Julius Caesar Power

One of the first things to recognize about Caesar is how he listens to what others have to say, which is a very important trait to find in a leader. For example, when he is walking through the streets and a man calls for him, Caesar says,”Who is it in the press that calls on me?/ I hear a togue shriller than all the music/ Cry “Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is turned to hear¨(I.ii.15-17), and when Calpurnia, his wife, tells him that he should stay home because of a frightening dream he eventually gives in and tells Decius why he will not go to the Senate, ¨The cause is in my will: I will not come./ That is enough to satisfy the Senate;/ But for your private satisfaction,/ Because I love you, I will let you know./ Calpurnia here, my wife, stays me at home¨(II.ii.71-75). Although he was reluctant at first to his wife’s suspicions, after hearing her out Caesar decided to yield to Calpurnia’s wishes. This proves that Caesar does indeed listen to those around him, and considers what they have to say.

10-17 Power; “the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.” Some use power for good, to help the one’s around them and to support their community, but other use power for their own selfish reasons, to bring themselves to the top by pushing the people around them down. You might believe that Julius Caesar spent his life helping Rome and his people but the truth of the matter is Julius Caesar’s life was based around gaining more and more power, everything he did was to be the most dominant of them all. Because before he became dictator he was crawling his way to the top and looking for more ways to become formidable, secondly because when Caesar was a dictator he was conquering places and people

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.

Julius Caesar, a play by William Shakespeare, outlines a civil war brought on by the assassination of Roman leader Caesar by a group of noblemen led by Brutus and Cassius who oppose Caesar and his possible rule due to their belief that he is a power hungry tyrant. Contrastly, Antony and Octavius are loyal to the fallen leader and strive to avenge his death. Through the play, Caesar is shown to be a megalomaniac due to his lack of trust, his endeavour to be seen as strong, and his pursuit to gain popular support. Caesar’s lack of trust in others parallels him to absolute monarchs and dictators who attempt to be in control and remain in control by eliminating possible threats and placing trust in a small group. After Caesar rejects the crown

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This illustrates the theme in the historical play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar was a man full of arrogance and he had a sense of being self-absorbed. This kind of personality lead to bad things, it eventually led to death. Caesar was a well-known man in Rome. The people of Rome didn 't care what he did. Everyone thought he was perfect. I ii 273 He was married to a woman named Calpurnia. She lived in Rome. At the beginning of the play, Caesar just had defeated Pompey. I i 53 Some of the people in Rome knew that Caesar was getting into deep trouble. Brutus had to make a big decision towards the end. Everyone wanted Brutus to kill Caesar because he was never going to change his personality. He didn 't know what he should do, he didn 't know what is best for Rome.

In the tragic play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the ruler of Rome, Julius Caesar, is stabbed to death by some of his so-called friends. Brutus, one of Caesar's best friends, is approached by some of the other senators to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar. Brutus weighs his options and decides to join the conspirators for the good of Rome. At Caesars's funeral, Brutus gives a speech to convince the citizens that the conspirators were right to kill Caesar. In contrast, Antony gives a speech to convince the Romans that there was no real reason to kill Caesar. Both characters try to persuade the audience, but they achieve different tones using literary and rhetorical devices. The tone of Brutus' speech is prideful, while the tone of Antony's speech is dramatic and inflammatory.

Power as a Timeless Entity Power is defined as the ability to act in a certain manner and to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. Every individual possesses power over another thing, regardless of how minute it might be, and while some are content with the current level of power they possess, there are those individuals, like Brutus, from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar whose entire lives revolve around the acquisition of power. Quite frankly, the thirst for power is a desire that has existed since the birth of humanity. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar paints a picture of a divided Rome; a country in which stoic ideals give away to ego and political power is mixed. Through this narrative, we witness first-hand how a country

Brutus was in power after he killed Caesar and was starting to manipulate everyone else to believe his ways. He wanted people to believe that Caesar was wrong and was just all about having the power. (Shakespeare 3. 1. 85-91).

Cassius, Brutus, and Antony use rhetoric successfully in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, albeit each differently and for different causes. Each of these men uses his skills in rhetoric to convince each other and at some points the entire population of Rome to follow his beliefs. However, each of these men has different motivations to do so, as well as different characteristics and general worldviews.

“Even the noblest men can be seduced by power; it has the power to kill, to distort, and to corrupt” Through this passage, Matthew Sims captures in essence how individuals often turn to betrayal and deception in order to gain their heart’s desires. This characteristic is not only present in life, but can also be seen in modern and classical literature, including the well known work of Julius Caesar. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the lust for power transcends any one individual and ultimately leads to death and corruption of not only Caesar, but also of Brutus and Cassius. The play begins with Caesar parading through the streets of Rome as he triumphs in his victory over Pompey. However, Brutus, Cassius, and many others hatch a plot to

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony is depicted as a better leader than Brutus, due to his cunning use of rhetoric when addressing the plebeians after Caesar’s death. This essay will be divided into two sections to explore the ways in which Antony is depicted as better leader. The First section will contextualise the extracts used for analysis, and compare Brutus’s pedestrian speech with Mark Antony’s impressive oratory. This will be done by defining what rhetoric is, and how it is used by Antony to win over the plebeians in comparison with Brutus. The second section will use examples taken from Machiavelli’s The Prince, in order to establish that Mark Antony is depicted as a better leader.

During the celebration, Caesar was offered a crown three times, but each time he refused it and fell to the ground having some form of a seizure. This displayed his physical weakness and inability to rule, when Brutus heard of this he also questioned Caesar’s ability to rule. Soon, it is revealed that Cassius does not think Caesar deserves the power or position he holds. He believes that Caesar is treated like a God by the people when he is no more than a normal person. He soon decides that Caesar is no longer fit to rule and plots to turn Brutus against Caesar and kill him. Brutus is eventually won over by letters forged by Cassius, claiming to be Roman citizens, worried that Caesar has gained too much power.

Shakespeare reveals a similar notion to Machiavelli in relation to authority and leadership through the character of Antony. Antony uses a similar strategy to Machiavelli and Borgia by effectively manipulating Brutus and the plebeians for his own benefit. Shakespeare set Julius Caesar in Ancient Rome to portray the concerns prevalent in Elizabethan England. This era consisted of a patriarchal hierarchy which created the opportunistic man and ability to take greed, similar to what Antony embodies. After Caesar’s death Antony possesses the role of the true Machiavel through his appearance of virtue. Antony differs to Machiavelli’s attitude as he explores this value through revenge motives. Antony manipulates the conspirators through the physical action of “first, Marcus Brutus, I will shake with you”. This is symbolic as it aligns Antony with Brutus thus initiating his manipulative nature. Antony’s funeral speech highlights the appearance of virtue to manipulate the plebeians due to his position of authority. The use of repotia in “but Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honourable man” illustrates the manipulation and raises doubt in the crowd’s mind. Antony is able to weaken Brutus’ argument and eventually this

As society lacks critical thinking, people let those in power manipulate them to get a taste of power. When Caesar returns from the battle with Pompey, the people of Rome are rejoicing in the streets. Yet Marullus accuses that “[the men of Rome] have hard hearts” and “[do not remember] Pompey” (I.i.32-37). The people of Rome abandon Pompey’s side as soon as Caesar wins. If they join Caesar, Caesar will like them more and their fellow citizens will continue to respect them. If they align with Pompey, the masses will attack them because Pompey’s army no longer has all it’s honor and power. Similarly, when Cassius is asking Brutus about his thoughts on Caesar, he philosophizes that “men at some time are masters of their own fates: the fault, [Brutus], is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings” (I.ii.139-141). Cassius’ statement explains that the less power someone has, the less control of their fate they have. Because Brutus has a huge amount of power as Caesar’s friend and as a senator, the people of Rome honor and respect him. Brutus aligns himself with Caesar and Cassius

Although the characters in the play Julius Caesar depict diverse types of characteristics, the characters and actions are better understood when seen in the light of Machiavelli’s ideas : immediately annihilate any opposition, display selfish, immoral character, and end justifies the