Leadership and Julius Caesar

Suetonius was born around 68-9 AD, possibly in Hippo Regius (Suetonius xviii). His mentor described him as ‘scholarly and honorable’ and many held him in high regard (xix). Suetonius completed The Twelve Caesars sometime during the 120s during the peak of his career (xxiii). Suetonius conveys his opinion of each emperor indirectly through how he portrays their vices and virtues. According to Suetonius, a Roman leaders good and bad qualities included their military successes, relations with the citizens of Rome, mental stability, and private relationships. Suetonius believed that Augustus embodied many of the characteristics of a good leader.

“Leadership is not about a title or designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration,” Mark Antony’s leadership qualities varies from having military accomplishments, strict judgements on politics, and is a skilled orator. Antony demonstrates his orating skills during Julius Caesar’s funeral speech, he uses rhetoric to persuade the audience that the death of Caesar was unethical and not necessary. In Julius Caesar, eight conspirators plan to murder Julius Caesar. Cassius is the main conspirator who persuades the other seven conspirators to murder. All of the conspirators have different reasons for committing the crime, like Brutus believes that Caesar was too ambitious and didn’t want their government to become a tyranny. Cassius’s motive was that he wanted to become the leader of Rome. Mark Antony has leadership qualities such as knowledge of politics, accomplishments in military, as well as a rhetorician; all of which will contribute to him being a successful leader.

Augustus Caesar demonstrated military leadership skills, both in battle and in non-war related military matters. In The

Julius Caesar’s desired conquest, to take power caused him to expand the Roman Empire, this makes him a good leader because he’s taking action. He wouldn’t want people to control him, he would want to control them. Caesar’s conquest of Gaul resulted in him becoming governor. How many times did he lose battle out of his nine years there? Only two. During this time, he conquered all land east of the Rhine River (World Book). Britain was invaded twice by Caesar’s troops which reflects that he was motivated to take control of

In the play Julius Caesar, several people compete to be the leader of Rome. Cassius and other conspirators are jealous of Caesar, and they want to kill him for revenge. Brutus doesn’t want to be part of the conspiracy, but is tricked into becoming a head member, due to his strong leadership qualities of honor, trustworthiness, and patriotism. Brutus loves the republic, but is tricked into believing Caesar would hurt the republic. Brutus would be an effective leader because he exhibits honor, trustworthiness, and patriotism.

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.

The driving forces in the play Julius Caesar are the characters Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Marc Antony. Julius Caesar is the center of the ordeal of leadership in Rome when the play begins. When Caesar returns to Rome he is looked upon by the fickle plebeians as a glorious and triumphant hero. The authority of his heroism is questioned when the honorable Marcus Brutus speaks to the townspeople during Caesar’s funeral. Brutus proves to be the better leader for Rome rather than Caesar or Antony. Brutus is wiser and more honorable than the other Romans. He was the only one truly looking out for the good of Rome and not himself.

Power is a natural desire for humans. It is what structures society, makes the world turn, and to get more of it, people will do almost anything. Yet society often follows whoever is in power without a second thought. Because the Romans follow whoever is in power without considering that person’s morals and ideals, they are responsible for the anarchy that ensues after Caesar’s death.

Julius Caesar is a man famous for his death, but his death was in fact the least exciting part of his life. Stretching from 100 BC to 44 BC, he accomplished much with his life as both a politician and ruler during a prosperous time of ancient Rome that he created. Julius Caesar was an admirable leader of ancient Rome that carried his fame into modern times because of his interesting early life, ways as a military leader, and time as dictator.

The play “Julius Caesar” is about a leader who is highly successful and well-known for his hard work. This special leaders name is Julius Caesar, who also plays the role of the main character throughout the entire play. What’s even proves to show that he’s the main character is that the title of the play is his own name, which I find to be amazing. His popularity, the way he treats individuals, and the support he has from his citizens shows that he definantly deserves to be a king. Since Caesar is loved and supported by his fellow citizens, there are individuals who start to grow suspicious on how his power is increasing dramatically. Eventually, in the play these suspicious citizens plan to murder Caesar before he turns into a king. Cassius,

Rome is a place of many leaders. Antony should be leader because he can make fair and true decisions unlike Brutus. As we read the play we saw that all the decisions that Brutus made caused him trouble. Antony when making decisions thought out every possible outcome. Brutus would not be able to take ideas from anyone else. We know this from when Cassius tried telling Brutus ideas He would try to evade them and want to do what he felt was good. With these two reasons.

There are certain traits that make someone a great leader. Said traits range from valiance or courage, not being easily dissuaded or deterred. These attributes can almost guarantee success in any environment, such as a government or in a military standpoint. Therefore if one lacks in these traits, failure is tantamount for not only themselves, but also the ones under their leadership. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the character Brutus portrays this situation almost perfectly. In the tragedy, it plays out the events leading to Julius’ death, the assassination itself, and the following turmoil. In the beginning, the original leader of the assassination, Cassius, tries tirelessly to persuade Brutus to understand the misdeeds and shortcomings

In the play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare thoroughly portrays the significant aspects of several leaders and which of their characteristics contribute to their effectiveness. The leadership traits found through the characters in the play bear a strong resemblance to the real world as well. Many of the characteristics of leaders in the play can also be seen in the former communist leader of China, Mao Tse-tung. Although many people may think Mao Tse-tung was a leader who caused numerous deaths in China, especially at the end of his rule, this does not diminish the fact that he was highly effective because he was ambitious, clever and possessed the ability to overcome failure.

Have you ever had anything taken from you? Anything. From your snack, your friends, or even “credit” that you deserved? This is similar to what happened in the events within the play Julius Caesar. He led Rome and made them glorious, working and producing benefits. Then some of his peers weren’t too fond of him anymore; they all got together and even persuaded more of his friends to go against him. They even went as far to take his life; having in mind to take his empire as well. However, Caesar never had any snacks that were stolen from him, at least that were documented. Along with all of these events, though, there have been many occurrences of great leadership. Not all of these leaders used their specialty in good ways, but you sure can bet that they were good at it. They could be leading others in good ways: like in going to battle, or ganging up against the bad guys, being patient and speaking to others and being able to change their mind to see through the lie they were told to believe. More on the dark side, characters had the power to have friends turn on their own, lead civilians to believe a clear lie and go against their own beliefs. However, through all these occurrences, acts of leadership, and powerful speaking abilities, there was one man who was a good leader for good reasons. Antony, though was not 100% consistent, was the only one who would stand by what he believed in and led people for the right reasons and to believe the correct things.

Imagine thousands of confused eyes, all staring at you, listening to your every word. If you don’t convince them that the group of murdering conspirators are wrong, then they’ll follow the evil men blindly, ruining the once great Rome. The great Mark Antony was faced with this very same situation in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and proved to be a triumphant leader. With the skilled use of language, and the love of his people and his country, he is able to pull the crowd away from the ideas Brutus and Cassius set in their heads. A worthy ruler gives his best to the people and their country, and works alongside them to make their home a better place. Antony knew that the two conspirators, Brutus and Cassius, would lead their followers into disaster. Although many view Brutus’ logical thinking to make him a great leader, Antony demonstrates true leadership and language qualities, which carry him much further.