Power In Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar is a tragedy as it shows how a hero of the play rises from a humble spot to well known, power and prestige but ultimately meets a tragic end due to flaw in his personality. The overall theme of the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is misuse of power and how it can affect a person. In the play Brutus was concerned that absolute power was going to turn Caesar into a tyrant. Brutus has a very deep worry over the fate of Rome and how Caesar is going to influence his country.

Have you ever wondered if anything has stayed the same for over half a century? Look no further; in the drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, an important theme is all power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This simple statement is true for Ancient Rome and it is also true for North Korea today.

Shakespeare’s complex play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar contains several tragic heroes; a tragic hero holds high political or social esteem yet possesses an obvious character flaw. This discernible hubris undoubtedly causes the character’s demise or a severe forfeiture, which forces the character to undergo an unfeigned moment of enlightenment and shear reconciliation. Brutus, one of these tragic heroes, is a devout friend of the great Julius Caesar, that is, until he makes many execrable decisions he will soon regret; he becomes involved in a plot to kill the omniscient ruler of Rome during 44 B.C. After committing the crime, Mark Antony, an avid, passionate follower of Caesar, is left alive under Brutus’s orders to take his revenge on

Power is the ultimate goal of many throughout their life. If power is taken advantage of it

Brutus, Cassius, Caesar, and the other Senators held the power to do things others could not. With this authority came their ability to use poor judgement. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Julius Caesar the theme Power Corrupts is arrayed thoroughly. Murder, treason, and ethical/moral corruption were three prevalent themes that proved the overall topic of Power Corrupts.

    Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a tragic play, where the renowned Julius Caesar is on the brink of achieving total control and power by becoming emperor of the Roman Empire. Ironically enough, when he thinks he is one step away from pulling it off, his "friends" (most from the senate) decide to overthrow him, with Caesar's most trusted friend, Marcus Brutus, acting as leader of the conspirators. Though the fall of Caesar from the most powerful man in the world to a man who's been betrayed and stabbed 30 times is a great downfall, he is not the tragic hero. Shakespeare's main focus is Marcus Brutus, a noble man who brings upon himself a great misfortune by his own actions,

When asked about the subject of human nature, most would not be able to describe how people naturally tend to be, because the subject is too vague; plus, individuals all think of themselves as unique and different. Although, are humans all similar when it comes to having or dealing with excessive power? One may argue that if they were to obtain a ton of power, that they would not change. This will seem as false because as seen throughout human history and as interpreted in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, humans tend to deal with excessive power; with arrogance, selfishness, and increase in desire for power.

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.

Power is a desire that humanity craves, like a little child and candy. Give it to them, and they will ask for more. Take it away, and suddenly you have wronged them. The play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare revolves around how power manifests in different characters. The most obvious being Caesar, whose power inevitably led to his downfall.

    In the play Julius Caesar, written and preformed by William Shakespeare, there are many characters, but two, Brutus and Cassius, stood out. The play begins in Rome where a celebration of Julius Caesar's victory over the former ruler of Rome, Pompeii. The victory leads to Caesar's betrayal by his jealous companions. Senators and other high status figures are jealous of Caesar's new and growing power, while others, like Brutus, fear the tyrannical rule Caesar could enforce. The conspirators, Brutus and Cassius being the most important, assassinate Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius, better known as Antony, and Octavius Caesar, Caesar's heir to the thrown, revenge Caesar's

“Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) (Source1). This Julius Caesar quote can be used to describe his rise to power in the Roman Republic and destruction of it in the process. Caesar was an extremely influential, yet controversial figure in Rome’s history. He had all the power any Roman could dream of but he abused it. Julius Caesar was a destroyer of the Roman Republic because his arrogance made the government benefit only him, his ruthlessness endangered others, and he undermined the authority of the Roman Senate.

Octavius and Antony are very angry about the death of Caesar so they are planning revenge on who they think deserve to be dead. So Antony and Octavius have some people on mind and have them written down on a list,  to kill them. After setting up a camp Brutus and Cassius begin an argument in the tent. They began to fight because Cassius is mad at Brutus. Cassius is mad at Brutus because he took the life of someone who did not deserve to die, but Brutus is upset that Cassius is not agreeing with him. Brutus thinks that he was right because he saw the change in the behavior that Caesar had and he wanted him dead. Brutus needed to pay his soldiers with the gold that Cassius needed to send him but got mad since Cassius never sent the gold to Brutus.

The play Julius Caesar performed in the theatre in the round, though captivating left the play confusing in some aspects. In this performance of Julius Caesar the time period was a bit confusion to pick out. Of course the original is supposed to be depicted in roman times of when there was a republic present as the government, but in many renditions of the play the director has changed the setting. The director of this play, Sara Becker, did not make it easy to pick out the intricate and general details of the performance. The theatre at which this play was performed was very small, which in a way made the audience feel even more a part of the act. The stage itself was simple, yet sophisticated in a way that it could be used for multiple

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, several political conflicts arise. Within these conflicts the protagonist, Marcus Brutus, finds himself on the threshold of betrayal and patriarchy. Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is a tragic play, where the renowned Julius Caesar is on the brink of achieving total control and power by becoming emperor of the Roman Empire. Ironically enough, when he thinks he is one step away from accomplishing this, his "friends" (most from the senate) decide to overthrow him, with Caesar's most trusted friend, Marcus Brutus, acting as leader of the conspirator. Though the fall of Caesar from the most powerful man in the world to a man who's been betrayed and stabbed 30 times is a great downfall, he is not the tragic

You ever had a best friend? Ever had a good group of friends you felt close to and trusted? THEN HAVING EVERYONE IN THAT GROUP COME UP ON YOU AND STAB YOU IN THE BACK MULTIPLE TIMES TILL YOU DIE, LITERALLY! This is the same thing that happened in the play (and real life) to Julius Caesar. During his rise to success and prosperous times as leader, others weren’t too fond of that and took it upon themselves to “fix” it. In doing so all Caesar’s closest men formed together a conspiracy and that is where the story starts going. The group of men are with Caesar and when the time is right, they execute him suddenly. Once the deed has been done, the group of assassins explain to the people what happened and why it was. Shortly after, Antony tells the people how everything really is and opens their eyes with his speech. You are can see how powerful a good speech can be and what can happen if you aren’t thorough in everything you do.