Julius Caesar The play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare dramatizes the assassination of the Roman military leader and politician Julius Caesar. It depicts the start of the conspiracy against Caesar, and how each of the character’s decisions contributes the final tragedy. The six main parts of a play are the exposition, inciting force, rising action, climax, falling action, and catastrophe. Each act of the play Julius Caesar fits the general dramatic structure of the traditional five-act play. In act one, the exposition and inciting force are developed. At the beginning of the play, the tribunes Flavius and Marullus show their hatred for Caesar by taking down adornments from Caesar’s statues, a show of great disrespect. This action exposes …show more content…
With Artemidorus’s warning letter to Caesar, the rising action increases even more. After this, in act three, Caesar is finally alone with the conspirators, and Metellus requests Caesar to bring back his banished brother. When Caesar refuses to do so, the conspirators stab him, reaching the climax of the play (the point of most suspense). In act four, after Caesar is finally dead, Brutus and Cassius gather an army against Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus; this is a preparation for the final battle. In addition, Caesar's ghost appears in front of Brutus, telling him they will meet at Philippi. These events are the falling action that will lead to the catastrophe. Later, in act five, both armies fight, and Brutus and Cassius’s allies begin to die. Cassius dies first, then Titinius, and then Cato. In the end, Brutus runs on his sword and dies. The play ends with the death of many men, certainly a catastrophe. In conclusion, Julius Caesar is a play that shows human nature, and how a non-Biblical society leads to immorality and death. With great dialogue and effectiveness, Shakespeare followed the general dramatic structure of the five-act play. This masterpiece will be read for many years to come, because of its high quality and most importantly, its moral