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Death In Julius Caesar Research Paper

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Everyday, many devastating killings happen around the world. Shakespeare presents to us a tragic drama, known as Julius Caesar, in which a huge murder takes place. In the act, a group of conspirators that include Brutus, Cassius, and Casca, come together to plan out the killing of the great king of the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar. After the group succeeds in doing, so so, Julius Caesar’s adopted son returns home after the news of his father’s death, teaming up with Mark Antony to begin a fight with Cassius and Brutus for the crime they committed. The killing of Caesar leads the way to many other tragic deaths. The king’s death was just one of many to come. One of the main themes Shakespeare exemplifies in his text would be death; many tragic …show more content…

Miscommunication causes the next murder where Cassius receives false information and decides to end his life. “...and with this good sword that ran through Caesar’s bowels, search this bosom… Caesar, thou art revenged, Even with the sword that killed thee.” (5,3,42-47) Cassius orders his slave to kill him that way he can stop feeling the pain of his betrayal towards his great leader and this suicide was a big one because he was one of the top conspirators. Like his fellow partner in crime, Brutus decides to kill himself since he sees no reasoning in living any longer since Cassius is now gone, and so is his once loyal best friend, Julius Caesar. “Hold then my sword and turn away thy face While i do run upon it.” (5,5,46-47) This is yet another example of a main character’s death that has played a big role on the play by showing these men who have are responsible for the death of King Julius Caesar are reconsidering what they’ve done; Mark Antony did not to do much to get revenge on these two men because karma did it for him. These two examples show how this play was based mainly off of the murders and/or suicides of just a few of the people who had a big meaning in the

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