Theme Of Leadership In Julius Caesar

What Makes Leaders Effective or Ineffective?

Rome is one of the greatest kingdoms that history ever knew. Rome had a lot of great leaders that lead them to many victories and defeats. Rome did not always have kings, in Julius Caesar’s time it was a republic, no one person had all the power. In Julius Caesar, the characters Caesar, Brutus and Cassius share similar qualities of leadership that make them great leaders, the leaders then have styles of leading that are effective at leading or are ineffective at leading.

Julius Caesar has qualities to make a great king, Caesar’s bravery, pride, and view of the world make it obvious that nothing can stop him, and he is strong and powerful. Caesar’s bravery makes nobels fear him in an ineffective

way.
BRUTUS. What means this shouting? I do fear the people
Choose Caesar for their king.
CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it? Then must I think you would not have it so. (1.2.85-89) Caesar’s loved by the people making that nobels fear him becoming king. Brutus only sees negative if Caesar becomes king and fears the people like other nobles. Caesar’s views of the world is another unique way he leads by how he thinks Rome should be. “Let me have men about me that are fat, / Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights. / Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. / He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous” (1.2.202-205). Caesar knows how to make himself look good to the people by putting ineffective people in power, to make himself look effective. Caesar’s views are effective to him rising in power. Caesar does have a way of leading that is not effective, is his pride of himself. “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” (3.1.64-66). Caesar’s pride gets the best of him causing him to get tricked by other by abusing his pride. Caesar is manipulated by the conspirators, and brought into a place where they kill him all due to his ineffective use of his pride. Caesar Leadership styles allow him to be a king in the people's eyes, but some of those qualities cause over confidence and leads him to be killed.
Cassius uses manipulation, friendship, and ambition to lead the conspirators, some of his qualities of leading are effective and some are not effective. Cassius is smart and knows to use friends to lead a group against Caesar. “Brutus, I do observe you now of late. / I have not from your eyes that gentleness / And show of love as I was won't to have. / You bear too stubborn and too strange a hand / Over your friend that loves you” (1.2.37-39). Cassius’ friendship with Brutus is used to make the conspirators stronger by having someone that is well known into the group. Cassius also uses Brutus’ friendship to bring Caesar to where they would kill him. Cassius’ ambition to keep Rome a republic helps him make a his plan for an assassination. “And why should Caesar be a tyrant then? / Poor man! I know he would not be a wolf / But that he sees the Romans are but sheep; / He were no lion, were not Romans hinds” (1.3.107-115). Cassius’ ambition is his one of his strongest leadership abilities. His ambition forces the conspirators to do their part in the plan because he will do anything to get the job done. Cassius’ strongest quality of leadership is his ability to manipulate others. “Tis just. / And it is very much lamented, Brutus, / That you have no such mirrors as will turn / Your hidden worthiness into your eye” (1.2.60-64). Cassius uses manipulation to make other characters execute their part in the plan. His use of manipulation is his most effective quality, giving him a lot of power and control. Cassius’ qualities make a great leader and are effective, but his choices cause his downfall.
Brutus being a leader that's different to Caesar and slightly similar to Cassius, Brutus leads though idealism, friendship, and caring of others.

Brutus cares for everyone in Rome and want the best. “He would be crowned: / How that might change his nature, there's the / question / It is the bright day that brings forth the adder” (2.1.12-15). Brutus wants to see Rome stay in its current form and Caesar could destroy everything that Rome has accomplished. He only wants to keep Rome great and Caesar could destroy the country if he got the crown and he cares for everyone in Rome . Brutus’ idealism controls how he thinks and acts. “Stoop, Romans, stoop, / And let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood / Up to the elbows, and besmear our swords / Then walk we forth, even to the marketplace, / And, waving our red weapons o’er our heads, / Let's all cry "Peace, freedom, and liberty!" (3.1.117-122). To rejoice that Rome is safe now and prevent panic, Brutus says to run around with the blood because it would be ideal. By revealing they killed Caesar is an ideal act to say they saved rome. Brutus thinks Rome is ideal without Caesar and is safer and a better place without him, Like Cassius, Brutus’ friendship is important to him, and leads friends. “That I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well” (1.2.88). Brutus loves his friends, even Caesar, but will do anything to save Rome. Brutus is ineffective when listening to his friends, he does not take their advice and it ends up killing him. Brutus being one the noblest Roman leads his friends using effective and ineffective ways of leading

them.
Caesar, Cassius, and Brutus all are leaders, some better than others. Caesar could be a King but lets his pride get in the way. Cassius is a strong leader, but would not lead effectively. Brutus leads by what he thinks is ideal to Rome and friends but not listening kills him in the end.
These roman leaders all wanted to help or lead Rome. These leaders use tactics that are effective and ineffective, A good leader can be described by how they lead.