To be a loyal follower, or to betray a tyrant? Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare loyalty versus betrayal is a major part of the tragic play.
Loyal followers, while they are rare, there are some that follow Caesar. “Fear him not, Caesar, he’s not dangerous, He is a noble Roman, and well given” (I, ii, 196-197). An example of irony from a loyal follower of Caesar, Mark Antony. It can be seen that throughout the play Antony is loyal to Caesar. Even after Caesar’s death, Antony’s loyalty does not sway to side with the conspirators. While there are loyal followers of Caesar there are more who choose to betray him. Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, all conspirators who chose to betray Caesar, claiming it was for the
The definition of a compromise is an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. The conflict of compromising is that is shows the weakness in a leader. If a leader does not show compromise ever, they are bound to fail one time or another. When leaders do show compromise in certain situations, they tend to be more successful. In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” by William Shakespeare, it is necessary for leaders to compromise in order to succeed.
Cassius is loyal to Mark Antony and not Caesar because he wants to kill him.
Jealousy in Julius Caesar & nbsp; Jealousy causes many of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to commit dangerous and foolish acts. Cassius' jealousy drives him to kill. Caesar. All the conspirators, except the noble Brutus, kill Caesar because they feel threatened by his power. Brutus is the only conspirator who murders Caesar. for more honorable reasons. Jealousy is a very important theme in this play. & nbsp; Cassius feels very threatened by Caesar's power. He remembers when he was an equal to Caesar, and doesn't think that Caesar deserves this much power. He comments to Brutus, "I was born free as Caesar; so were you." fed as well, and we can both endure the cold winter as well as he" (Act I, p. 1).
Antony and Brutus are both loyal, noble men and their loyalties shape their characters, drives their actions, and decides the very future of Rome. Brutus loves Caesar, but he loves Rome more. Antony has no need to choose between his country and best friend. Before Caesar's death both men are guarded and somewhat a secret to the reader. After Caesar's murder, however, their true personalities emerge. Antony and Brutus may seem the same, and that was they are in theory, from their positions, character traits, to the very friend's they keep they are alike almost to a point of absurdity. In practice, though, you will find them rather different due to the mistakes and decisions made by both parties.
Humans have always been communal animals. They band together in groups, for social and survival needs. This sense of community brings about the values of dedication and loyalty. The alliances man has created inspires stories and plays about any number of time periods. Many examples of fidelity are illustrated in the characters of Julius Caesar.
A Question of Loyalty in Julius Caesar Loyalty defined means faithfulness to one's friends, country, ideals, etc. What should one do when these loyalties conflict with one another? One would have to choose. A choice that can make or break a man, which I believe broke many men in the play Julius Caesar. One did not know who was friend or foe.
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” This is an excerpt from Julius Caesar, an opening line said by Mark Antony when talking to the mourning people of Rome. Attempting to sound as if he is only there to say goodbye, however in reality Mark Antony is there to assemble the population of Rome against the conspirators for murdering their beloved Caesar. Persuasion is Antony’s key to win the people’s minds and hearts, he practices the techniques of Aristotle’s Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
Throughout William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar and Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, loyalty is strongly presented as a major motif. In both texts, loyalty is highly valued as one of the most important traits to a person’s character. Not only do the loyal characters receive better fates, but those who are not loyal are punished for the actions, usually through revenge. In Julius Caesar, the characters that remained loyal to Caesar are the few who wind up alive at the end of the play, and in The Odyssey, those who remained loyal to Odysseus were rewarded by Odysseus, and those who weren’t were killed.
Brutus shows loyalty by his never ending will to make Rome the best it can be. Brutus had a very hard time killing Caesar because he was his best friend and he cared a lot for him.
Every country has the powerful rulers who are loved by some, hated by others. Usually, these rulers have an adequate acceptance rate and the general public approves of them, however there are always those who disagree with the rulers. Julius Caesar, an absolute ruler of the Roman empire, had many against his power, due to his constantly increasing amount of power. As his power grew, so did the amount of people against him, as has happened with other rulers when they gain absolute power. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar tells the story of Rome and their struggle with powerful rulers, first Caesar, then Antony, both of whom were disliked by many. The more power someone has, the more people dislike them, is shown throughout the play Julius Caesar,
Julius Caesar has a lot mixed feeling about different people and different events. Some people say that the characters control their destiny. Every decision they make or the friends they choose will guide them in with right path or wrong path in life. The conspirators will guide you down the wrong path because they aren't good people and if you end up making them mad you could end of dying just like Julius Caesar. In the play Julius Caesar you are in complete control of your destiny.
In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Cassius tells Brutus, "Men at some times are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus is not in our stars but in our selves that we are underlings," this shows that people themselves do have free will, and are masters of our fate, or that we could be ruled by fate. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, he presents multiple examples of destiny or fate versus free will. This is one of many philosophies that are examined throughout this play. This drama promotes the idea fate and free will can survive side by side. Shakespeare allows the theme of fate and free will to wined it way into the assassination of one of the most famous people of ancient history.
Mark Antony is extremely loyal to his friend and leader, Caesar. After Antony discovers Caesar’s dead body, he urges the conspirators to take his life as well, proclaiming he “shall not find [himself] so apt to die” (160). Caesar’s death causes great distress for Antony, and his desire to die alongside Caesar demonstrates his loyalty and the value he gave to his friend. He also curses the conspirators lives, and wishes to “let slip the dogs of war” (273). Proposing war is a very drastic action, and choosing to defend his friend’s name at the cost of a war demonstrates his utmost loyalty to Caesar. Antony’s loyalty was not a result of his position under Caesar, but a result of their strong friendship. While delivering a speech to Rome following the death
Shakespeare, William. “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.” Elements of Literature: Kylene Beers. Austin: Holt, 2009. 842-963. Print.
"Et tu – Brute?" “Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard,Some do it with a bitter look,Some with a flattering word,The coward does it with a kiss,The brave man with a sword,” by Oscar Wilde. In the tragedies of Shakespeare we encounter betrayal upon his plays and how it leads to catastrophic consequences. In this case Macbeth, hamlet and Julius Caesar are no exceptions. In the Shakespearean tragedies Macbeth Hamlet, and Julius Caesar betrayal will lead to the downfall of a tragic hero.