Julius Caesar Arrogant Quotes

What happens when you become power hungry and arrogant? This is what happens to Julius in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. In this story, Caesar was very arrogant and ignored people that could’ve saved his life. Caesar did not want to be appeared of as weak or scared, so he ignored his wife and said that he was not scared to go. All of this led to his death from all the conspirators. When they killed Caesar though, Brutus and Cassius wanted more power and became arrogant like Caesar had. A war broke out and Brutus and Cassius were killed by themselves because they were too ashamed to die by the other side. I think the main idea of this story is too not become too power hungry or arrogant or else you will have enemies trying to stop you.

Caesar heard him, and even called him out of the crowd, but called him a dreamer. “He is a dreamer, let us leave him. Pass” I, i, 24. “Who in the crowd is calling me? I hear a voice more piercing than the music of these trumpets calling “Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is turned to hear” I, i, 15-17. In these two quotes it shows that Caesar specifically called the soothsayer out but ignored him anyway. In the second topic, it is about Caesar ignoring his wife’s dream. Calpurnia told Caesar of a dream she had of him dying and people bathing in his blood. Caesar originally decides to listen but doesn’t want to seem scared so he goes to the capital anyway. “Do not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house and not your own” II, ii, 50-51.
A conspirator arrives at the house and convinces Caesar that Calpurnia’s dream was misinterpreted. He said it was Caesar’s fortune and greatness leaking out for everyone and even asks if Caesar is scared. Caesar denies this and goes to the