Examples Of Arrogance In Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar defeated Pompey, ex-ruler of Rome, and his son in a battle that was caused by a disagreement of how Rome would run. Cassius formed a conspiracy including Trebonius, Cinna, Cassius, Ligarius, Decius, Metellus, Casca, and Brutus, against Caesar due to their common dislike of him and not wanting him to become king. They lured him to the capital by promising to crown him. When they get there they ambush him and stabbing him to death. In Julius Caesar, arrogance is very prevalent and it the most important theme in the play.

The reason Cassius formed a conspiracy, and included Brutus, to assassinate to kill Caesar is that of Caesar’s arrogance. Brutus, along with a lot of others, felt that once he got power his pride would get worse

and put Rome in jeopardy,
“ Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees/ By which he did ascend.

So Caesar may;/Then lest he may, prevent..../ And, therefore, think him as a serpent's egg,/ When hatched, would as his kind grown mischievous,/ And kill him in the shell.” (Act 2, Scene 1)

The crazy thing is Caesar doesn’t think that he’s arrogant. He believes that he earn that character trait, which is an arrogant thought.

“Such men as he be never at heart's ease / Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, / And therefore are they very dangerous. / I rather tell thee what is to be feared / Than what I fear; for always I am Caesar.”(Act 1,Scene 2)

Sometimes he talks about himself in 3rd

person:
“Caesar should be a beast without a heart,/ If he should stay at home today for fear./ No, Caesar shall not. Danger knows full well/ That Caesar is more dangerous than he.” (Act 2, Scene 2)
Caesar’s arrogant attitude even caused him to die. The soothsayer warned Caesar about the Ides of March, but Caesar rebuffed the warning and basically said that he was dreaming. His wife, Calpurnia, even tried to warn him about her dream of him getting assassinated.
He responded by telling her:
“Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me/ Ne'er looked but on my back. When they shall see/ The face of Caesar, they are vanishèd. (Act 2, Scene 2)
Artemidorus prepared a long letter telling him everything that was going to happen. He tried to give it to Caesar before left to go to the capitol, but Caesar didn't want to read it and it said it could wait. Just moments before his assassination, he insulted Cassius and the conspirators by saying:
“I could be well moved, if I were as you.

/ If I could pray to move, prayers would move me. / But I am constant as the Northern Star,/ Of whose true fixed and resting quality/ There is no fellow in the firmament./ The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks;/ They are all fire, and every one doth shine./ But there's but one in all doth hold his place./ So in the world: 'tis furnished well with men,/ And men are flesh and blood, and apprehensive./ Yet in the number I do know but one/ That unassailable holds on his rank,/ Unshaked of motion; and that I am he/ Let me a little show it, even in this;/ That I was constant Cimber should be banished / And constant do remain to keep him so.” (Act 3, Scene

1)
Caesar’s arrogance caused a conspiracy to form against him. Even with several warnings, he didn't listen. This is the theme of the play because without his attitude he wouldn't have got killed causing all the other scenes to happen.