How Does Julius Caesar Deserve His Fate

Julius Caesar was born into a well-known family that lost most of their money but he still had a good education. Ever since Julius was little, he was combative and a good speaker who took a liking to politics. When he was 18, he married the daughter of a Popular faction member. When Sulla came into power, he commanded Caesar to separate from her or he would lose his

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar has become overly ambitious, so a group of men conspire to murder him. Many people and omens try to warn him of his doom, but he is too arrogant to think he will die. Calpurnia, his wife, tries to convince Caesar to stay at home; while Decius, one of the men who plots to kill him, insists that he comes to the Senate House. Calpurnia and Decius employ various rhetorical devices, which Calpurnia uses in an attempt to save Caesar from his fate, while Decius uses them to draw Caesar closer to his fate.

Vexéd I am” (I, ii, ll. 37-40). Caesar, on the other hand, can do nothing but think of himself. When Caesar was going to be absent at the Senate meeting, he told his messenger to tell the people in the Senate he

Caesar says that cowards die many times before their death and death will come when it will come. Then Caesar asked a servant what the augurers say about the subject and they say they found no heart within the beast. This is a simple act of showing how superstitious Caesar is sends him in to a rage and he decides he will go to the capitol. Then Calpurnia (the voice of reason) says “your wisdom is consumed in confidence” and tells him to tell them it is her fear and not his own that keeps him from the capitol. And Caesar grudgingly agrees. Then Decius Brutus comes in and ruins the whole thing by telling Caesar that her dream was telling how great he is and Decius manages to flatter Caesar enough that he decides to go to the capitol and he tells Calpurnia how foolish her dreams seem now and he leaves. Calpurnia, as we know was right the whole time and Caesar gets assassinated at the capitol. This scene was important in foreshadowing Caesar’s death and showing how overconfident Caesar is, and although Calpurnia’s warning was only one of many she seems to be the only warning with real impact, that is until Decius Brutus comes in to play.

That is until Decius tells Caesar that he shouldn’t be coerced by his wife’s dreams and Caesar decides to go with him to the Senate House. In the streets on the way to the Senate House is Caesar’s last warning. Artemidorus has written him a letter telling him the names of all the conspirators. On the way to the Senate house Artemidorus tells Caesar to read this scroll immediately and Caesar replies “What, urge you your petitions in the street? Come to the Capitol” (935). Then Caesar walks off with the rest of them just following behind.

Then, Caesar was brought with his second warning from his wife Calpurnia. His wife Calpurnia had the same dream three times that Caesar was being killed. To please his wife, Caesar did not leave that day to go to the Senate. Finally, the last warning of Caesar’s death was brought through a letter. In the letter, it basically was warning Caesar that the conspirators were going to do something towards Caesar. Caesar did not look at the letter and his fate ends up coming towards him. In similarity, Jesus was brought with 3 predictions of his Passion. Jesus first predictions of his Passion was that he will “Suffer, be rejected, killed, and will rise after three days ( 8:31).” Jesus’s disciples did not comprehend. Second, Jesus had another prediction, but this time he predicted that he will be “delivered, killed, and will rise in three days (9:30-31).” Third, Jesus once again had a final prediction that he would be “delivered, condemned, mocked, flogged, killed, and will rise after three days (10:33-34).” In the play, Julius Caesar had an abominate conspiracy group towards him. Julius was betrayed by a close

Caesar also proves to be very observant later in the story. He goes on to say,¨Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look/ He thinks too much, such men are dangerous¨(I.ii.194-195). He tells Antony how dangerous Cassius is, and then goes into depth on why he´s so suspicious. ¨He reads much,/ He is a great observer, and he looks/ Quite through the deeds of men...Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort/As if he mocked himself and scorned his spirit...Such men as he be never at heart´s ease/ Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,/ And therefore are they very dangerous.¨(I.ii.201-210). Caesar is right to be cautious, since Cassius and several others wind up being his killers. For Caesar to have been wary of

He says the senate was going to give him the crown but might change its mind if he didn’t come. Caesar would also lose the peoples respect if they saw that he was cowardly. His major flaw was his pride.

	Julius Caesar vacillates, or changes, his mind throughout the play and this downfall is shown to be one of Caesar’s hamartias. On the day Caesar is to go to the Capitol, he changes his decisions frequently. Caesar defies the warnings of Calpurnia and the priests and Caesar says that she, Caesar, shall go forth to the Capitol this day. "Caesar. Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me Ne’er looked but on my back. When they shall see The face of Caesar, they are vanished." Through this quotation, it seems Caesar has made his mind to go forth to the Capitol. Calpurnia, though, is able to persuade him to stay home and send word that he is sick. Caesar replies, "Caesar. Mark Antony shall say I am not well, And for thy humour I will stay at home."(2,2,55-56) Decius then flatters Caesar and is able to persuade him that Calpurnia’s nightmare is misinterpreted and that he

This passage marks a defining turning point in Julius Caesar. Caesar, persuaded to stay at home by his wife, chooses instead to attend the fatal Senate meeting that Ides of March. Decius’ masterfully persuasive flattery and argument serve to counter and nullify Calpurnia’s less skillfully stated claims. Calphurnia’s argument is weaker from the beginning. Starting off with her personal fright, the great majority of her argument is unadulterated pathos.

Caesar decides to stay home because of her fear. Even though, Caesar trusts Calphurnia, as she is his wife, her defense doesn’t scare him because he is arrogant. “He shall go forth, for these predictions” are mere sayings (17). Calphurnia should’ve known her husband was too proud to admit any fear. Caesar

After hearing this, he responds “He is a dreamer. Let us pass.” (I.ii.29) This is Caesar’s first warning, which was to be alert on March 15th, but when Caesar hears what the soothsayer has to say, and he is interrupting his victory parade in celebration of the defeat of his rival, Pompey, Caesar disregards any potential warning. Caesar is already in such a prideful mood, that he feels invincible and irritated by such a threat.

They warn him, but he continues anyways. “Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me Ne’er looked but on my back. When they shall see the face of Caesar, they are Vanishèd” (2.2.10-12). This quote just pretty well summarizes Caesar’s ego.

His private identity of being fearful and suspicious stays with him and between few people because these traits will not translate well in a leader. There are two different identities for Caesar’s characters

With Caesar’s actions in Calpurnia’s presence we see the gentler, slightly less arrogant side to his personality. Also in having Portia’s presence, we see the more compassionate side of Brutus, her husband. We are shown Caesar’s gentler, less arrogant behavior when Calpurnia pleaded with Caesar that he not leave home that day, a request made due to her suspicions sparked by the soothsayer’s warning to beware the Ides of March. Caesar dismisses her feeling confident that the Soothsayer’s words were unimportant. However she continues in her attempts to convince him. “Mark Antony shall say I am not well,/ And for thy humor I will stay at home” (cite). Then, although he sees staying home on this day as a sign of cowardice, Caesar chooses to stay home. Although shortly after, Caesar reverts to his original plan, the fact remains true that for at least a moment, Caesar had made the less arrogant choice. Making this choice showed Caesar is capable of changing his arrogant way of thinking under certain circumstances.In having Portia, Brutus’s wife, we see a new characteristic in Brutus as well.After Portia’s death Brutus says to Cassius, “No man bears