Cassius Lack Of Power In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

The idea of having power at your fingertips could be terrifying, but for some it is certainly an utmost powerful desire. There is reason to be afraid of such power, as said through many variations dating back from the French Revolution to pop media culture, “With great power, comes responsibility”. A sly character by the name of Cassius, from Julius Caesar, a classic tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, could learn considerably from this quote. Cassius is the man who wants Caesar dead as he has grown to believe Caesar is much too powerful and revered by the people, so he has grown jealous of the ruler and thirsty for the prize of authority. The play features multiple events leading up to the sudden death of Caesar, ruler of Rome. But in the actions before the awaited scene, are the steady attempts of Cassius persuading one of Caesar’s most honorable men, Brutus. Cassius uses borderline manipulative tactics to sway him to join him and his team of conspirators. By using his sugar coated words, Cassius is able to have power over Brutus and by having that, he uses him as a puppet to justify his actions to Rome. Once he has Brutus under his finger and willing to follow his bidding, he pushes Brutus to follow him to a point where Brutus can no longer turn back. Cassius’ seek for power over others beings once he realizes how useful it would be to have Brutus as a

Shakespeare gave Cassius the role of giving the play a reason to move overall, and is seen by how he wrote the stages of Cassius’ planning in increments. Cassius had started off slow, but pick up speed as the play progresses. It can be seen from his actions of casuistic plan which was presented to Brutus to having the conspirators meet right in his home. The conflict of the play stemmed from Cassius’ desire to dominate, and without Cassius’ greed, the play may have never taken