Generated Fears Julius Caesar educes fear in the real world. The events that take place in the tragedy allow the audience and readers to not only sympathize, but to think of the fearful possibilities that might occur in the real world. The story contains scenes where fear is targeted at the audience, allowing them to truly feel for the characters and have a tighter grasp to their own world. Julius Caesar induces the fear of chaos, trouble, panic, and war through the reactions of the people. The brutal assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus and the Conspirators serves as a cause for chaos in Julius Caesar. After Caesar’s murder, the people are informed of why the task was necessary to be done. But when Antony takes stage, he stirs up the people, generating chaos in Rome when the people realize the brutal acts of the murderers need to be punished. Romans now have anger stirred within them, and they gain a passionate desire to exile or kill the Conspirators, and also “mutiny.” Chaos can drive a country to its demise if the people are angry at the politicians who run the empire. This is a fear that is generated as a result from the assassination, but not the only one. Caesar’s assassination also creates the fear of war. Antony is completely disgusted with the Conspirators’ vile actions and expresses his full desire to avenge Caesar’s death in his soliloquy, as he wished to “Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war (III.i.273).” Romans, after Antony’s speech, find the Conspirators’ actions outrageous. As a function of these views, the Romans’ indirectly banish the Conspirators’ out of Rome, and even waging war in order to assure their deaths and downfalls. The war will definitely cause trouble in the people’s daily life. The war will instill fear within the people, giving them the mindset of staying inside rather than possibly be killed in the war. Also, a civil war can lead a country to self-destruct from within, creating disorder with the people and the government, coming back to chaos and fear within the country. War and chaos are functions of each other, and both stir panic in the population. After an event like Caesar’s death, the killing of a very important politician, panic appears in the population. While some Romans in the populations felt the anger and wanted to avenge Caesar, others who heard of Cinna’s untimely and unreasonable death must have felt panic. These people will panic, fearing the same consequences and try to do things to avoid being killed, such as flee the country. If a majority of the population feels panic, again this will be chaos, a thing to be feared. A massive decrease in the population will also lead to a decline in the country’s power. Low population levels will directly affect the number of troops willing to join the country’s military. Even if a draft has taken place, the low population numbers will still provide the country with a low amount of troops which is definitely a function of power. If the country has no power, its people will be more susceptible to fear others. Caesar’s death offers no benefits. This tragedy only offers trouble in the country, and stresses all classes of the population. The politicians are troubled, scared of having the same fate as Caesar did because of their same political slate, even if not of equivalent ambitions. The people are troubled, horrified of the uncertain future of their country after their leader has been assassinated. The next heir will face troubles, being expected of better rule than Caesar who was a great ruler himself. The military will be catalyzed into a civil war, trying to maintain justice in the government and peace in the country. These are all fears generated by Caesar’s death, and no one desires to face such events and possibilities. In the modern world, Caesar’s death can serve as an example of what needs to be avoided in a country. However, it also serves as a fear to the people. Imagine what would happen if George Bush or Barack Obama had been assassinated. The country will declare a national emergency and lockdown the city of the murder or the country. People will be scared, realizing that if someone as protected and powerful like that man can be killed, they imagine how prone they are to the same fate. Other politicians realize their vulnerability to this just as well. The vice president who takes the president’s place will be feeling the pressure and possibility of being killed as well. The military will be called into action, as an aid in finding the assassin. The government and the people will be facing a complete shock, in need of a person to lead. In the end, everyone is affected negatively, instilled by fear, when a man of great might and capability like Julius Caesar falls.