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
good of the people.”Caesar, I will [Aside.] and so near will I be, That your best friends shall wish I had been further” (III, ii, 124). Betrayal from people closest to you, Caesar was killed at the hands of those he thought his friends. The short aside shows us how Trebonius really felt standing near Caesar. The final moment of Caesar’s life surrounded by the conspirators, who only wanted to inflict harm. Caesar was betrayed by the people he thought loyal and his most loyal follower, not near him in his final moments.
Cassius is loyal to Mark Antony and not Caesar because he wants to kill him.
“Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home? - What tributaries follow him to Rome, To grace in captive bonds his chariot-wheels?”
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.
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.
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.
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.
What is loyalty? Loyalty means being faithful to one’s own country, ideals, and friends. Loyalty is illustrated as Mark Antony in this The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. This play, which was set in 44 B.C., was written by William Shakespeare in 1599. “I shall remember: When Caesar says “Do this,” it is performed.” (l.ii.9-10). Mark Antony also changed his party and completely devoted himself to Caesar when Rome split into two factions; the aristocrats supporting Pompey or the republic and the populous or imperialist left seeking the help of Caesar. Mark Antony devoted and risked his own life for Julius Caesar. His loyalty might have blinded him from Julius Caesar’s perception of his being a party-going individual that would not betray him like a thinking man, such as Cassius would.
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.
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.
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).
"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.
The majority of people experience betrayal in their lives. Betrayal can mean to be disloyal or unfaithful. The betrayal of a friend family member or loved one is malicious and can be painful. Examples of betrayal are being cheated on or lied to. The playwright, actor and poet William Shakespeare exemplifies betrayal in one of his most famous plays The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Shakespeare depicts the play in ancient Rome after the defeat of pompey and his sons. Shakespeare exhibits the ultimate betrayal by revealing that Brutus joins a conspiracy to murder Caesar. The writer portrays Brutus as a Roman politician who was once a friend of caesar, while Caesar is portrayed as a Roman general who was asked to be the ruler of rome. Shakespeare depicts the the conspirators to be plotting to kill caesar for they do not see him fit to rule. They succeed in their plan, many were happy about the death of Caesar but not Mark Antony. Mark antony was a friend of Caesar who declared a speech at his funeral attempting to get the Roman audience’s attention. Therefore in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, playwright William Shakespeare uses Mark Antony’s speech to persuade the Roman audience against the conspirators by using
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.
Shakespeare, William. “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.” Elements of Literature: Kylene Beers. Austin: Holt, 2009. 842-963. Print.