Jordan Belfort In Shakespeare's The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar

In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,William Golding’s Lord of the Flies , and C. S. Lewis’s Out of the Silent Planet all depict how mankind is born innocent and turned to evil. The stories show that this conversion to evil is caused by the influence of society or characters acting in the place of a society. The corruptibility of mankind is illuminated in these texts. The treachery, dishonesty, and murder as shown in the stories are not acts of innocence. In their books, the authors point out that mankind is not innately evil but instead born innocent and converted to evil by society.

In the tragedy Julius Caesar, Cassius is a very ambitious character. He is set in his ways, and once he believes that something is right, he believes that is the only way. He strongly believes that Caesar is disliked by the gods, and is not qualified to become the ruler of Rome, so he starts a conspiracy against Caesar, and hints at sacrificing himself in order to guarantee that Caesar not rule; by killing Caesar with his own dagger.

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Power is something that every human would like to acquire. The desire to earn power can be so important for some individuals that they use violence to acquire it. Violence can often cause jealousy, greed and hatred for each another. It is the violence of many humans that can lead them into doing such “unforgivable” acts. In both the plays, William Shakespeare and Arthur Miller with their famous novels, The Merchant of Venice and The Crucible, have shown how Grudges and Rivalries can cause such destruction in the lives of the people and the society in this play.

Jordan Belfort was an American millionaire gone criminal. Well, technically he became a millionaire by being a criminal. Jordan used his smarts in math and persuasion to trick people into buying shares that he would soon sell for twice the profit and the buyer would not get anything in return. He did more illegal things than just embezzle people’s money; He has done a lot more illegal things than that. He is a known drug addict. He took

Shakespeare presents Cassiu’s character as complex character, torn, on the one hand between his loyalty and love for a childhood friend and his true patriotism for his country, Rome, on the other, along with its future at hands of tyrannical, self seeking and despotic king, Julius Ceasar, who would sop at nothing to fulfill his ambitions and his megalomaniacal lust for power.

Multiple relationships are showcased within Act II of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Each relationship displays several strengths, weaknesses, and conflicts. Examining Brutus’s relationship with the other conspirators, all these members aim to achieve the same goal, killing off Caesar. Their essential cooperation proves the group’s strength. Brutus major connection with the conspirators is shown as he trusts them for he questions the “cause or [their] performance did need an oath.”

This statement by Antony inspired them to join his cause to avenge Caesar’s death against Brutus and the conspirators. Likewise, Cassius is also a very manipulative person in this play. Cassius manipulates Brutus into being a part of Caesar’s killing by telling him lies. “Speaking of Brutus and groaning underneath this age’s yolk, have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes,” (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 66-68).

Throughout all of human history, many influential beings have exploited varying forms of human nature’s prominence, as well as its true darkness. There have been many cases to humans acting out of pure righteousness by standing by and supporting their true and sincere morals, whereas others have revealed the deep evil within us through acts of brutality, savagery, or manipulation. Percy Bysshe Shelley one wrote, “Power, like a desolating pestilence, Pollutes whate’er it touches”. This quote expresses Shelley’s opinion that power does not come without corruption. I support Shelley’s assertion because her belief can be proven not only through examples from the book, “A Tale of Two Cities”, but can also be found in historical event, as well as human nature in general.

As Benjamin Franklin once said, “the rotten apple spoils his companion.” While this statement is true of fruits, it is better applied to the people who live around us. Adolf Hitler was a great example of a “rotten apple” of humanity. As Hitler took power, he quickly spread his rotten seed of influence all around the country, sculpting Germany into his own ruthless image. William Shakespeare may have died long before Hitler ever existed, but he too knew the effects of a rotten apple. In his play, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare shows how one jealous man, Caius Cassius, changes the course of history by manipulating his friend Brutus into the murder of the Roman dictator [Caesar]. Brutus’s internal and external conflicts throughout the play prove that one “rotten” man can be a terrible influence on society.

As the good brings success, the evil characteristics of mankind insure a life of unhappiness and suffering. People’s natural desire to seek revenge causes their own demise. Jopp’s obsession to force Farfrae out of business was so strong that Jopp "was as unsafe a colleague as Henchard could have chosen" (179). Henchard’s own anger toward Farfrae for stealing Lucetta and initially causing Henchard to lose his business leads to Henchard challenging Farfrae in a fight to ones death. Henchard defeats Farfrae, but spares his life. Without doubt, irresponsibility causes painful situations that people must deal with, Henchard’s negligence to keep a close eye on his business results in the bankruptcy of the business. This unruly and negative behavior by Henchard and Jopp lead to both Jopp’s unemployment and Henchard loss of everything in his life that was important to him. Undeniably, the deceitfulness of humans’ result in serious consequences, Susan’s

Brutus and Cassius fear that the people want to make Caesar king. Cassius tricks and manipulates Brutus into going against Caesar so Cassius can rule. On the Ides of March Caesar went up to go see the senate. The conspirators

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the leader of the conspirators, Cassius, had grown up with Caesar and experienced multiple instances that revealed Caesar's weakness. Unsatisfied with Caesar's on-growing power, Cassius had started up a conspiracy against Caesar. Cassius gains support on his plot to assassinate Caesar through the use of underhanded tactics and sabotaging his image. In the play, Shakespeare suggests that the actions of the conspirators are not justified because of the way Cassius is characterized.

Justice is a word that seems to be taken for granted by many in modern times. Contemporary people have grown accustomed to the thought of rules and laws set in place to ensure justice throughout the world. Whenever acts of injustice occur, people become outraged and appalled. However, in William Shakespeare’s King Lear¬, justice is not equitably administered. Defined as a “story of human actions producing exceptional calamity and ending in the death of a man of high power,” (Bradley), King Lear must be considered one of the most heart-wrenching Shakespearean tragedies ever written. It’s degradation of honourable individuals through a plot line that demonstrates betrayal and

Many people believe in a balance between good and evil, the good being rewarded and the horrible getting punished. But this is sadly not always the case. In the play King Lear, by William Shakespeare, the titular character King Lear is betrayed by his daughters and begins to embark on somewhat of a mental reform. He begins to see things and people for who they really are. Not only that, but he also takes on the philosophical view that the more powerful you are, the less consequences you will face for your actions. Even during the late 1500s, Shakespeare was able to see and write about a social injustice system that is still very real today.