Examples Of Betrayal In Julius Caesar

In this play and in history, Caesar is a strong and powerful leader. Another thing that is portrayed well was the fact that everyone loved him and chanted his name in the streets. Because of his great victories. This play is also historically correct following the historical timeline pretty well. There were a couple parts that were inaccurate. Caesar being offered the crown was partially accurate, in the play he is offered the crown three times. Historically what actually happened “Antony offered Caesar a diadem, which was the symbol of the Hellenistic monarchs, but Caesar refused, saying “the only King of the Romans is Jupiter.”. In the play Caesar has only 8 conspirators, but in real life it was recorded as over 60. When caesar was stabbed in the play it was recorded as thirty three times rather than the twenty three times that was recorded historically. Finally his death, in the play caesar sees brutus and makes no other movements, but historically it is said that he pulls his toga over his head so that no one could see his face because he still wanted to save some dignity. Also the apparent last words as brutus approached him with a dagger “Et tu Brute” which is translated “you too my so”, but this statement is not historically proven, it is currently only a legend. Historians believe that he was probably to distressed to say a word. Another thing that supports that the play is

Selflessness, a noble trait to have, but when one puts everything before themselves, it will only lead to tragedy. The character Brutus in ¨The tragedy of Julius Caesar” makes the choice to murder his personal friend Caesar, the soon to be ruler of Rome, for the future of his country. This leads to Caesar's second in command, Antony, to pursue Brutus and the others involved in the murder until their death. In William Shakespeare's play ¨The tragedy of Julius Caesar” Brutus through his selflessness in acting for the better of Rome instead of himself, and putting aside personal matters for his country becomes the tragic character.

Friendship is a sacred bond between people that binds them in a vow of trust. Brutus broke this unspoken vow when he first conspired against Caesar. A true friend would talk to Caesar and discuss his problems as a leader. Instead, Brutus betrayed Caesar by killing him. This betrayal is demonstrated in the following quotation: “Et tu, Bruté? —Then fall, Caesar” (Act III, Scene I, Page V). This line is Caesar’s reaction to Brutus stabbing him. He is overcome with feelings of hatred and agony that a friend that he loved would betray him. Caesar went through the entire plot of the play, up until his death, believing that the people around him were his friends. This relates to the idea that Brutus was never a true friend of Caesar. On the other hand, Brutus could have stood by Caesar and helped him to overcome his hard times. This would have led to less death and more

Julius Caesar’s death came about by the betrayal of the conspirators. Brutus was one of Caesar’s closest friends, but his dagger was the last to break through Caesar’s cloak. The commoners and Antony were shocked to see the whole scene as the conspirators “stream forth thy blood” from Caesar. (III, i, 201) This image allows the reader to really visualize how Caesar actually died in the hands of the other conspirators. Mark Antony felt betrayed by not just Brutus, but all of the conspirators. He was devastated, but managed to stay dignified by “shaking the bloody fingers of thy foes”. (III, i, 198) The image of blood on each of the hands of the conspirators resulted in Caesar dying by betrayal. Blood and betrayal make the reader think that it would lead Mark Antony’s actions to reflect those of the conspirators, but he perseveres and just asks for one chance to speak at Julius’ funeral. Betrayal by one person can lead to the leadership of another.

    Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a tragic play, where the renowned Julius Caesar is on the brink of achieving total control and power by becoming emperor of the Roman Empire. Ironically enough, when he thinks he is one step away from pulling it off, his "friends" (most from the senate) decide to overthrow him, with Caesar's most trusted friend, Marcus Brutus, acting as leader of the conspirators. Though the fall of Caesar from the most powerful man in the world to a man who's been betrayed and stabbed 30 times is a great downfall, he is not the tragic hero. Shakespeare's main focus is Marcus Brutus, a noble man who brings upon himself a great misfortune by his own actions,

Caesar’s words final were “Et tu Brute? Then fall, Caesar!,”which shows how hurt ,he was with Brutus’s actions. During Caesar’s deaths, many co-conspirators surrounded him and as each man stabbed him, he was not surprised by their actions until the very last person, Brutus came and stabbed him, seeing Brutus sent a pang of betrayal through him. Brutus was a person that Caesar had considered a friend and ally, so finding out that he was a part of his assassination plot, it shocked him and he felt deep betrayal that he gave up fighting and died. Although Caesar’s death was horrendous, it is important to remember that Brutus only killed Caesar, to save Rome. Between Cassius’s manipulative peer pressure informing him of the all the negatives that Caesar would bring Rome and the fake letters he received, convincing him to save Rome from the ruling of Caesar, Brutus only acted in the best interest for Rome and its people, which shows his loyalty and patriotism to

Finally, Caesar had learned that some enemies take things to the next level for getting back at him through drama. One of the most iconic things ever done by Caesar’s enemies were when a group of his rivals gathered together to make a plan to kill him. As the men were discussing the plan in small groups, Brutus, Caesar’s old friend, was debating whether or not to be a part of the assassination. So some of his enemies were certain to kill him while others thought they shouldn’t. The ones ending up dropping out were the ones that were once close friends. This situation called a wide variety of drama that ended up ending his life, though that drama created that history about him.

“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” -Mark Twain. Brutus would of never believed that he has been manipulated into his actions. Brutus was always blinded at the fact that his actions towards people were wrong. Brutus was one of Caesar's good and trusted friends. Cassius, not a huge fan of Caesar, did not like the idea of Caesar as king, for his weaknesses and had a plan to assassinate Caesar. As the leader, he believed Brutus would be a good member for the group for being respected and well-liked by the citizens of Rome. Cassius was able to manipulate him into joining the conspirators. After the assassination of Caesar all his respect from the citizens started to fade away. Antony, a very good friend of Caesar, was able to turn Rome against Brutus. Due to all the hatred from the citizens, he had to flee town and fight a war against Antony and Rome. After losing the war, his wife , and everything he once had, he committed suicide to avoid being killed by an enemy. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Brutus tragic flaw of being gullible and patriotic caused him to murder a devoted friend and betrayed Rome's trust.

Trust is the foundation for all relationships. It takes years to construct and seconds to destroy. However, betrayal on the other hand, is an act of disloyalty. In a moment, everything that was built upon mutual trust could be broken. One mistake causes a friendship to be broken and that is where the act of betrayal comes into play. Loyalty and betrayal go hand in hand. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George and Brutus demonstrate loyalty, but their loyalty causes them to betray their friends. Their friendship eventually leads to one’s death. [Sounds choppy!. How can I word it differently?][what can a concluding sentence be?]

A death of a hero; the fate chosen for the protagonist in most dramatic tragedies. Though, in William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’, there are two characters that are given this outcome; Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. With the most potential, the self-titled, Julius Caesar possesses the characteristics that label him as this Tragic Hero. Caesar’s tragic flaw is hubris when he acknowledges himself. The insight of others that observe Caesar, prove his high ranking. Caesar also struggles with internal conflict when he makes key decisions in the play. By examining his tragic flaw, high rank, and internal conflict, Julius Caesar is clearly the tragic hero in this tragedy.

Julius Caesar was a remarkably dynamic man who intended to become the supreme ruler of the Roman Empire in order to solve the many economic, political, and military problems. Julius Caesar died because his fellow friends did not think he was fit to be crowned king. They were worried he would ruin freedom to all Romans and ruin Rome. The only conspirators who expressed reasons for assassinating Caesar were Cassius and Brutus. Brutus was a friend of Caesar but had realized Julius was becoming ambitious. Although, Caesar was warned more than once to be careful and watch the ides of march. Many conspirators decided to all bring their daggers and stab him to

Caesar is loved by so many people that they gave up their democracy to make him king. He refuses the crown three times but at the end near his assassination he decides to take the crown and become king. All the conspirators kill Caesar before he could accept the crown. So the conspirators and the beloved Rome will never know what Caesar’s plan was after he was crowned or how he and Rome would feel of him being King. Caesar haunted Brutus and Cassius for killing him until they both committed suicide.

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, loyalty is portrayed in many different ways between the characters. Some characters, though, are a lot more loyal towards Caesar than others. The topic of loyalty is very important when discussing this play because the conspirators who killed Caesar do not show any loyalty towards him, while characters like Brutus had a lot of respect for him. Loyalty towards rulers was very important during that time period because people, such as kings and queens, had a lot of control over their people back then. The main characters’ personalities are formed by how loyal they are towards the other characters in the play because each character is loyal towards something different.

In the play "Julius Caesar" written by the famous poet, playwright, and director, William Shakespeare, the death of the new Caesar has been a hard blow to many of the people inhabiting Rome. Julius Caesar was killed by a group of conspirators, including his best friend, Brutus, because he was a very ambitious man and the group thought the power would go straight to his head; thus turning him ruthless and evil. Mark Antony, another great friend of the Caesar's, was shocked, just like the rest of Rome, when he laid eyes on his bleeding friend punctured by the conspirators' daggers. After agreeing with the group's motive (after many persuasion attempts on both sides), they both set the needed funeral arrangements, with Antony taking care of the

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare contains many important themes to the development of the plot; however, none are as important as the theme of deception. Shakespeare used deception to keep the plot rolling and to acknowledge the key moments in the play. By reading the play, it can be clearly seen that the people of Ancient Rome were easily swayed by deception. One of the main examples of deception in the play was Marc Antony’s funeral dirge. Another example of deception was when Decius assured Julius Caesar that nothing would happen to him at the senate. Lastly, the deceptive acts of persuasion committed by Cassius to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy.