Lessons About Human Nature Revealed In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar The world of Julius Caesar shares many similarities with the world today, minus the differences in the time and some of the culture. The play demonstrates the idea that honor, power, and the values of society at the time were extremely important to humans and the world as they knew it. Although many aspects in society have changed drastically since the play took place, many of the lessons about human nature that are revealed are still relevant to this day. One of the most major differences between the world of Julius Caesar and the world today is the way honor is perceived. In Julius Caesar, honor is something that people greatly value and strive to have, and it is earned by showing traits like bravery and loyalty. For example, Brutus talks about Caesar, saying, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (3.2.21-22). These lines show how Brutus puts his honor of Rome over how he may feel for Caesar. To compare, today’s society puts less emphasis on honor and more on succeeding as an individual and being recognized for that. …show more content…
It shows a society where people are willing to do almost anything they can to obtain power, the main thing shown being acts of violence and betrayal. For instance, when Cassius convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar, he says, “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings” (1.2.140-142). This highlights the desire for power and control and willingness to do whatever it takes to acquire it that exists in society. Today, power struggles still play a major role in things like politics and business, with people willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their
Julius Caesar, dictator of the Roman empire, is dead. In William Shakespears Julius Caesar, Caesar was assassinated by the conspirators at a meeting as a strike against the power Caesar held over Rome. At his funeral ceramony Brutus allowed Mark Antony to say some words to the people of Rome. However, in agreeing to this, Brutus put himself in danger as Antony was able to prusaude the crowd against Brutus using the great phisopher, Aristotles, persuasion techniques. Aristotle created Ethos, pathos, and logos to help with persuasion in literature.
Brutus was all about honor. The reason he killed Caesar was for honor. Even Antony said that Brutus was “an honourable man.” One of the greatest uses of ethos by Brutus is the quote, “-believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge.” Brutus used this quote to remind the people how honorable he was.
People only realize what they have once they lose it. In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the Romans have no care in the world that Caesar died. The Romans did not understand Caesar's importance and honorability until Antony gave his speech to the Romans in memory of Caesar. Shakespeare uses ethos, pathos, and logos in Mark Antony's speech at Caesar’s funeral to persuade the Romans that Caesar was honorable.
Kameron Anderson/7 English 10 Honors 28 February 2023 The Honor of Brutus Honor, glory, notability, and righteousness; these are all things people strive to have. But some only care for themselves or people close to them, not everyone as a whole. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the ruler of Rome at the time, Julius Caesar rose to power in 44 B.C. He was going to be crowned king of Rome; however, a group of conspirators led by Marcus Brutus killed Caesar and attempted to rule over Rome.
The Consequences of Honor Being an honorable person requires one to follow a code of ethics for the greater good, even at the cost of his own life. If one breaks his code of ethics, he believes that living with the shame of breaking it for the rest of his life would be a “fate worse than death”. These selfless individuals care more about the needs of others than their own personal desires. However, there are people who take advantage of one’s honorable nature and use it for their own gain. This concern of acting honorably is shown in Brutus, the main character in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Shakespeare's works have lessons we should learn from to make a better future. Romeo and Juliet teaches us that we should put aside our differences as we're only human, as in the end both families made up due to Romeo and Juliet's death. With the way Shakespeare has expressed himself, we should heed his lessons and pay attention to the literary elements he hides. Shakespeare employs foreshadowing, irony, and the tragic hero archetype in Julius Caesar to caution Elizabethan England against civil war and political unrest.
"I love thy name of honour more than I fear death" declared Marcus Junius Brutus. With this quote we see Brutus’s true opinion of his honor and how he believes it should be upheld even if it leads to death. Brutus should have never joined in killing Caesar in the article, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” Written by William Shakespeare, in agreeing he was showing his honor for his country to the public but in private we saw his true worries and anxieties about this decision. Brutus could be argued that he was one of the most honorable people out of the selection of characters.
In Julius Caesar, a tragedy was written by William Shakespeare, there are two dominant characters; Caesar and Brutus. Both Caesar, who prided himself in his power and wealth, and Brutus, who developed his pride in his honor, ultimately led to their downfall through their hubris. Caesar’s pride led him to his demise because of his immense pride in his power and wealth, leading him to think of himself as invincible and the most powerful in the world. Which in turn, led to those who were once the advisers and friends of Caesar becoming conspirators.
In their introductory scene a discussion is taking place about Caesar's claim to the throne. Through this discussion the audience learns a lot about Cassius and Brutus’s values . It is revealed that Brutus is an honorable man who believes in the general good of mankind. He states, (1.2 84-89)“ What is it that you would impart to me?/ If it be aught toward the general good, / Set honour in one eye and death
Although Caesar, as the upcoming ruler of Rome in Julius Caesar, should be portrayed as the ideal leader of the play, he actually has too arrogant of a character to be so. Therefore, Shakespeare places honor in Brutus and allows Brutus to have the role of the idealistic leader of the story. Although Shakespeare writes this play in a controversial time period during England’s political turmoil, he allows the audience to be able to choose the true ruler of loyalty to the crown or the honor of a noble man through the understanding of the two contrasting character
The play, Julius Caesar, makes of honor as accepting self-responsibility and wrongdoing towards Brutus, Portia, and Antony’s actions, intentions, and values. Marcus Brutus was a close colleague of Julius Caesar, who had recently risen in power after killing Pompey. In Act 1, Scene 2, Brutus is
Honor in the world gives people a reason to fight for the things that they believe in. Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus has had to make many tough decisions that display the great honor within him. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare's, it is made very obvious that Brutus is an honorable man. Brutus preserves his honor by taking care of Rome’s issues with good intentions and without going too far.
All human beings are subjected to the flaw of submitting to their emotions, as seen in the characters Brutus and Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Brutus and Cassius are prime examples of how emotions can have overwhelming effects on the judgment of humans, no matter how strong or logical they may seem to themselves or others. Ultimately, these characters were forced to surrender under these emotions leading to the characters internal conflict and their downfall. Cassius and Brutus are prominent characters in the play and are known for their expertise in politics and warfare. Cassius is a skilled politician and military leader who becomes the driving force behind the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar.
In Shakespeare’s famous play, Julius Caesar, there's an essential theme of characters and their portrayal/actions in public versus private life. Julius Caesar himself led two very different lives with his family and close friends in contrast to how he presented himself to the public eye. In both settings, Caesar makes himself out to be invincible; however in private he is more vulnerable and superstitious whereas in public, he is immortal and the great leader Rome makes him out to be.
The play begins with Julius Caesar returning from a victory over Pompey to a cheering crowd of Romans. He is an ambitious leader who wants Rome to prosper and looks out for his countrymen over himself, though he has his own, darker, flaws. This selflessness is explicitly demonstrated by him saying “What touches us shall be last served” (III.I.9) when he is told to deal with a letter because it most directly related to him. His goal is to further Rome and gain the approval of his people, which he does very well.