Julius Caesar Ambition Analysis

Caesar’s ambition not only brought Caesar multitudes of accomplishments and eventually led him to becoming dictator of Rome, but also brought him many enemies jealous of his power, along with the inability to be satisfied with himself and his accomplishments (as he was a perfectionist). If Caesar were to not be a perfectionist and as ambitious as he was, he wouldn’t of accomplished any of

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This illustrates the theme in the historical play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar was a man full of arrogance and he had a sense of being self-absorbed. This kind of personality lead to bad things, it eventually led to death. Caesar was a well-known man in Rome. The people of Rome didn 't care what he did. Everyone thought he was perfect. I ii 273 He was married to a woman named Calpurnia. She lived in Rome. At the beginning of the play, Caesar just had defeated Pompey. I i 53 Some of the people in Rome knew that Caesar was getting into deep trouble. Brutus had to make a big decision towards the end. Everyone wanted Brutus to kill Caesar because he was never going to change his personality. He didn 't know what he should do, he didn 't know what is best for Rome.

In the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses Characterization and miscalculation to prove show the depth of his character Brutus. He also displays many well thought-out themes in his play. An example would be ambition and conflict. Caesar is a great man, and an ambitious man. His ambition is what worries Brutus, and ultimately leads to Brutus joining the conspiracy to murder Caesar. Throughout the play, Shakespeare shows that Brutus is becoming every aspect that he feared to see in Caesar. During the play Brutus remains pure which is surprising considering that he was tricked to kill his friend and mentor Caesar.

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.

Caesar is a very ambitious, which means he is eagerly desirous of gaining power and that he believes he can control his own fate. This quote from Caesar gives an example of Caesar being ambitious “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.” Basically what Caesar is saying is that when danger sees his face it will run away and hide. This shows how Caesar thinks that he can control his own fate, but this is not the case.

In Shakespeare’s play, Caesar is a highly respected man that holds great power, and as he gains more power there are men who stand to oppose him. This is how Caesar shows so many good qualities of leadership, like keeping an open ear to the people, being observant and proud, as well as being honest. The attributes that Caesar shows has gained him the trust of all of the people, already proivng just how worthy he is to be called the greatest authority figure in Shakespeare’s drama The Tradgedy of Julius Caesar.

In William Shaksphere play Julius Caesar Antony pleeds ''he hath brought many captiver home to Rome whos reasons did the general coffers fill: did this in Caesar seem ambitious''? Caesars lack of ambitious can be seen by Caesar acting in the best intrests of his community. They saw him as a superior solider.

William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a story of envy, downfall, dishonesty, and true loyalty. The story begins with a celebration of Julius Caesar’s return home from a victorious battle. The people of Rome are excited for Caesar’s return, as they value and respect him as a potential leader, but there are also a handful of people that express their unhappiness with all of the attention surrounding Caesar. Caius Cassius is among those handful of individuals unhappy with Caesar’s popularity. Cassius is envious of Caesar and does not understand why he has gained so much power over the people of Rome, which brings him to the conclusion that he needs to bring about the fall of Caesar. Cassius expresses the issue to his brother-in-law

Mark Antony claims Caesar is not ambitious through the use of rhetorical questions, where Brutus rhetorically argues that Caesar's rule would leave Rome as slaves. " He hath brought many captives home to Rome/ whose ransoms did the general coffers fill:/ Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?" (16-18 IIIii). Antony rhetorically appeals to the logic of the audience by reminding them that Caesar sought to ensure the freedom and wellbeing of his people showing he was not ambitious. " Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves" (12-13 IIIii).

Ambition is the strong desire to achieve something, which creates a will to succeed that will stop at no costs. The will to succeed can sometimes be so resilient that it clouds proper reason and leads to illogical decisions. When Casca and Cicero meet on the street in the middle of a raging storm, Casca is deeply worried. His worry is expressed when he says, “I have seen; / Th’ ambitious ocean swell and rage and foam; / To be exalted with the threat’ning clouds; / But never till tonight, never till now, / Did I go through a tempest dropping fire” (I.iii.6-11). Storm imagery represents destruction and chaos in the near future. In this case, it represents the chaos Caesar’s death will ensue. Cassius analyzes the image oppositely and uses it as a means of saying the Gods want him to murder Caesar. This misinterpretation of the omen gives Cassius the final push to exterminate Caesar. Cassius is a remarkably ambitious person and wants to take the power from Caesar for himself. He manipulates the omen and morphs it into a justification of his ambition. This leads to his betrayal of Caesar and later to an all out war. Ambition is common in humans, and in small doses, exceptionally helpful. However, when one allows ambition to overcome them, immoral decisions are made. Strong ambition leads to dictators and people who want absolute control which as shown by history never results in

In the play “Julius Caesar”, characters Brutus and Antony give speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus had a fairly short speech and Antony, on the other hand, had a lengthy speech. Analyzing the ethos, pathos, and logos from both Brutus and Antony’s funeral speeches, it is clear that Antony is more persuasive towards the crowd. There are three forms of rhetorical speaking: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is the appeal of the reader, or audience’s, sense to ethics and morals.

Shakespeare made this change most likely to highlight Caesar’s thirst for power to the point where he would view himself as a God. Similarly, Shakespeare also illustrates that Caesar is a sufferer of seizures and that the pressure from having to reject the crown was too much for him, resulting in a seizure which also further uncovers his lust for power. This arrogance is also illustrated by Caesar disregarding the premonition from the Soothsayer. Further, other characters that are transformed by Shakespeare include Brutus, who is actually the true main character in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. “I do fear for the people. Choose Caesar for their king. Yet I love him as well” (Shakespeare scene 2, line 78-82). The Tragedy of Julius Caesar depicts mostly his inner conflict of choosing between his loyalty to Caesar or his own endearment towards the citizens and country of Rome. Based on Brutus’s love for the people and the troubles he is willing to endure for them reveals that he is a noble, yet easily manipulated character. Cassius, a character also introduced in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, attempts to manipulate Brutus, who is lost and muddled in his inner conflict to murder Caesar. Cassius attempts can be evidenced as he

People may argue that Caesar was ambitious because he would say things like, “I will go out. The things that threaten me have only seen my back. When they see the face of Caesar, they will vanish” (Shakespeare 79). Although ambition might not always be good at that time it was considered a virtue and that every important and high class citizen should have ambition. This is because when someone has ambition it means that they will have a higher chance of reaching a notable goal in life. Caesar’s ambition

The beautiful thing about Shakespeare’s writings is that while they may not be canonically connected, they share similar aspects in terms of central themes or driving forces. This is most notable in many of Shakespeare’s tragedies since he uses many of the same faults of man to create a tragic ending. One of these recurring fatal flaws is ambition, and interestingly enough, Shakespeare crafts his work in such a way that the characters all show their passionate ambition in very different ways depending on the story. Shakespeare uses ambition as a prominent driving force in Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, and Titus Andronicus, and how he views ambition changes between each story. Hamlet and Julius Caesar are both primarily driven by

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.