Julius Caesar Power Corrupt Quotes

Brutus is shown as being easily manipulated in the play. This trait is shown a few times in the play. At the beginning, Brutus is tricked by Cassius into believing that killing Julius Caesar would be for the better of Rome (1, 2, ll. 32-321). Cassius is able to deviously influence Brutus into thinking that Caesar is no different from Brutus. He says, “Brutus and Caesar: what should be in that Caesar?/ Why should that name be

Power can have the persuasive action in undoing the moral ethics of one’s character. This can be seen throughout history, such as World War II and proven by the actions of Napoleon in the allegory, Animal Farm, by George Orwell. As Lord Acton said “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In history what was viewed as a villain or wrong doer is never the same as the perception. A leader does not begin wanting to do wrong, they start with the best intentions, but power is a tricky thing, showcased in Animal Farm as Utopian ideals but with failed practices.

     Personal power has the ability to be essential to greatness, and at the same time is able to destroy a person’s nature. In the drama Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth, becomes corrupt through power that he gains. The play shows that even someone who starts out like Macbeth and does not crave power, will do terrible things to gain authority and power.

Abusing power is capable of ruining many lives, including the individual. Having power can be a good thing, but misusing it, such as characters from the novels Brave New World, Oedipus the King, and Antigone. In each novel, a character possesses great power and uses it wrong. In Brave New World, Mustapha Mond is able to dehumanize an entire civilization with the use of many practices and drugs. Oedipus, in Oedipus the King, lets his hubris get the best of him, and results in a horrible punishment for himself. In Antigone, Creon, king of Thebes also causes harsh times due to his misuse of power; he believes his choice is above divine law. Brave New World, Oedipus the King, and Antigone all have the recurring theme of the abuse of power which

Thesis: When power resides in the wrong hands, it can cause people to lose humanity.

“You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.” (Two-Face/Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight Rises). Brutus is one of the people that lived long enough, but in every villain, you hear about problems they have, why they do the things they do. Well, Brutus is facing conflicts as well. But he is also dealing with the actions that come after the conflict, the consequences of the actions and/or the decisions.

Words hold more power than weapons. This is a very true quote indeed. There are many ways this quote is used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In this play, there are many people who make this quote true including Cassius, Marc Antony, and Brutus. This quote shows in the modern world also especially looking at Pope Francis.

Brutus becomes distracted in his hunt for power and becomes naive and vulnerable. You begin to see Brutus’s flaw when he gives his speech before the meeting about killing Caesar. This speech states that he has nothing against Caesar personally but that he must die. Everything Brutus does has to be for the betterment of rome so if it does not better rome in anyway he will

Power is a gift given to people out of either desperation or admiration. When an individual is given power out of desperation, he or she often becomes corrupted by power because the people are vulnerable. However, when the gift of power is given in admiration, the recipient keeps from becoming corrupted because they do not want their followers to turn on them. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, one character, Marc Antony, becomes corrupted by power after receiving power through desperation, and another character, Caesar, does not become corrupted by power because he received power through admiration.

Likewise, there were characters besides Caesar who became obsessed with power. These characters also had different experiences, and are a good example of different parts of society. Through his development of the characters Cassius, Brutus, Anthony, Shakespeare reveals that the nature of power compels people to act more toward their own gain. The first character that Shakespeare shows the corruptive

“Et tu, Brute?° then fall Caesar”. (1.2.27-28) Those are the words of Caesar after his best friend betrayed him by killing him with a group of conspirators. Perhaps the conspirators had a valid reason for their justifiable homicide of the Roman leader. Caesar was a “serpent's egg”, so Brutus saved Rome by killing him.

Power changes a person in one of two ways: it can turn them into a power crazed maniac or it can completely deplete and make them feel like a grain of sand. In George Orwell’s book, Animal Farm and in Elie Weilsel’s book, Night shows us that having too much or too little power can change someone in a negative way. In Animal Farm, Napoleon is changing the commandments and rules to fit his needs.

The rise of an individual and the gain of power can often be intoxicating. This control placed in the hands of one can often ignite thoughts and actions of greed found deep inside. This can often be seen in the history of civilization as countless leaders have neglected the good of their people to fuel their own selfish desires. Lord Acton once expressed, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This is embodied in the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare as numerous characters abuse power to manipulate and destroy the lives of many. Though the examination of, Lady Macbeth, the three witches and Macbeth, it becomes apparent how the gain and loss of

Power is the ability to act with force. “With great power comes great responsibility”(Benjamin Parker) when you obtain power there is an obligation of nobility while in this play there is some show of it, many of the character are influenced by it in negative ways. In the play Julius Caesar the change of power in rulers and how it corrupts is the main focus.

“The defects of society [can be traced] back to the defects of human nature ... The shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.” This idea, quoted from author William Golding, of a corrupt individual corrupting an otherwise idyllic society is exemplified many times over the course of human history: Joseph Stalin corrupts Karl Marx's idea of communism into a totalitarian government that eventually results in the death of tens of millions of his own people; Hitler uses the muse of a worker's government that would lift Germany out of the clasps of the Great Depression to rise to power so that he could fulfil his dreams of brutally