Pride In Julius Caesar Research Paper

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar has become overly ambitious, so a group of men conspire to murder him. Many people and omens try to warn him of his doom, but he is too arrogant to think he will die. Calpurnia, his wife, tries to convince Caesar to stay at home; while Decius, one of the men who plots to kill him, insists that he comes to the Senate House. Calpurnia and Decius employ various rhetorical devices, which Calpurnia uses in an attempt to save Caesar from his fate, while Decius uses them to draw Caesar closer to his fate.

In the determination of whether Julius Caesar was an intelligent, political hero or an egocentric, dictating villain, it is important to look at all of the facts. Born in 100 B.C.E. and assassinated in 44 B.C.E., Julius Caesar was legendary. He along Pompey, and Crassus created the first unofficial Triumvirate which was negotiated to appease both the Roman citizens and the power hungry rivals. Still, this agreement would not last long. After Pompey’s wife, Julia Caesar and daughter of Caesar’s daughter given to Pompey to establish the Trimvirate, dies in childbirth, civil war breaks out as Caesar leads his army against Rome. He fights until Pompey is murdered in Egypt. As Rome is “shattered,” Julius Caesar one person should rule. He

A sign of the future of good or evil is considered to be an omen. Plenty of omens are displayed throughout the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by Shakespeare. If these omens are ignored negativity is often the only outcome for the character as demonstrated in the play. Some of these omens include Caesar ignoring Calpurnia’s unpleasant dream and his servant’s simple warning. Cassius disagrees with Casca’s statement of the god’s anger toward Caesar’s death and he allows Antony to live. Brutus disapproves of Cassius’s consent to prevent Antony from speaking at Caesars funeral and Brutus agrees to the ghost’s demands. Caesar, Cassius, and Brutus ignore important omens that are presented to

One of the biggest misinterpretations within the play was in Act one, scene two when the soothsayer warned Caesar about the Ides of March. Caesar ignored the soothsayer’s warning and paid little regard to the seriousness of the situation. In another example, with the assistance of Decius, Caesar completely misinterprets Calpurnia’s bloody dream in which Romans bathe in Caesar’s blood. These events are crucial to the downfall of Caesar. In fact, if Caesar had heeded these warnings, then he could have possibly prevented his assassination.

The qualities a tragic hero, in Shakespeare's plays, normally displays consists of the hero falling from a place of glory, or rank, or happiness. We are astounded by the extent to which they fall, or allow themselves to stoop. The resulting catastrophe from the hero's mistake is of monumental proportions. With the discussed play Julius Caesar, Cassius exhibits Jealousy, Rashness, and Impulsive behaviour. Cassius makes mistakes, each with a disastrous effect.

Nobody can truly predict someone’s future, or behavior. Without any definite proof, the conspiracy believed that Caesar would become a dictator. Many times the play references how Caesar might act out, but they do not know for

Cassius’s jealousy caused all the events in the play to be set in motion, and thus led to his downfall. A prominent example of this would be when Brutus and Cassius are speaking and Cassius is trying to convince Brutus to join his plot by telling a story of how Caesar had to ask for Cassius’s help because he was too weak and tired to continue swimming. This leads Cassius to say, “Did I the tired Caesar. And this a man / Is now become a god, and Cassius / A wretched creature and must bend his body / If Caesar carelessly but nod on him” (I.ii.115-118). This quote in modern times would say, “Caesar was tired. And this man is supposed to be a god, and I am a wretched creature who has to kneel to Caesar.” Cassius is implying that Caesar is supposed to be this strong god and Cassius a wretched creature, yet Cassius had to save Caesar from drowning. This quote leads to Cassius’s downfall because it shows his jealousy through what he is feeling towards Caesar. His downfall is also shown because this scene is Cassius trying to convince Brutus to join his plot. Another quote that proves Cassius’s tragic flaw occurs after Brutus has died. Messala is asking

What is envy? Envy is jealousy, hatred and wanting to get revenge. Do you think Cassius killed Caesar out of envy? Cassius planned an assassination for Caesar; he exclaims that it’s for the good of Rome when really it’s just his jealousy towards Caesar. He thinks Brutus is a better leader than Caesar so he convinces Brutus to help him with the assassination. Cassius’ jealousy and greed towards Caesar is his motivation for killing Caesar, which he advocates as an act for freedom from tyranny. Cassius killed Caesar because he tries to get convince everyone to join the conspiracy, he thinks Brutus will be a better fit to rule Rome, and out of envy and his jealousy towards Caesar.

Several omens foretold what would happen to Caesar, and the people of Rome in Shakespeare's tale Julius Caesar. A soothsayer would warn him long before the date was even to come. Slaves and common people would burn in the streets, but feel nothing. There would be a violent rage of winds on the eve of the ides of March. However, Caesar could have avoided this turn of events entirely had he listened to a soothsayer from the crowd.

Julius Caesar’s conduct throughout the play is heavily influenced by his personal motives as well as misconceptions about how he is viewed which leads his life to a tragic end in the play. Caesar is lulled into a false sense of security by false friends and overconfidence that eventually leads to his own downfall. Caesar’s folley begins with his first warning from the soothsayer to beware the Ides of March. However, Caesar shrugs of this warning by claiming that the soothsayer “is a dreamer.” (15) With context, Caesar is currently in the middle of a parade in his honor surrounded by those who supposedly show steadfast loyalty. This forms a veil to the truth on Caesar’s eyes. His victories and admirers inflate his own ego and lead him down a path of overconfidence and a dangerous false sense of security.

Melanie Castellanos Daniels ENGL 3 - B5 26 August 2014 The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: Tragic Flaw English literature can hardly be discussed without William Shakespeare being mentioned; Shakespeare knew his way around tragic heroes and their downfalls, and his great amount of talent lead to the creation of classic characters such as Julius Caesar. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar’s downfall is accredited to his tragic flaw of lack of comprehension of how to act appropriately which manifests itself through his extreme arrogance and naivety. Julius Caesar was very foolish in the way that he did not bother to hide any arrogance he contained, and in fact, was very open about it, which was a quality that caused others,

Because of this, Cassius’ actions with the conspiracy allow him to overtake the greatest man in Rome. Cassius’ danger stems from his intense jealousy and hatred for Caesar which causes him to lead the conspiracy as he does. While attempting to recruit Brutus, Cassius states, “I was born free of Caesar; so were you.” (19) Here, Cassius is reminiscing of a time of when he was “free” of Caesar’s power and able to live a life without having to grovel at someone’s feet. However, now that Caesar is practically the King of Rome, Cassius ponders why Caesar is so special and has the people’s hearts.

The warnings against the Ides of March, first heard from the soothsayer, are specifically the most repeated omen throughout the play. It is repeated so much because it is predicts the impending doom upon Caesar. Caesar’s refusal to listen to the soothsayer, and the various other warnings against the Ides of March, shows that there is no difference between fate and free will. Caesar, who is completely cocky and confident in himself, such that he can put off fate, has the free will to ignore the warnings, to ignore the signs, and he does just so. Because of Caesar’s ignorance, his fate is sealed from then on. If Caesar had somehow read the warnings correctly, or even at all, his fate would be completely different; but his fate is not the only one which would be different. Whether or not Caesar would be king is arguable, but what is not, is the fact that if the warnings about the Ides of March would have been taken with more seriousness,

Julius Caesar’s negligence and misinterpretation to the omens from the supernatural and prophecies result in his failure to prevent his death. Caesar’s choice to ignore the soothsayer’s warnings to “beware the Idles of March”(I.ii.18) represents his arrogance and misunderstanding of being invulnerable. Therefore, triggering the inability to heed omens from the soothsayer that refers to the exact date of Caesar’s assassination. He sees the soothsayer as “a dreamer”(I.ii.26) and fails to perceive the