The tragic flaw in Marcus Brutus was his pride. Brutus was lulled into the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar with Cassius’ flattery and also flattery in the form of letters forged by Cassius to appear that various Romans had lauded Brutus. Brutus would best fit Aristotle’s description of the tragic hero because of his pride—that is, pride in his integrity and pride in his reputation. Brutus’ pride in his integrity is demonstrated when Cassius approaches him because Brutus has “wronged” Cassius (p. 103-105) In a time of battle, Brutus attacked Cassius for defending a man who took bribes from the Sardians (p. 103).
Cassius vs. Honor The definition of honor is stated as the right or just way of doing something. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, his play depicts the battle for power, how it’s correctly and incorrectly used in honor of the actions of different characters. The main antagonist is titled Caius Cassius, his own craving for power leads him to make strong, fearful statements about the protagonist, Julius Caesar. These ideas spread to his companions, who also fear Caesar’s power, and they devised a plan to put a stop to it.
Citizens of Rome, It has been brought to my attention that numerous citizens are angered by the supposed “grievous” plot the conspirators committed on the ides of March. Therefore, with this letter, I am attempting to enlighten the many of you as to why eliminating Caesar was the rightful action to have taken place. Caesar was a self-interested and ambitious tyrant, whose arrogance would have caused indubitable disaster for Rome and its citizens. First and foremost, Caesar was an arrogant and self-interested individual. His arrogance was evident, as he was in apparent denial of any potential danger he faced.
1. Introduction In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar is described by the character of Mark Antony as being, “…the noblest Roman of them all…” (Shakespeare Julius Caesar 5.5.67.231). Julius Caesar has been represented in history as a multi-faceted Roman leader, excelling in the military, social and political spheres of Roman life.
The Consequences Of Ambition In Julius Caesar Having a strong desire to achieve a goal often portrays the worse side of people. Without even being aware of it, people with a lot of power are able to take control of a whole situation and turn everything upside down. This is evident in the TV show, “Quantico”. In this show, Liam O’Connor, a special agent in the FBI is a person with a lot of authority and power over all the FBI agents who are trainees at “Quantico”. Liam decides who passes and who fails in becoming an FBI agent.
In “The Life of Caesar” by Suetonius, Julius Caesar is a clean-cut man with astounding endurance, incredible strength and determination, and great arrogance. Caesar is very skillful in showing powers of endurance. For example, the author writes, “He always led his army, more often on foot than in the saddle, went bareheaded in sun and rain alike, and could travel for long distances at incredible speed in a gig, taking very little luggage”(201). His forbearance becomes obvious in the fact that he is able to retain such self-control and tolerance in unpleasant situations. In addition, Julius Caesar has the amazing ability to exert strength during times that require much determination.
Caesar, an autocrat who views himself as a god, and Brutus, who prides himself on being as honorable as he can, both show an excessive amount of hubris throughout the story. Their overconfidence leads them through a dangerous path ultimately resulting in their demise. Caesar displays his hubris multiple times throughout the story by thinking himself to be almighty, instigating his closest friends to turn on him. At the senate house with his friends and allies, Caesar declares that he is as "constant as the northern star, / of whose true-fix'd and resting quality / there is no fellow in the firmament. "(Shakespeare
In the play Julius Caesar, there are two major themes that stick out. The themes are jealousy and power. Even though power seems to be bigger, I believe jealousy is part of what drives the need for power. So really the play would not have a theme of power without a theme of jealousy. The senators and others who are in power over Rome have power, but they always want more showing that they are jealous of each other.
There are a plethora of points of view in Acts IV and V of Julius Caesar, to show the different plots intertwining during these acts. During the play, there is no single, sustained point of view, but during Acts IV and V, the point of view shifts between Brutus, Cassius, and Antony and Octavius. This adds to the central theme, because each point of view changes whether the speakers fought for ambition and power, or for honor. Brutus makes his intentions clear, that he is fighting for honor, and to make sure Caesar was not killed in vain, that his death is for a purpose. Cassius is fighting for power, and his hatred for Caesar is the reason why he went through with his murder.
A 1,000 Ways To Die: Ambition “Who soars too near the sun, with golden wings, melts them”(William Shakespeare). In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare portrays an arrangement of lessons to be learned with ambition and power being at the center of it all. Shakespeare uses many characters to help readers see that ambition and power can lead to one’s own demise. Characters like Julius Caesar give a clear picture of ambition and power being used in a wrongful way to the point of death.
Throughout the history of Rome, the nation was governed by some of the most prominent leaders in the world. Prior to Rome’s profound leaders, the nation was a republic controlled by three branches of government. Upon the collapse of the Republic, Julius Caesar triumphantly took control of Rome with a desire for power. In the event of Caesar’s assassination his nephew, Octavian, reigned over Rome and brought peace and prosperity to the nation. Each of the prominent leaders of Rome emphasized different aspects of Roman life that portrayed the motive behind their desire to lead.
The most important theme throughout Julius Caesar is where Caesar and Brutus will walk through the crowd and Caesar won’t accept the crown but Brutus still believes that Caesar will hurt Rome if he becomes the king. This is an important theme because without this theme you would never understand why Brutus wants to kill Caesar. Puns and word play also help this theme out in a very important way For example; the cobbler jokes about the similarity of awl (a shoemaker's tool) to the word all in his life. Then the Tribunes chase the commoners away because Marullus doesn't understand why the commoners are celebrating Caesar's arrival after he killed Pompey when they previously celebrated Pompey's arrival.
He has no one to blame but himself and he dies with regret in every inch of his being. As he becomes aware of this destruction he has caused, he decides to attempt to mend what he has
In the morning, I opened my door and saw five horses standing in the street. Then I saw people on the horses riding toward my house. I met them, face to face, they were as far as I could tell normal citizens. They were light skinned and light roman style robes that drooped down to they feet. One man said “ You, o mighty Marcus Junius Brutus the younger can help us defeat the evil that befalls all of Rome, Gaius Julius Caesar.”
Caesar and I share quite a few characteristics. We are both strong-willed and stubborn, and we can both be very commanding. Another characteristic Caesar and I both share is the fact that we have very few true friends, friends tat will never leave you and always have your back. While a vast amount of our personality are similar, Caesar and I have different political views. I believe in the power of democracy, and Caesar believes in a dictatorship where he is in charge.
