Pride In Julius Caesar Pride Essay

William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is an exciting play about the murder of a leader and the chaos that follows. As Julius Caesar prepares to rule Rome, the conspirators think of their future as Romans under the rule of Caesar. Caesar’s true values of pride and arrogance show as he begins to rule. The conspirators' fear of Caesar’s pride and Caesar’s overly prideful attitude prove that downfalls are met when pride remains unchecked.

While planning to assassinate Caesar, the conspirators compare him to a high-soaring bird, exhibiting the idea that unchecked pride results in a leader’s downfall. At the end of act one, scene one, Flavius and Marullus are having a private conversation about Caesar’s rule. Flavius and Marullus talk about how

Flavius does not feel guilty about planning to kill Caesar; Flavius believes that Caesar is too prideful to rule Rome well and he wants more power for himself. The bird archetype typically symbolizes superiority and freedom, however, when Flavius says “growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing” it represents the inferiority and downfall of Caesar. The conspirators’ plan is to “make him fly an ordinary pitch” and make Caesar feel powerless. The conspirators' fear of Caesar’s pride is further supported when Flavius says “keep us all in servile fearfulness”.

Despite Calphurnia’s dream of Caesar’s death, Caesar’s pride causes him to be insistent on going to the crowning ceremony. He justifies his choice to attend by comparing himself to a lion, proving the idea of Caesar’s unchecked pride putting his ruling to an end. In Act two, Scene two, Calphurnia and Caesar are having a private conversation concerning his attendance at the crowning ceremony. Calphurnia does not want Caesar to go as she just dreamed of his death, Caesar refuses the idea of any possible danger by saying
“Danger knows full