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Examples Of Power In Julius Caesar

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Another main theme of the play is that power tends to corrupt those who hold it. “Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar!” (3.1.77). These were the last words of Caesar before he died. Brutus was the last of the conspirators to stab Caesar before he died, then the rest of them brutally stabbing him over and over. Another quote that demonstrates this well is, “Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead! Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets!” (3.1.79). Before Caesar died, he was warned to “Beware the Ides of March” (1.2.23). Caesar did not want to show weakness in front of all of his followers, which is another reason how power has corrupted him because he is so concerned about what other people are thinking of him. In addition to this, he left money
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