s body to the multitude, and with a great speech inspires a hatred for those who wrongfully stabbed him. At the next point Antony is seen, he and Octavius are the new rulers of Rome. These two comrades go and finally eliminate the last of the traitors, Cassius and Brutus, in a battle that cements the two as the new leaders of Rome. Throughout all these actions, one man particularly showed that he should control the Roman Empire. Antony was created to be Rome’s leader in Julius Caesar, where William Shakespeare gave him inspirational abilities, persuasiveness, and fearlessness which are unparalleled.

Julius Caesar, a tale of a great leader that was evidently taken down in the worst way. Julius Caesar was one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays; showing how a leader should present himself, and his people. It really is magnificent; except, Julius Caesar does have a dark side. Friends that Caesar trusted, with Brutus as the leader, stabbed Caesar to death and bathed in his blood. They went on to make sure that Caesar was determined, as Brutus says, “ambitious” (III.ii.24). Though, this play is not all sadness and woes. Marc Antony, a great friend of Caesar’s, turned the tables on his unjust death. When he goes to give his eulogy, he uses pathos, logos, and ethos, to persuade the people. By using these rhetorical strategies, he was able

The Shakespearean play featuring a man being stabbed 23 times to death, “Julius Caesar,” is quite unique in many perspectives, because unlike most plays, this play has a plot that deals with controversial events, leaving the bulk of the readers in a state of ambiguity and division. The scene where Julius Caesar was stabbed is ambiguous, because it is a good thing for the people, but the way he was murdered is much too brutal. Whether or not Brutus should have joined the conspiracy to kill Caesar divides the audience, since it is unclear if it was beneficial or detrimental to the people of Rome. The audience is also divided on their perception of Caesar, due to his actions that could be interpreted as both arrogance or confidence. These three points demonstrate that the play’s flexible plot line opens itself up for the audiences’ own interpretation.

There are a whole list of qualities that can make a leader great or despicable. Julius Caesar gave many things to Rome and its people to earn his leadership role. Caesar fought for his people and tried his best to provide for his people what they needed. While some people, such and the conspirators and possibly a few Roman folks here and there, may disagree there are people who believed Julius Caesar achieved his leadership rightfully and deservedly.

Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up to the making of the first triumvirate? How did he rise over the other two in the triumvirate and why did he choose to take over? What happened during his reign as dictator of Rome? What events led up to the assassination of Caesar? What happened after he was killed? Caesar was a major part of the Roman Empire because of his strength and his strong war strategies. Julius Caesar was a

William Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is generally focused on the assassination of Julius Caesar. Caesar valued Rome highly and did not have any intentions of abusing personal power. On the other hand, Brutus and Cassius craved power and their way of pursuing it was to assassinate Caesar. Moreover, Brutus feared that Caesar would rule as a tyrant which, he thought, would not be best for Rome. Brutus supposedly foresaw that Caesar would rule, but not with the desire to treat his people fairly.

Julius Caesar’s incurable ambition was magnified because of his popularity and military success. For instance, Caesar became popular because of his time as a military general. According to Shakespeare, “the Roman citizens were wandering the streets neglecting their work just to see Caesar’s triumphal parade pg 11. The people stopped their daily lives to wait for Caesar’s return. This shows that the Roman citizens revered Caesar as a famous person. He was soon looked to as a leader or king. This was detrimental because the Roman Senate believed no one should have unlimited power. Yet, Julius Caesar flourished in the limelight disregarding the warnings of the “soothsayer” and “ Calpurnia”. Blind with ambition Caesar feels invincible. This was the beginning of the end for Julius Caesar.

Despite consistent evidence, it is often difficult to determine the true character of an individual. As such, it is essential to explore a series of different sources and perspectives. However due to numerous circumstances, these perspectives are often manipulated and rendered inaccurate, emphasising the need to instead judge an individual’s character through their actions. With this in consideration, historians both modern and ancient, agree that Julius Caesar was a successful leader due to his extensive military achievements and ability to manipulate certain aspects of the Roman political system.

In Machiavelli’s novel “The Prince” it gives a brief theory to how leaders should rule or control there land, government, and society. The novel explains that life is not a fairy tale, but a cruel place where only the careless succeed into to leadership by following his theory. The use of Machiavelli’s advice can be seen manifested in Shakespeare’s novel Julius Caesar where a character uses careless actions to take down Julius Caesar. In Julius Caesar, three characters show similar actions that represent many attributes used in Machiavelli’s novel The Prince. In this essay, the characters are compared upon there similar actions and what rules were used.

Julius Caesar is and was one of the most influential people in history. He created laws, stuck wars, and developed new strategies for leadership and battles. "Caesar is widely considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time, as well as a brilliant politician and one of the ancient world's strongest leaders (Julius Caesar pg.1)." He transformed the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire and he extended his land all the way through Gaul to The Atlantic Ocean, as well as fighting a civil war and being proclaimed as dictator for life.

Of all the well-known heroes of Ancient Rome, perhaps the most popular is the one and only Gaius Julius Caesar. Why was this Caesar so famous? What did he do? Julius Caesar was a Roman politician, an author, but more importantly a general. In fact, Julius Caesar is known as the most famous general of his time and one of the greatest military commanders in the history of the world. A description of Julius Caesar's work in the Gallic Wars, the Roman Civil War, and his legacy will enable one to understand his contribution to Rome.

When Caesar, he talks about himself in the third person “Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous. I rather tell thee what is to be feared Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar” (I.ii). Even when talking about himself, he wants to be seen as fearless and (unassailable). He had the ambition to do anything and everything that he wanted and the people of Rome had a good image of him as being a (powerful) and (diligent) leader. Caesar desired to have a good legacy and to be immortalized as being (powerful ruler). Caesar betrayed his friend, Pompey, to gain (more) power and

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Caesar shows to be a strong character. Caesar says,” Caesar should be a beast without a heart; If he should stay at home today for fear.” (ii.ii.42-45) Caesar is to go to the capitol but there has been some signs that makes him believe he shouldn’t go. His wife even tells him not to go but he thinks that he would be a beast without a heart if he stays home simply because he is scared.

What is more important, being honorable to your friend or your country? In the play, Julius Caesar, written by Shakespeare, that is the big question. Plenty of characters make choices that don’t always exemplify honor. One of the many characters in the book is Caesar. He is classified as a strong, ambitious, and arrogant leader. All the citizens of Rome recognize Caesar as a honorable and just man. In the play, there are many characters who try to epitomize a virtuous man to their city, like Caesar, but don’t always show it. The most conflicting characters in the play are Caius Cassius, Marcus Brutus, and Mark Antony.