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Antigone And Julius Caesar Research Paper

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The theme of death in Antigone and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar created a big effect for the character left behind. In Antigone, death effected Creon and in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, death effected the entire city of Rome. In Antigone, the deaths around Creon are to be shown as a punishment for Creon’s hubris and his failure to follow the god’s rules. Creon had to pay for what he did to Polyneices because Creon, “denied the grave. This is your crime” (Prologue.5.82-83). Teiresias is telling Creon that his crime, denying Polyneices his burial, is going to have punishments that he can’t escape. Creon realizes what he has done when he says, “I have killed my son and my wife” (Prologue.Exodus.143). Creon has finally accepted the crime he committed, and everyone close to Creon has now died. Creon is effected the most by the deaths of his son and wife because they’re death was because of Creon. Creon now has the guilt of his family’s death on him. Creon is now left with no family and no friends. …show more content…

After killing Caesar Cassius called out, ‘“Liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement” (3.1.81). The conspirators assassinated Caesar because of the power he was going to receive. Some of the conspirators were good friends with Caesar; however, the conspirators did not want tyranny in Rome. After Caesar’s death, there was uncertainty in Rome. The citizens of Rome started yelling, “Revenge! About! Seek! Burn! Fire! Kill! Slay!” (3.2.205). There was just chaos in Rome, no one knew who was going to be the next leader in Rome. It was between Brutus and Mark Antony, and they both created army’s and fought brother against brother. All of this, ended up leaving Rome very vulnerable because of Caesar’s

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