Justice In Julius Caesar Research Paper

Justice is the ability of a person to act in a fair way based on their own beliefs or way of acting. Through this justice, a person can make their own choice and try to help others around them. A fair action can help this person look noble, responsible or trustworthy to the people around them. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus decides to kill Caesar due to his belief that Caesar is detrimental to the people of Rome. Contrary to Brutus’ belief, Octavius feels that Caesar was a great man so he leads an army against Brutus and the conspirators in Caesar’s name. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Ender Wiggin stresses that he has wronged the alien, or bugger, population through his genocide of them.

After the death of Pompey, Caesar rises to power and gains control over the people of Rome. Worried about what might happen if he were to gain full control, Brutus and Cassius begin to plan the assassination of Caesar. This plan will involve them confronting Caesar and stabbing him to death. Throughout their planning process, Brutus tells Cassius and the other conspirators how righteous their actions are and how they will be good for Rome. On the day of the assassination, the conspirators all surround Caesar as he moves through Rome so that nobody can stop their plans, especially Mark Antony. Once Caesar is in the Capitol, the conspirators barrage Caesar with questions until they finally stab him to death. After Caesar’s death Brutus calls out, “Let’s all cry ‘Peace, freedom, and liberty!’” (Shakespeare III; i, 110). With this call to the common people of Rome, Brutus beckons them to follow his decision of ridding Rome of anything that might plague

When first allowed in the Starrett household, Shane is a mysterious man. Due to the mystery of this man’s background, the Starretts are suspicious of his intents in their town or house. But as Joe Starrett talks to Shane he begins to believe that Shane is a dangerous man, unless he is on their side. As Joe gives Shane a tour of the Starrett property, he notices the stump in the yard. Joe sees this and tells him that he has been working on it for a long time but has made little progress. When they finish conversing, the salesman named Ledyard rides up to the house with the cultivator that Joe has asked for. When Ledyard offers a price, Shane says that is overpriced and convinces Ledyard to sell it for a lower price. Before Joe is able to thank Shane for saving him money, Shane walks into the barn and comes out with an axe. The scene is described, “He was carrying an axe, the one father used for heavy kindling. He went directly around the corner of the building. We stared after him and we were still staring when we heard it, the clear ringing sound of steel biting into wood” (Schaefer 24). With his ability to act in a way that will help the Starretts, even when he is not asked to do so, Shane makes himself into a trustable person that knows how to complete a given