Shakespeare 's Tragic History : Julius Caesar

“I love the name of honor, more than I fear death,” a quote said by one of the most famous Roman leaders named Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was born in July 100 BC and he died on March 15, 44B.C. Caesar was a general, politician, and a dictator. Caesar was loved by many people for guiding them and providing safety for them, but he was also hated by a countless number of people. That hate ended up in him being murdered. He gave Rome hope for a better future and a promise of new land, jobs, and wealth. Caesar accomplished many things for his country like win many victories, developed the Julian calendar, and redistributed land to the poor. He used many different tactics and strategies to win his wars. Through brilliant military tactics, Julius Caesar, ruler of Rome from 49 B.C. to 44 B.C., guided the people of Italy and Rome to achieve many victories, allowing him to become a powerful ruler, hero, and inspiration and leaving a legacy that still shapes the world today.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tale not completely focused on Julius Caesar himself. But is instead focused more on the conspirators that surrounded him. Julius Caesar is unwilling to believe several warnings that could have saved his life, Julius Caesar ends up being murdered after ignoring all of the warnings, everyone has a different view of Julius Caesar. A tragic hero is a character of high standing in society that has a flaw that leads to their downfall and must feel enlightened in the end. Julius Caesar is a tragic hero.

¨A villain is one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty,¨ according to Merriam Webster Dictionary. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus can be clearly identified as the one to blame for Caesar's tragic death and for majorly affecting the plot of the story in doing so. Brutus was not villainous for his intentions towards the people of Rome but instead became villainous when he chose to end Caesar's life without a reputable conflict to go off of. This goes to show that many of the evils in the world are not cloaked devils, but sometimes the friends right under the nose that are deemed honorable and brave.

Throughout the play, powerful, old, and wise words lead to the plot and theme of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. A leader that wants power at no cost will hide bad intentions in beautiful words. Words must not be trusted completely, for they lead to

Sakespear's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar holds two possible candidates for a tragic hero, however Brutus fits the persona best. The true definition of a tragic hero, as found by Aristotle, is a character who falls from a high standing to a low standing. They suffer enourmous loss, but are eventually enlightened of their own flaw or flaws. Initially the play begins with Caesar returning to Rome from defeating Pompey. Meanwhile, the first seeds of conspiracy are begining to take root. Although Brutus ignores Cassius's chiding to join the conspirators his tragic flaw of being easily molded and persuaded lead him to fall prey and join. As time progresses Brutus makes many grievous errors, and his flawed logic leads him to become bereft

The clang of the swords on the shields pierced General Julius Caesar’s ear. He couldn’t wait till the war against the Greeks was over and he could return home to his wife. He slaughtered 113 enemy soldiers and was still on the hunt to find one. He stepped over 47 bodies, some of which were still breathing and groaning their last breaths on the eastern shore of the river Acheron. Caesar's nemesis was General Brutus,the leader of the greek army, and his old best friend. After the battle at the River of Acheron, General Julius Caesar rode back to his camp, Gleaming in his Ice-white armour, shining in his glory after his victory vs the Greeks.

	Julius Caesar is a play written by William Shakespeare during the year 1597. Julius Caesar’s story involves a conspiracy against Julius Caesar, a powerful senator.

The famous, Shakespearean tragedy, Julius Caesar is a very well known book. Throughout the test of time, Shakespeare’s stories have been known for as long as they’ve been out. This tragedy is a true story about Rome in around 100 BC. The death of Caesar is iconic and always will be, because of it’s impact on social life. The question is, does Caesar qualify as a tragic hero?

“You, too, my child?” (History) were Julius Caesar’s alleged last words, spoken to his protégé, Marcus Brutus, as his own trusted senators took Caesar’s life. From building the first inroads into Britain, to conquering all of Gaul with his powerful army, Julius Caesar paved the road for the Roman Empire that history has come to know. Julius Caesar was one of Rome’s most influential leaders that fought many battles and evolved all of Rome while serving as Dictator for Life before he was unfortunately assassinated by the people he trusted the most.

Manipulation influences decisions and changes others’ thoughts. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, manipulative language acts prominently between the characters. Brutus struggles to decide if the safety of the Roman Republic appears more important than his friendship with Julius Caesar. Cassius tries to persuade him to join the conspiracy that decides to kill Caesar. Envious of Julius Caesar’s power, the Senators believes that when Caesar becomes ruler, the change of government forever affects Rome. Brutus agrees that it seems for the best of Rome for Caesar never to become dictator, but he never wishes to change his opinion on his death. In a persuasive manner, Cassius sends anonymous letters to Brutus to convince him to join the

Julius Caesar, as a work of art, helps its readers to understand its own position towards the characters he or she is experiencing. The uniqueness of experience and it's overall impact towards the reader appears to be very difficult to measure in any quantitative method. This play may be interpreted in many different ways, and while Caesar appears to be heroic, and ultimately the victim of violence, Caesars recently defeated enemies could have seen this assassination as a product of goodness. This mystery behind the use of violent force leads the entire play as a significant subject for examination. With thorough character analysis, of the main

In the story “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, the story is about how the senators plan and carry out overthrowing Julius Caesar by killing him and the consequences that happen in return to the killing and when looking at the book on a deeper reading level, to figure out who the tragic hero of the story is, either Brutus or Caesar. The characteristics of a tragic hero are a person of high / noble stature or who someone who acts likes they have stature, the character has a tragic flaw that begins as a positive characteristic trait, but becomes the downfall, the characters tragic flaw that leads to a reversal of fortune or downfall, the character has improved self-awareness and self-knowledge, or the character experiences death, either physically, literally, or professionally. The characters in “Julius Caesar” who fit the requirements of a tragic hero are Julius Caesar and Brutus. Brutus and Julius Caesar can be the tragic hero of the story based off what we choose and there are reasons in the book on why both characters can be the tragic hero of the story, Julius Caesar could be the tragic hero because he was too prideful and didn’t care about what others bellow him said, and Brutus for being all about honor. The tragic hero in “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare is Brutus.

Julius Caesar is a work of art by William Shakespeare in 1599. Within this play Julius Caesar is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is defined as “the main character of a tragedy [who is] usually dignified, courageous, and high ranking” (novel study guide). Also vital to defining a tragic hero is that, “the hero’s downfall is caused by a tragic flaw” ( novel study guide). It is very evident that Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a tragic hero given that he is of noble stature, has a fatal flaw and comes to an unhappy end.

     The Ides of March mean much more than March 15th, it was also the day Julius Caesar, the Roman general and leader was killed. Although this day is not a holiday, we should take time to think of things Caesar didn’t on this fateful day. In “Julius Caesar,” by William Shakespeare, Caesar that morning solidified his place as a tragic hero because of his tremendous fatal flaw. Aristotle once defined the tragic hero as a person of noble or influential birth, who has a moral personality. The tragic hero also must have one hamartia, which is a fatal flaw. This fatal flaw is the cause of the person's downfall. This also means that it is a noble person, and it is one part of their

Rome has been a republic since 509 B.C. This republic had replaced a monarchy. For this reason Caesar had been murdered; he was thought to have become too powerful. He was pushing for a dictatorship. Some members of the senate had stepped in and prevented his absolute power. This is just one of the reasons why Caesar would not be the best ruler of Rome; he had been too power-hungry. Antony had been just as bad as Caesar. He was his right-hand man and knew what Caesar had been up to at all times. When Caesar had died, he knew the first thing he would do if he was spared. Antony would get revenge. Rome now needs a ruler, and between Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Marcus Brutus, there is only one choice. Rome would be best off