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This attempt quickly failed when she said that his hubris just took over. “I knew that Caesar should have stayed away from the Senate house yesterday, but I guess his pride just took over his mind, it was just all too much,” Calpurnia sobbed. “This has turned out to be the most tragic moment in my life and I hope those conspirators kneel to the gods, for they have upset the heavens with the killing of the mightiest leader Rome has ever seen.”

He describes how the people will think he is a coward for not going, and how he would receive the crown if he went. The arrogant Caesar changed his mind in a heartbeat, blinded by his fear of looking foolish.

Julius Caesar was a very arrogant man. He thought very highly of himself. Although, everyone in Rome respected him. They didn 't care what he did. I ii 273 He claimed he was not scared of anything. Calpurnia had nightmares, they were thought as representations of signs of Caesar´s death. Caesar wanted to go to the capitol, Calpurnia told him it was not safe because of her nightmares. In her dreams, there were dead men walking, a statue running with blood like a fountain, while many smiling Romans bathed their hands in the blood. She also had a dream of ghosts wandering the city, a lioness giving

Caesar says that cowards die many times before their death and death will come when it will come. Then Caesar asked a servant what the augurers say about the subject and they say they found no heart within the beast. This is a simple act of showing how superstitious Caesar is sends him in to a rage and he decides he will go to the capitol. Then Calpurnia (the voice of reason) says “your wisdom is consumed in confidence” and tells him to tell them it is her fear and not his own that keeps him from the capitol. And Caesar grudgingly agrees. Then Decius Brutus comes in and ruins the whole thing by telling Caesar that her dream was telling how great he is and Decius manages to flatter Caesar enough that he decides to go to the capitol and he tells Calpurnia how foolish her dreams seem now and he leaves. Calpurnia, as we know was right the whole time and Caesar gets assassinated at the capitol. This scene was important in foreshadowing Caesar’s death and showing how overconfident Caesar is, and although Calpurnia’s warning was only one of many she seems to be the only warning with real impact, that is until Decius Brutus comes in to play.

In this play, Julius Caesar returns to Rome to find that he has the unconditional support of the Plebeians. As he gains more power, his friends worry that he will completely take over the city, and so they conspire with one another to kill him. Preceding the attack, the conspirators notice many strange occurrences in Rome, such as a “lion who looked at [them] and strutted by without bothering to attack,” a “threatening” and “destructive” storm, and a “common slave” whose “hand did flame and burn.” The conspirators perceive these bizarre circumstances as omens that they should kill Caesar and quickly carry out their plan. When the conspirators confront him, they stab him thirty-three times, and then announce his death to the citizens of Rome, expecting a positive response but receiving the opposite. Rome is plunged into violence as the plebeians attempt to find the conspirators responsible for Caesar’s death. Citizens swarm the streets of their city, killing innocent people, such as Cinna the Poet, believing that they are among the group of people responsible for killing Caesar. This violence and death represents the weak condition that Rome continues in throughout the play. Caesar’s body represents the body of Rome, and when he is wounded, the entire city feels wounded as well. The chaos that Rome undergoes after Caesar’s death is symbolic of his importance to the city. The

There have been many rulers in history who have been betrayed by those they trust, but The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare,1959) still holds a special place in Western literature as one of the most enigmatic human beings to ever exist. Powerful men like Julius Caesar shaped the life and times of the late Roman Republic, just before Rome would officially become the Roman Empire on the crowning of Augustus as the first Roman emperor. Julius Caesar was a powerful general who expanded Rome's power and who was beloved by the people for his generous charity after his successful conquests. Despite knowing the story of Julius Caesar to some extent, most 16th/17th century English would not have ever visited Rome, nor would know what the Roman Republic was like, which presented a unique opportunity to William Shakespeare to create a play unlike any other he had created before. (Shakespeare Julius Caesar, 1599) Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a reimagining of Rome from a Elizabethan point of view, and despite some inaccuracies, the play depicts an enlightening view on Roman life, and the life of the Roman general, Julius Caesar.

Caesar spoke these lines, explaining why he denied the conspirators’ wish to pardon the banishment of Metellus’ brother (Cimber). He explained, confidently, how if he was anyone else, he would’ve accepted their wish. Nonetheless, since he was way better, nothing could’ve changed his mind. However, every point he had made in this paragraph of his was false. William Shakespeare- writer of the play- used certain diction and metaphors to assist us to an understanding of Caesar’s selfish personality. This scene is the key to mastering the type of personality that Caesar held.

Dear diary, my name is Brutus who is a close friend and a servant of Caesar, whom Caesar trusts and believes to be honorable. In Julius Caesar, I am known as a tragic man because I face a major conflict that is a loyalty between my friend – Caesar and my country. Although I love Caesar as a friend, but I love Rome more. I really love Caesar, but I don’t want a dictator controls Rome with much

Now, Julius Caesar was a great leader, but his ambition, pride, and arrogance, all lead him to his death, but ultimately it was his pride that led him to taking his last breaths. Caesar's pride is showcased in Act II, when Calpurnia had told Caesar not to go to the Capitol, because of a dream that she had had, and omens that had scared her. Calphurnia asks Caesar to tell Decius

Once, when he spoke, he was overwhelmed with emotions: ``My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,...```(III.ii. 107). This act of humility presents the idea that Antony was a true friend who did, in fact, care deeply for his fallen friend. The second act that brought out thoughts from the public occurred when, after Antony spoke, he stepped down and stood in a circle with the public around Caesar’s body. This brings up two ideas, one where Antony is now of equal standing to the man by his side, indicating that they are now equals. Another is the circle that they have formed, meaning that they all have equal footing in the matter, much like a democracy.

"Do not go forth today. Call it my fear that keeps you in the house and not your own. " She uses this strategy in hopes of convincing Caesar into not attending the ceremony. In return Caesar accepts Calphurnias argument and decides on sending mark Antony in his

1) Cicero 2) Cicero is trying to calm Casca down. 3) "Why, saw you anything more wonderful?" 4) Cicero is faking it and making it look like he’s supporting Caesar, but he doesn’t. 1) Cinna 2) Cinna does Cassius's bidding.

This past week Brutus, Cassius, Casca and several other men murdered Rome’s dearest friend, Julius Caesar. Fear these men, as they will stop at nothing on their conquest for power as to kill a kind, merciful man such as Caesar. Watch out for these men, as they will slither silently, stalking their prey and stab swiftly for a higher seat in Rome. For those new to our great republic, Caesar was accused for trying to become a king and destroying the purpose of the republic, but that is far from the opposite. When offered a crown by his companion, Marc Antony, Caesar refused not once, not twice, but three times just to please us. These vile beasts, in return, stabbed him twenty-three times, each of which were close friends and were given his trust, for he believed in the good of people. Then there is Caesar’s will, in which he donated so much to us from the bottom of his heart. Some Romans may say that Caesar deserved what he got but for me and my fellow true Romans we know other wise. We must come together and give these murders the

Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well known in the history of Roman Emperors, yet there is no denying that his reign was filled with controversy, no reason more so than his devious rise to power and his mischievous ways of suppressing the senate. There is no doubt that in ruling as a Dictator; Caesar lost the support of the Roman people, who had fought for freedom against an Etruscan King, a role in which Caesar was playing. His death in 44BC coincided with what many believe to be the year in which the Republic completely its eventual ‘fall’ that it had been plummeting to since 133BC, and it is only by looking at the differences in the end of his reign to that of Augustus’ in 27BC that

At the start of the timelessly classic play, Julius Caesar was in the final stages of parlaying his military prowess and growing cult of personality into enthronement as the long absent autocrat of Rome. His brother-in-arms, Marcus Brutus, after fighting at Caesar’s side for so long, was forced to weigh his loyalty to Caesar against his loyalty to Rome, setting the stage for the troubling events to come. As Caesar’s divine right to rule and infallibility were trumpeted throughout Rome, others were not so convinced of his purity and worthiness. Cassius, a dissident Senator, opened Brutus’ eyes to the circumstances unfolding before them and to what could be lost should Caesar take the throne. Cassius voiced his opposition strongly, saying: