Life Dictionary “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.”A line from the speech said by Mark Antony, one of Caesars friends at his funeral makes you think twice about your actions during life. William Shakespeare, the author of Julius Caesar, was not only a writer but a life philosopher. Though his stories usually were romantic and tragic, they were composed of a deeper meaning that is different in each one. Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar to acknowledge human betrayal, manipulation, and friendship. Although Shakespeare wrote his stories in the 1400’s, nearly 600 years later the true meaning of his writing could not be more accurate than it is for the modern day. Shakespeare draws the mental picture of Caesar as a strong, heroic, prosperous man to the reader. Caesar to the reader is a perfect …show more content…
Cassius did not directly tell Brutus what his plan was to do to Caesar, but since Brutus already had intentions that were close to Cassius’ it did not take a lot of persuading to convince Brutus to add to the plan. Caesar was also a master manipulator, he was able to convince the people of Rome that he was doing the right thing for him but that doesn’t mean he is immune to being manipulated also. Cassius his so called “friend” manipulated him to go to the Luprical where he was murdered. Today teenagers can manipulate their parents into letting them go to a party or get something that they want, they have become professionals. Manipulation is also a cause of death still today, for example, your drunken friend convinces you he is not drunk and he drives home, gets into a car accident and dies. The manipulation he preformed made you feel as if he really was sober, but now you live with the guilt that he left behind for you. Brutus was manipulated to kill someone who was very dear to him and the evil lived after Caesar