Julius Caesar : Fate Vs. Free

Julius Caesar, a Roman general, dictator, and leader, is considered to be one of history 's most influential and powerful rulers to this day, in which his rise to power, conquest of Europe, and controversial downfall all remain to be told during modern days. The play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, portrays the events leading up to Julius Caesar’s assassination, and how those who conspired against him banded together and plotted Caesar’s demise. Many of those conspirators assassinated Caesar due to his quick rise to absolute power, his “acts” of disrespect against the senate such as his failing to stand to receive the title of becoming a “god,” and pure jealousy and anger towards Caesar’s success and rule over the Roman empire. Caesar, an ambitious man, was able to conquer many lands and peoples for Rome through successful military campaigns in which he became one Rome’s best generals due to the amount of successful battles he had won and the amount of blood he had shed for Rome’s expansion. However, Caesar’s trait of ambitiousness would prove to be a double edged sword.

     Of the three men, Caesar’s fate seemed most obvious to him and to the reader. However, Caesar used his free will in many instances to in large

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.

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.

This passage revealed how much of a conceited person Caesar is. The words that Shakespeare chose to make Caesar says showed how he had too much confidence in himself considering that his death is in the next scene. The words that Shakespeare used are intended to reach out to the reader and give them a better understanding of the kind of person that Caesar is. He was successful in carrying out the message. Overall, Shakespeare is known for each character a specific personality that suits them depending what plays they are

Of the three main characters in the play Julius Caesar, Cassius and Brutus, Caesar's fate was the most obvious to him and to the readers. Caesar though in many cases used free will to ignore fate or destiny. For example in the begging of the

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

Caesar employs this quote to establish his power and to suggest his struggle. He stresses “for always I am Caesar” to allude to the idea that he has been given a new identity where he is responsible for projecting strength and bravery, and hence is unable to act upon warnings or even his own feelings. His arrogance can be noted when he dismisses the first portent when the soothsayer marks his death on the Ides of March. Caesar ridicules the Soothsayer and labels him as a “dreamer.” In addition, when he’s confronted with the Soothsayer, yet again, he taunts him by mentioning “The ides of March are come” (3.1.1). Caesar’s impertinent comments depict his excessive confidence as he continues to believe that he holds authority over his own fate. Caesar’s overweening haughtiness takes an immense toll on him once again, when he fails to listen to his wife’s plea. Calpurnia informs her husband that she envisioned Romans rinsing their hands in Caesar’s blood in a dream. However, Caesar is swayed when Decius Brutus interprets the dream as “a vision of fair and fortune” (2.2.95). Furthermore, aware that Caesar prizes his reputation, Decius Brutus toys with his pride, stating that if Caesar decides to not show up, the senate will whisper “Lo, Caesar is afraid?”

These encounters reveal much of Caesar’s character one in which lacked discernment. Faced over and over again to evaluate and make the right decisions Caesar always makes the wrong one. Julius miscalculates everything and pays for it at the

Many people from all over the world come to this country to follow their American dream. People who seek religious, political freedom come to America. America opens door for people who believe in freedom. American history is connected to immigrantion. Teju Cole raised in Nigeria and came to this country of immigrant in 1992 to escape his past, and to follow his dream. The narrator of this book is disconnected from his root. He feels lonely. Therefore, in his free time he goes outside to meet new people. Julius feels happy to hear the life stories of others. He get involved with others. He went to meet a old professor, Saito to give him company. A nurse always looked after Saito, because he was a cancer patient. Later, Julius met Dr. Belgian

Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded determined by a supernatural power. Free will is the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate;the ability to act in one’s own discretion. Romeo and Juliet has many examples of fate and free choice. Many say that there is no such thing as free will/choice, however romeo and juliet shows examples of both these examples show what might could really happen in the real world and how unpredictable it really is.

	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

The omens and superstitions shown throughout the novel ultimately determine a person’s fate which can be tied directly to Julius Caesar. Caesar’s neglect of other people’s warnings and omens leads to his demise. One example of this is that he ignores a soothsayers warning to “Beware the ides of March” (line 1.2.21). Caesar does not take this superstition seriously, as his arrogance forbids him to see his fate and ultimately leads to his impending doom. Other examples can be shown in Caesar’s misinterpretation of the priest’s reading, Caesar orders the priests to present a sacrifice to the gods and inform Caesar of the outcome, which they did “not find a heart within the beast” (2.2.43). Caesar disregards the outcome of the sacrifice, chooses not to stay at home, and ultimately asserts his own fate of death. After Caesar dies, Antony declares the fate of his enemies and seeks for revenge. As Antony

Fate is something that happens unexpectedly, without any control of it, while free will is your own ability to act on something. In julius Caesar there were many different occurrences where fate took the side of someone/something. There were also many occurrences where free will was the reason of something/someone. Some things like when somebody in the play kills another person, that is what you would call free will, because fate doesn't make you kill someone, but your own free will does. In the story Of julius caesar there was many times where free will took the side of someone, like in the play where julius caesar got killed. Julius caesar's life reflected on allot of things for one he was a special person, He also did allot of things for other things to be involved in the other people. Many many people looked up to Julius caesar, in many different ways, Julius caesar did many different things to help out people. In the Third act of julius Caesar, he is murdered. He was murdered by the two noblemen which were Cassius, Brutus, and the conspirators. Brutus blainanly respected julius caesar personally, but he plots against julius caesar to preserve the republic. The other conspirators Act out in envy and rivalry, while only Brutus believes that caesar's death will benefit Rome. Cassius one that helped kill Julius Caesar did it because he believed that Julius Caesar had gained too much power and needed to be killed.

Ambition is the term of having hope for the future sadly an overdose of ambition will take those things and turn them into unthought plans and rash actions. Caesar was too ambitious to look around and see all the signs that he was given that could have saved the man's life. In the beginning during the celebration was an uproar to warn Caesar about the coming ides of march. To respect the soothsayer who was trying to warn him Caesar told the public the man was crazy, only to find later he was right all along. Next Caesar's wife Calpurnia had an atrocious nightmare about Caesar being slaughtered. Caesar listened to an outsider about the dream when he had not seen the dream rather than his wife who only had Caesar’s best interests at heart. Finally the day of the assassination Caesar refused a letter which would have revealed the conspiracy entirely but instead he refused the letter. All of these actions were rash and unthoughtful and ended up in Caesar’s demise. Being ambitious brought upon Caesar all of the misfortune of death and pain.