Ambition In Julius Caesar Research Paper

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Ambition What does ambition mean?Well Ambition can be in many different ways,depending on how you act upon it. Ambition is a desire for something. In the book Julius Caesar theres a role played of ambition. Not just any type of ambition, the great ambition.Julius Caesar and the conspirators both have ambition. To start off with, lets talk about Julius Caesar ambition. Julius Caesar is a very honorable men. There’s a point when Julius Caesar fame started getting to him, and starts becoming too ambitious. In the book Caesar is rejecting the crown to make people think he doesn't want it. That way people will love him even more because their going to think he is humble. “ Caesar is like a serpent egg full of danger , he can become dangerous so I must kill him,” ( Shakespeare II 10-34) Brutus is saying Caesar is climbing a ambition ladder and once he gains all this power, he's going to be dangerous. Brutus has some what of a ambition too. …show more content…

Brutus and Cassius are the main conspirators. They have a bad ambition. “ Why men “Why man, he bestrides the narrow world like a Colossus of Rhodes Brutus will summon up a supernatural spirit as effectively as Caesar.” (Shakespeare II 135-147) Cassuis is trying to set Brutus to flip on his befriend so he wouldn't be king. Their is shows the selfishness and ambition Cassius has. ““I will with patience here, and find a time under these hard conditions as this time is like to lay upon us.” (Shakespeare II 166-173) Brutus agrees to kill Julius in order for him not to become kind. Brutus ambition got to a point where he decided to kill his befriend. The conspirators and Caesar do have some things in

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