Julius Caesar

In “Julius Caesar,” Shakespeare used two different strategies of tragedy. His main influence being of ancient Greek tragedies, and used his style to create a brand new way of tragedies. The play follows all seven structures of a Greek tragedy. The action occurs over a short period of time, such as the senators plotting the assassination, carrying it out, and fleeing all takes place very quickly. There is no huge time gaps between any of the events. All the action occurs in Italy, or specifically Rome, and the setting does not change throughout the story. The story is based on true events in ancient Rome, with the murder of Caesar, with characters based on themselves in ancient times. Brutus and Cassius had a real historical fight west of the

Brutus and Cassius have conflicting values, Brutus wanted the best for the Roman people, and Cassius did it of what seemed to be envy. Brutus also tosses around the idea in his head that killing Caesar could have been the wrong choice to make to try to help the Roman people. Brutus and Cassius display a limited number of traits, but they are unquestionable. Brutus is a reputable man, and his known for being the most noble of all the Romans according to Octavius in the end of the play. Brutus also bears the fatal flaw of being naive to his actions. He could not find means to justify the murder of his friend Caesar, and was very quick to make decisions throughout the play. Cassius was very passive, and let Brutus boss him around and make heavy decisions when Cassius suggested opposition. The chain of private guilt is very clear with Brutus. He killed one of his friends, for almost no apparent reason, and he administered the most unkindest cut of all, finishing Caesar. He murdered Caesar with no motive, other than Cassius saying he should. He has this internal struggle and is haunted by a vision of Caesar’s spirit throughout the end of the

The contrast is clear between Brutus and Cassius, who seem to never agree with anything throughout the play. Fate is Brutus and Cassius’s army being defeated by Marc Antony and Octavius, and losing everything they worked for. It can cause sympathy for readers because main characters in stories usually have a happy ending, yet these characters have a tragic ending and die in the end. The supernatural occurrence in the play is the ghost of Caesar, who visits Brutus and warns him of his fate at Phillippi. The pathetic fallacy being the way Brutus and Cassius’s army is so easily defeated, due to improper planning and high ground advantage. The suspense of the play in the lines is present, and intends to make the viewer enjoy the play, opposed to the Greek