Julius Caesar: Social Flaws William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar when Rome was a republic and the Roman people could do nothing more than praise their leader. This form of government causes it’s people to become weak. In Julius Caesar, the Roman people are portrayed as fools because of how easily they could be manipulated. Rome eventually became corrupt because of its people’s foolishness and many unreasonable deaths occurred as well. A republic refuses to be influenced by its society. Furthermore, a weak society make it’s government stronger. The people of Rome during Julius Caesar were brainwashed into thinking that everything their leader did was for the good of Rome. The people of Rome claimed they were loyal to their country and their leader; however, they prove themselves wrong multiple times throughout the play. For example, it did not phase the Romans when they discovered that their king Julius Caesar was assassinated. They were not phased because Brutus easily convinced them that Caesar’s death was for the good of Rome. Another example of how gullible the Romans were is when Antony was able to persuade them into thinking that Brutus was deceiving them and that he killed their king out of jealousy. It is astonishing to see how quickly their loyalty …show more content…
The Romans allowed such absurdity to happen right before their eyes and never stood up for themselves nor their country. As a result, their country was corrupted and many noble men’s lives were taken because of everyone’s lack of responsibility. An example of an unreasonable death/suicide was when Cassius took his life because he had thought his fellow companion Titinius was murdered. Cassius felt guilty because Titinius would not had died if Cassius had not sent him into battle. Following Cassius’ death, Titinius then kills himself out of respect for his good friend Cassius, which is another example of an unreasonable