Examples Of Deception In Julius Caesar

differently, with the Senate killing themselves instead of Caesar, he would have gone on to rule the Roman people. Perhaps with the Senate gone, he would have accepted the crown and ruled as a King, completely ridding Rome of democracy. Another instance of denial comes from Brutus. He convinced himself that killing Caesar was for the good of Rome and was therefore able to justify the murder. With this method of denial, Brutus was certain he could “be robbed of emotion by disguising it as reasons of state (Holland 341). Caesar is equally as guilty of denying things right in front of him as he denies the evils to come upon him when he accepts Decius’ interpretation of Calphurnia’s dream. After Decius has given a differing interpretation, Caesar praises him by saying, “And this way have you well expounded it /...How foolish do your fears seem now, Calphurnia! /I am ashamed I did yield to them” (2.2.91, 105-06). Caesar also seems to be in utter denial of Cassius’ hatred towards him (Blumenfeld 73). While it is clear Caesar

Brutus was very naive and got influenced by Cassius very easily. Cassius was very smart and manipulated Brutus to make him agree with him. Cassius said, “If I were Brutus now, and he were Cassius, He should not humour me.” (Shakespeare, p.13). Brutus believed that his friend, Caesar had a negative impact on Rome decided to join the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. Even though Caesar was his friend, Brutus always showed loyalty towards Rome. Brutus' tragic flaw is that he is not good at figuring out other’s intentions, and trusted Cassius. If Brutus never listened to Cassius in the first place, he would not have joined the conspiracy, and might not have had a tragic end.

In William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, two speeches are given to the people of Rome about Caesar's death. In Act 3, Scene 2 of this play Brutus and Antony both try to sway the minds of the Romans toward their views. Brutus tried to make the people believe he killed Caesar for a noble cause. Antony tried to persuade the people that the conspirators committed an act of brutality toward Caesar and were traitors. The effectiveness and ineffectiveness of both Antony's and Brutus's speech to the people are conveyed through tone and rhetorical devices.

Brutus was in fact a betrayer, and while he did feel sympathy for Caesar after he died, he killed him along with the other conspirators and even started a war of sorts in Rome, causing many to fall in battle- himself included. While Brutus was persuaded by fake letters, no man should be as gullible as him to completely switch sides on only the basis of three anonymous letters that were stuck to his window. Brutus was a villain who felt that he was the hero, more concerned about the safety of the government he loved rather than the friend that he loved.

A simple lie is how people gain trust. It started with Antony sending his servant in the room the conspirators were in. He told his servant to shower Brutus with compliments, and how Antony also believed Caesar couldn’t be a great leader as Brutus. This makes Brutus open up the idea of trusting Antony. Therefore in Act II, Brutus decided to kill Caesar because the letters (that he thought was written by the people of Rome) had negative comments toward Caesar. Brutus didn’t take the time to examine the letter, to see whether it was real or fake. So when Antony complimented Brutus and bagged on Caesar, Brutus believed that Antony actually honors Brutus. By putting up an act, Antony got most of the conspirators to trust him, beside Cassius. But

There are many different themes for the play Julius Caesar, but the most pronounced theme would be betrayal. Betrayal is going behind someone’s back and turning on them, or in this play even killing someone who you once looked up to. The conspirators claimed they had many reasons to kill Caesar, but that does not change how they once felt about him. Betrayal is a dark and horrible thing that people do to those whom they “loved.”

Brutus, a conflicted senator obsessed with his civic duty, convinces the people of Rome that his motives in killing Caesar were just and noble by rhetoric. Brutus is the only conspirator to have impersonal motives in killing Caesar. In fact, his motives are trying to find the best solution for Rome, and in the end, he must make the hard choice of killing his best friend for his homeland. As early as Brutus’ conversation with Cassius in Act I, Brutus exhibits this deep love and respect for Rome and how this love is conflicting with his love for his friend, Caesar: “[P]oor Brutus, with himself at war, / Forgets the shows of love to other men” (I.ii.51-52). Brutus brings up this internal conflict again when he tells the crowds that although he did love Caesar, he loved Rome and its people more. After Brutus’ murder of Caesar, he realizes that the issue of the public opinion of Rome is of the utmost importance. Because of this love for Rome, Brutus uses rhetoric to persuade these plebeians to approve of him and his cause. When Cassius warns Brutus about “how much the people will be moved / By that which [Marc Antony] will utter[!]” (III.i.252-253), Brutus tells Cassius that letting Marc Antony speak “shall advantage us more than do us wrong” (III.i.261). In these cases, Brutus demonstrates his awareness of

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, an honorable man, Brutus, is planning to overthrow the soon to be king, Julius Caesar. Brutus is persuaded by Cassius that Caesar is a liar, too ambitious, weak, and not fit to be Rome’s king. Brutus soon believed Cassius, and they and the conspirators made a plan to kill Caesar. After Caesar’s death, Brutus planned to justify his actions of killing Caesar at his funeral in his speech to the people. After Brutus’s speech, the citizens of Rome were all in agreement that Brutus did the right thing for Rome. Brutus then decides to allow Caesar’s best friend, Antony, to speak in honor of Caesar. Antony speaks, and he convinces the citizens that Brutus’s actions were unjust and turned the people against Brutus.

Deliberately falsifying information for personal gain causing an ensuing conflict is a motif clearly contrived within William Shakespeare’s tragedy Antony and Cleopatra. Deception is represented within the protagonist, the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, a tempting seductress who has a false relationship with Antony only for personal motives. Within the play Cleopatra fabricates illnesses, deceives Antony’s love through her betrayal at sea and likens Caesar to a god, Antony’s enemy, all to achieve attention and advance politically. Created in 1606 during the Elizabethan era the characters within the play are based on an imaginary and partially real concept of historical characters. Shakespeare showcases Cleopatra as a woman unlike many of the time, holding power over man. In the visual representation a mask, ships on a stormy sea and a serpent are used to represent the act of deception. Antony’s fatal attraction to the queen, and Cleopatra’s hidden desires bind the two together to create a falsified love on public display that is fueled by deception.

    The play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare in 1599, is about the murder of Julius Caesar, a great Roman general who conjured many lands, and helped to form the Great Empire that we read about today. Caesar was to be crowned king of Rome, but he was savagely murdered by a group of conspirators before he received the crown. After Caesar's brutal murder, Brutus a very honourable Roman, who helped in in Caesar's death, and Mark Antony, one of Caesar's closest friends, gave speeches at Caesar's funeral, trying to convince the crowd to agree with them and turn against the other. Brutus and Antony both made convincing speeches, but Antony came out on top, because Antony let the people make up their own mind, by appealing to their emotions.

A person of great power has a large amount of control and influence over the vast majority of the population that they lead. Often times, their leadership position was gained through manipulation of the people as they try to sell themselves to them. This manipulation also affects any competition for that leadership position because a common technique to sway someone’s opinion is to make the competition look bad which then makes the people look down on the competition, causing the opposing side’s chances of success to plummet. William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar demonstrates this as a tale of manipulation leads to the downfall of the weaker link. Cassius, Mark Antony and Julius Caesar have perfected the art of manipulation as they are

William Shakespeare is known for writing famous trajedies about certain things that can happen or already have happened to all of us so that we can relate and unterstand the story better. In Julius Caesar betrayal plays a big part in the story line. Betrayal is something that happens to everyone at some point in their life and it's one of the worst things that we have to overcome and sometimes we can't. Life is already not easy and when you factor in something like betrayal it can really hurt and even, like in Caesar's situation, kill you. Shakespeare wrote this play with different types of betrayal because there isn't just one. There are many different types of betrayal but they can all lead to the same outcome and that is why it is such a trajedy. In our world and in Julius Caesar betrayal is either driven by jealous and greedy people or ones that are convinced they are doing it for the greater good.

The primary use of manipulation witnessed by the reader is when Brutus brings out Caesar’s dead body covered with blood, and reveals it to the plebeians. He addresses the audience by saying, “If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (III.ii.18). The principal reason why Brutus conveys this statement is because Brutus doesn’t want the people of Rome to believe that he has done a wrong deed; thus, he explains that he has done this in order to protect Rome, since Caesar did not possess true love for Rome, and Brutus “loved Rome more.” This is not utter reality, but the people acquiesce in his argument since they desire a valid explanation

After reading a letter lying by the window, Brutus changes his perspective to Caesar completely. After reading aloud, he fully believes that the revolt Cassius proposed recently is justified through a mere letter thrown at his window. Furthermore, within this letter, he shows an inclination in perspective right away as he says to himself: “‘Shall Rome, etc.’ Thus must piece out:...” (2.1.51). He does not bother first to determine the true text and meaning of this message, however, his judgement falls on first impressions, showing his lack of common sense and how manipulable he is. Moreover, after reading this forged letter, Brutus never questions the authenticity of the message, demonstrating that he is gullible enough to trust unknown and unreliable sources like Cassius.

In the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses Characterization and miscalculation to prove show the depth of his character Brutus. He also displays many well thought-out themes in his play. An example would be ambition and conflict. Caesar is a great man, and an ambitious man. His ambition is what worries Brutus, and ultimately leads to Brutus joining the conspiracy to murder Caesar. Throughout the play, Shakespeare shows that Brutus is becoming every aspect that he feared to see in Caesar. During the play Brutus remains pure which is surprising considering that he was tricked to kill his friend and mentor Caesar.