Theme Of Isolation In Julius Caesar

“The best thing to hold on in life is each other.” A simple quote from Audrey Hepburn which reveals human’s natural desire for a sense of belonging through socializing. Indeed, humans are social animals, thus it is in despair to feel excluded and isolated. Moreover, the sense of isolation negatively impacts one’s physical, mental or psychological regulation. As a matter of fact, throughout the readings of “Julius Caesar”, “A Lesson Before Dying” and “Tuesdays with Morrie”, the audience is able to see the negative impacts that result in the characters who experience isolation. For example, in Julius Caesar, Caesar and Portia experience hardship due to betrayal. Secondly, racism, as another aspect of isolation, is shown in the book “ A lesson

The quote introduces the initial incident of the play, which is Caesar’s tragic death caused by betrayal; however, the forsakenness was not surprising, as Shakespeare previously reveals Caesar’s isolation. All the way from the beginning of the play, the audience notices that Flavius and Marullus hold disagreement in Caesar’s mighty position. Flavius says furiously that they will pluck Caesars wings so that he can no longer fly high and be superior to them. Although Flavius and Marullus are not influential enough to directly impact Caesar, they stand as a representation of many commoners and senators who are either jealous or distrusting of Caesar. In this case, Caesar is isolated from a vast amount of his own people, which foreshadows his later tragic death and the betrayal from fickle commoners of Rome. Furthermore, the isolation acted by the conspirators towards Caesar are relatively more impactful and direct. The reason is Caesar is forsaken by his friends whom he trusts in, thus when his friends isolate him, it causes more pain and despair. “Et tu, Brute?” A quote that fully demonstrates Caesar’s disappointment and sadness. If Caesar was not assassinated, he will be living a fulfilling life with a lovely family and ruling power of Rome; however, the reality of his death proves the loss of happiness he receives from his friends’ isolation. Lastly, Portia also feels isolated by his husband which results in her life of despair. When she learns that her husband Brutus leaves off to war and chances are he may not return, her insecurity and dependency on Brutus caused her to commit suicide. The reason why she is so desperate to commits suicide is that she feels isolated and betrayed by her husband, as she thinks Brutus disrespects her existence, thus her mentality cannot manage such distress. Both an assassination and a commitment to suicide takes away one’s ability to fulfill,