Julius Caesar Suffering
William Shakespeare is known for having written plays that are seemingly timeless. Throughout his career he wrote tragedies, a play based on human suffering which entertains the audience, historical plays, which features an event that usually dates back to medieval or modern past, and comedies, which consist of a happier story line and includes marriages that end ideally. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is no doubt, a tragedy. It takes place in 45 B.C in Ancient Rome. It features the conspirators, Marcus Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius Brutus, Metellus Cimber, and Cinna, who spend two whole acts plotting Julius Caesar’s death. Although Julius Caesar was ignorant to the schemes being plotted against him, his actions and emotions
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In act II, Caesar’s fear of appearing scared in front of his subjects encourages him to go to the senate where he will receive his crown. On that same day, Calpurnia has a dream and when she relays it to Caesar she exclaims, “ “Your statue spouting blood through many holes, in which many smiling Romans bathed, means that you’ll provide great Rome with sustaining blood, and that great men will strive to get some token of approval from your holy blood.” (2.2.84-88). This incorporated the use of foreshadowing and because of that it is assumed that Caesar is going to die. It is not until Decius Brutus convinces Caesar that he must go, for he may look like a coward if he does not show, and he twists the dream to have a positive connotation which features the citizens of Rome bathing in his blood so that they may prosper along with Caesar. If only Caesar had listened to his wife, he would not have gone to the senate and been killed. and …show more content…
When Caesar was offered the crown three times, he rejected the crown three times, although he would have gladly received it. He did not mind having celebrations in his honor or having the senate be referred to as his (Ridley-Elmes). Caesar simply loved having the attention, he even compared himself to the North star because he was to guide the way for the naive citizens of Rome. Overall, Caesar’s opinionated personality helped to cause his
In act II, Caesar’s fear of appearing scared in front of his subjects encourages him to go to the senate where he will receive his crown. On that same day, Calpurnia has a dream and when she relays it to Caesar she exclaims, “ “Your statue spouting blood through many holes, in which many smiling Romans bathed, means that you’ll provide great Rome with sustaining blood, and that great men will strive to get some token of approval from your holy blood.” (2.2.84-88). This incorporated the use of foreshadowing and because of that it is assumed that Caesar is going to die. It is not until Decius Brutus convinces Caesar that he must go, for he may look like a coward if he does not show, and he twists the dream to have a positive connotation which features the citizens of Rome bathing in his blood so that they may prosper along with Caesar. If only Caesar had listened to his wife, he would not have gone to the senate and been killed. and …show more content…
When Caesar was offered the crown three times, he rejected the crown three times, although he would have gladly received it. He did not mind having celebrations in his honor or having the senate be referred to as his (Ridley-Elmes). Caesar simply loved having the attention, he even compared himself to the North star because he was to guide the way for the naive citizens of Rome. Overall, Caesar’s opinionated personality helped to cause his