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Examples Of Hubris In Julius Caesar

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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, both Caesar, who ignored his wife’s warning, and Brutus, who killed chose to kill himself rather than live as a loser, suffered from hubris, which ultimately led to their downfall. In act 2, scene 2, Calpurnia warns Caesar not to go to the Senate meeting because of a bad dream she had, but Caesar was too prideful and chose to not listen to her. In response to her warning, Caesar declares “ the things that threaten’d me/ Ne’er look’d but on my back; when they shall see/ the face of Caesar, they are vanished” (Shakespeare 2.2. 10-12). When he says this, Caesar’s hubris is evident and shows us that he thinks no one would dare harm him once they’ve seen his face. Because of his pride, Caesar chose to ignore Calpurnia’s

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