Why Is Julius Caesar Still Be Taught In Schools Today

Shakespeare is Dead But His Values Are Not

Joshua Alfred

Shakespeare's plays are very old, so old his plays and stories have outlived himself. Although his ideas are from a long time ago they are still present in modern media today. Shakespeare believed power was a source that can corrupt people make them jealous and ruin friendships. This is still seen in media today which is why The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare should be taught in schools today.

To begin with, Shakespeare presents the idea people might get jealous of a friend who has power or recently received it and it might be considered true by people today. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar one of Shakespeare's greatest plays is about how the emperor of Rome Caesar is

Another example, in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, is when Cassius is talking to Brutus again about how he had to work hard to save Caesar from drowning in a river but Caesar somehow gets all the glory and becomes emperor.,“Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor, Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber Did I the tirèd Caesar. And this man Is now become a god, and Cassius is A wretched creature, and must bend his body, If Caesar carelessly but nod on him. (Shakespeare I.ii.111-118). Cassius feels jealous that Caesar is treated like a god after saving him he believes that caesar is weak and not fit to rule because he couldn't get out of the water himself. Shakespeare's view on power is shown here once again that power causes jealousy because Cassius is getting jealous of Caeser’s power. This is a lot like what happens in Cinderella.In the movie Cinderella is looked down upon by her step-sisters and step mother,but they soon try and suck up to her when the prince falls in love with her when that does not work they try to gate keep her

Cassius believes that Caeser’s powers as ruler will change him in order to influence others of this Cassius states, “think him as a serpent's egg, Which, hatch'd, would as his kind grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell (Shakespeare I.ii.28-34)”.Cassius believes that Caeser is a serpent's egg innocent at nature but will grow to be a snake, a creature of evil.Cassius believes the power will change Caeser and thinks he should kill him to stop it from happening he breaks their friendship because of power and how he thinks it might alter Caesar’s views. This is similar to what happens in media today.In the Star Wars there are two sides primarily the light and the dark side they were to political parties fighting to have order in the galaxy but the dark side was very power hungry which led to them becoming corrupt and doing many bad things to get power and rule the galaxy.This is shows power corrupts people because the greed for power made the dark side do ilegal things in order to rule.Since this idea is present today it should be taught in schools it can be a useful lesson for students growing up to learn and help them understand how power works.Another area where this idea is shown is how Cassius also thinks with Caesar’s newfound power that he looks down on others he