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Caesar's 'Power In Beware The Ides Of March'

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Throughout history, people have been drawn to power, wanting to avenge it or become it. They are drawn to the prestige and nobility, once one obtains that power it influences all their actions and their overall mindset. Julius Caesar epitomizes what nobility is; he sees himself superior to all. This power leads him to not see what is around him and the hidden clues to his demise. In Act I, before the marathon, a soothsayer prophesizes, “Beware the Ides of March” (location). Everyone around him takes this in and begins to worry, while Caesar is too arrogant to listen to this man. Caesar seems to connect someone’s worth to their status. His nobility also affects the way he can be portrayed in the public’s eye; he believes he needs to maintain …show more content…

Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Brutus and Caesar—what should be in that “Caesar”? (LOCATION) The quote above displays his apprehension in Caesar’s rule; Cassius believes that Caesar’s power is unfairly given to him, and everyone else should not be in control because Caesar is who he is. Cassius declares that Brutus is equal to Caesar, and the only deiffereCassius’ revelation sets up his platform for his plot against Caesar; this as well gives a sense a power, further demonstrating their appetite for power. After Caesar’s death, Brutus wants to assert his power as well; consequently, he orders: And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood Up to the elbows, and besmear our swords. Then walk we forth, even to the marketplace, And waving our red weapons o'er our heads Let’s all cry, ‘‘Peace, freedom, and liberty!’’ (LOCATION) His goal by doing this was to inform everyone that they were the ones responsible for liberating them from Caesar’s rule. MORE? Ultimately, the conspirators may have believed that they were avenging the power; when in fact, they were absorbing the power in

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