...In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, few of the character had their own views on the title character, Julius Caesar.These few include Calpurnia, Cassius, and Brutus. All their perspectives of Caesar differ from each other on the idea of what happened to or around him and how those few chose to comprehend it. Calpurnia was Caesar’s wife, and she had shown love and concern for Caesar. In one of the scenes Calpurnia had nightmares of what would happen to Caesar, so she warns him to not go but Caesar went anyway. In Calpurnia’s nightmares she saw Caesar’s death and feared for his safety. Calpurnia cared for Caesar and tried to protect him from the prediction she had. In Calpurnia’s eyes she viewed Caesar as a strong and important...
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...The Role Of Women In Julius Ceasar - 862 words The Role Of Women In Julius Ceasar In the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, women play an important role. The women are important factors in foreshadowing and in the development of many of the characters. To look at the role of women in the play we must look deeper in to the roles of the only two women in the play; Calpurnia, wife of Caesar, and Portia, wife of Brutus. Both of these women are key in foreshadowing the murder of Caesar. After Caesar's murder we do not hear much of either of them. The main thing Caesar's wife, Calpurnia does in the play is tell Caesar to stay at home on the day of his murder because of many unnatural events that have taken place the night before and because she has had nightmares about his assassination. On the morning of the ides of march is the first time we meet Calpurnia, her entrance is act 2 scene one when she tells Caesar "You shall not stir out of your house today." Caesar decides he shall "forth" until Calpurnia tells him why he shouldn't go to the capitol today. Some of the reasons she included were: A lioness "whelped" in the streets. Graves opened and showed their dead people. Warriors of fire fought on the clouds and drizzled blood upon the capitol. Horses neighed and dead men groaned. Ghosts shrieked in the streets. She than showed her discomfort with these things by saying "O Caesar, these things are beyond all use, / and I do fear them." Caesar says these are just as...
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...Julius Caesar is a story about ambition. There are four specific incidents which demonstrate the "vaulting ambition" and desire for power in the character Julius Caesar. When Caesar comes back to Rome, when Marullus picks on the crowd when Casca is walking with Brutus, and when Calpurnia begs Caesar not to go to the Senate. All of these examples show that Julius Caesar is a play that shows ambition. In the exposition of the play, Caesar returns to Rome after having defeated Pompey's sons, who at one time was Caesar's friend and ally as they had both been powerful executives. Caesar's having gotten rid of Pompey's son is a sign that he does not want to have competition in his ambitious drive to power. In Act I, Scene 1, Marullus chides the others, asking them if they now "strew flowers in his [Caesar's] way That comes in triumph over Pompey's blood? (1.51-52) Caesar has wooed the crowd into loving him and turned them away from the deceased Pompey. Marullus dislikes Caesar gaining power. He knows that the crows is fickle and is easily swayed, just like Cassius and Brutus and the rest of the coup....
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...The plan almost failed if it wasn't for me. I played a major key in convincing Caesar to come to the senate the day of his assassination. After he almost didn't come because of Calpurnia and her foolish ideas. Calpurnia dreamed of a statue of Caesar with holes on it and blood coming out of them. Then citizens washing themselves with his blood, she also had more foolish feelings. Luckily he didn't listen to her it could've saved his life but that's a thing of the past now. Caesar is dead now and no one can bring him back now. I always thought Calpurnia was a beautiful woman and he might've gotten too lucky. She was too good for him and he didn't deserve her after what he had done. Caesar had a mistress which was Servilia the mother of Brutus....
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...The role of women in Ancient Rome is reflected perfectly through Calpurnia and Portia in Ancient Rome history. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Portia and Calpurnia, the only women roles in the play, display a woman’s role in Ancient Rome of women being inferior to their husbands and under their authority. In Act II Scene I, Brutus leaves his bed at night to join Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus, Trebonius, and Cassius on a conspiracy plan. His wife, Portia becomes worried. She does not know what is going on but curiously wants to know. She is worried about her husband because she can tell something has been going on with him. However, he still refuses to tell her, even as much as she urges him to. Women were to respect their husbands and under his authority she was not obligated to force him to tell her what is going on. This is exhibited in scene 2 when Portia said, “Nor for yours either. Y’ have urgently, Brutus, stole from my bed; and yesternight at supper you suddenly arose and walked about musing and sighing, with your arm across and when I asked you what the matter was you stared upon me with ungentle looks” (II.i.237-242) This statement relates the fact of women not having control on their husband’s actions because just as Brutus left from the bed a women could not do so and also as Portia asked Brutus what was the matter he sighed, fussed, and looked at her harshly. He didn’t tell her anything, because he wasn’t obligated to do so. Portia urges Brutus to tell her the matters...
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...bliss, however that doesn’t apply to Caesar. It is because of ignorance that Caesar is killed by the conspirators in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. However it is not only ignorance that leads to Caesar’s death, fatal flaws also play a role in Caesar's demise. Caesar has his fair share of fatal flaws affecting both his private and public life. Caesar’s public pride, stubbornness to those close to him, and constant naiveness and nobility ultimately led him to his doom. In Caesar’s public life, his pride runs his life. For example, Calpurnia had convinced Caesar not to go the Senate after having a terrifying dream about Caesar’s death. In her dream, Calpurnia saw Caesar's body in a fountain of blood with Romans...
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...planning a scheme to try to hurt another. In the reading Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare; According to Calpurnia she is persuading Caesar not to go to the capitol because she believes there are many threating omens and is trying to make him understand that he might get hurt. However, Decius Brutus is trying to be sly and insisting him to go or not he will let the others down. This shows that both Brutus and Calpurnia are trying to persuade him in a both positive and negative way; but it’s all up to Caesar to know if it’s great idea. Calpurnia is very frightened that a war might go on and Caesar might get hurt; therefore she’s insecure of letting him go to the Capitol because she has overheard other men talking about how it can get. For example, Calpurnia says, “The noise of battle hurtled in the air, Horses did neigh, and dying men did groan,” This is describing how those wars are like and what it can lead too. Her plan is too try to get Caesar not to go. On the contrary, Decius is doing the opposite he wants Caesar to attend the Capitol and tells him if he doesn’t go the people will be disappointed. This is important because, he is in two situations and both of them have their pros and cons. Furthermore he states that at the end if God’s choose he will die. Another essential point is that Calpurnia not just overheard from the men but also she seen horrible things happen when that starts. According to Calpurnia she states, “Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch...
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...JULIUS CAESAR BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR Question 1 In what way does the crowd function as a character? In the play “Julius Caesar”, the crowd plays a crucial role in portraying the setting of their society. The crowds would usually portray characteristics of one character or individual. They acted like this in the way they went about doing things e.g.- they would always take the side of the person in power, they were easily persuaded because of their naïve state of mind. Question 2 One thing Julius Caesar and Brutus have in common is their divided selves. Compare the two characters with special reference to their public and private selves. Both Caesar and Brutus have two distinguished personalities, (divided selves). In reference to Brutus’ public personality, he is confident and hold himself in high esteem. He refuses to show even a spec of weakness. He takes great pride in his speeches. As opposed to his private self, who is very timid and gentle. This was portrayed in the play when he tries to conceal tis side of him from his wife. In reference to Caesar’s public personality, he is fearless, arrogant and noble in public. Caesar was unable to separate his public self from his private self unlike Brutus. Caesar would discuss his private affairs publicly. Question 3 Compare and contrast the scene between Portia and Brutus and the scene between Caesar and Calpurnia Brutus and Portia share a more respectful relationship with an understanding that they are...
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...Importance of Fidelity in Julius Caesar Humans have always been communal animals. They band together in groups, for social and survival needs. This sense of community brings about the values of dedication and loyalty. The alliances man has created inspires stories and plays about any number of time periods. Many examples of fidelity are illustrated in the characters of Julius Caesar. Antonius appears to be blindly loyal to Caesar. He comes off as a rash supporter in the scene that depicts Antonius viewing Caesar's body. Another situation where Antonius displays fidelity to Caesar is act one, scene two, in which the young runner pledges that whatever Caesar wishes is his command. The wild soliloquy he gives illustrates his allegiance to the slain king, and he seems to sacrifice his body to Caesar's spirit. Such devote feelings spur the reader to wonder what deed Caesar did for Antonius that the younger man would harbor said emotions. Not only the men of Julius Caesar but the women also show loyalty. Although Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, portrays herself as a needy woman, she also shows that she loves her husband very much. Fear overwhelms her when Caesar announces that, though he's been warned that the day would be his deathday, he would go outside. Calpurnia's dread of losing her husband shows that she depends on him very much. However, it is questionable in which way she depends on him: emotionally or monetarily. A woman accustomed to...
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...In the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, you are easily able to identify the theme of ‘political leaders usually act in the best interest of their country’ on several occasions. Shakespeare portrays this theme not only in the character Julius Caesar, but also in Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony. Although neither of them weren’t ever actually in charge of Rome, they still represent the theme well by doing what they truly believe is for the best. First, I will go into detail about how Brutus depicted the theme by leading the conspirators to do what he felt was the right thing to do. Then, I will continue on and explain how Caesar acted in the best interest of his country simply by trying to do his job. Finally, I will go further into how, even after Caesar was murdered, he still tried doing good by Rome, and...
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...Discuss the theme of power and justice in Julius Caesar What is power? It is the ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events. Background * At first Caesar belonged to what is referred to as the First Triumvirate in alliance with another general, Pompey and Crassus, a wealthy patrician. * Caesar had forced his way to dictatorial power and destroyed the republic when Crassus died in battle and Pompey began to entertain ideas of ruling without Caesar, who by then had become dangerously popular. This resulted in a in a civil war in which Caesar defeated Pompey’s forces and entered Rome, triumphant and unchallenged. * Upon his return, Caesar made himself dictator and absolute ruler of Rome and its territories. * In 44 B.C.E. Julius Caesar ordered the senate to make him dictator for life. (Caesar’s actions threatened to end the Republic once and for all. * Fearing this change, a group of senators plotted and executed the murder of Caesar on the Ides of March. * Although the senators succeeded in ending Caesar’s life, they did not realise at that time that the Republic had died with him. Rome would now become an empire. Power Although the biggest argument in Julius Caesar is the change of power in the rulers of Rome, Shakespeare tries to show us many different kinds of power and the use of it. As we can see during the play, people with power use power just for their convenience. During the first part...
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...Theatre. Although William Shakespeare had written the tragic tale of Julius Caesar over centuries ago, the legacy still continues till this day. Our theatre is honoured to showcase this play for our audience to experience, but with a little twist. Even though the remaining themes such as deception, too much power tends to corrupt and nemesis are still present, they are portrayed in a timeless adaptation of the play. In this alteration of Julius Caesar, the concepts of honour and power are strategically placed distantly in the future to make our audience consider our society and how it changes over the years all throughout the world. The old fashioned...
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...Caesar and Antony have the strongest relationship in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Antony’s love for Caesar is what made the commoners angry about Caesar’s death. Caesar favors Antony, Antony caused anger over Caesar's death, and Antony’s speech after Caesar’s death belittles Brutus’s speech about how Caesar’s death was a good thing. This shows that Antony is what made everyone angry over Caesar’s death and possibly caused the result of war. It is obvious that Caesar favors Antony out of the rest of the characters. ¨Touch Calpurnia; for our elders say, The barren, touched in this holy chase, Shake off their sterile curse¨. (1. 2. 90-92). Here, Caesar tells Antony to touch his infertile wife, Calpurnia, when he starts the race to make her able...
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...Julius Caesar full title · The Tragedy of Julius Caesar author · William Shakespeare type of work · Play genre · Tragic drama, historical drama language · English time and place written · 1599, in London date of first publication · Published in the First Folio of 1623, probably from the theater company’s official promptbook rather than from Shakespeare’s manuscript publisher · Edward Blount and William Jaggard headed the group of five men who undertook the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio narrator · None climax · Cassius’s death (V.iii), upon ordering his servant, Pindarus, to stab him, marks the point at which it becomes clear that the murdered Caesar has been avenged, and that Cassius, Brutus, and the other conspirators have lost in their attempt to keep Rome a republic rather than an empire. Ironically, the conspirators’ defeat is not yet as certain as Cassius believes, but his death helps bring about defeat for his side. protagonists · Brutus and Cassius antagonists · Antony and Octavius setting (time) · 44 b.c. setting (place) · Ancient Rome, toward the end of the Roman republic point of view · The play sustains no single point of view; however, the audience acquires the most insight into Brutus’s mind over the course of the action falling action · Titinius’ realization that Cassius has died wrongly assuming defeat; Titinius’ suicide; Brutus’s discovery of the two corpses; the final struggle between Brutus’s men and the troops...
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...William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, set in Rome in 44 B.C, focuses on the character of Julius Caesar and his gruesome assassination by the members of the Roman Senate. Mark Antony, Caesar’s best friend, plots his revenge and incites a riot, causing the exile of the conspirators and their impending defeat. The tragic hero with a tragic flaw can be found in the character of Julius Caesar, an example of this being Caesar’s prominence in society as well as his fatal flaw of hubris. Another example is Caesar’s recognition of his fatal flaw following his betrayal and downfall. A third example is Caesar’s redemption, when his death is fully grasped by Marcus Brutus, who was once Caesar’s friend but betrayed him. The tragic hero is Julius Caesar because of his fatal flaw of hubris, his recognition of his flaw in his...
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