Julius Caesar is a Roman dictator. Shakespeare wrote play based on the life of Julius Caesar. We won the battle against his arch enemy, Pompey The Great, in Spain. He went back to Rome victorious. They celebrated this but was interrupted by Flavius and Marullus. They are enemies of Caesar in politics who are planning to topple him down. In the story, the allies of Julius Caesar warned him against the plot to put him down but ignored them. Marcus Brutus and Cassius saw that because of the reforms of Caesar their privileges will end. Because of this, they have plotted to kill Julius Caesar.
It was Cassius who first planned to assassinate Caesar but it was never executed until he was able to convince Brutus to join him. It was perfectly planned: in the Ides of March, Caesar shall be assassinated in the Senate chambers by concealed dagger and swords.
Portia dreamed about the Julius Caesar being assassinated. This led her to suspect that something bad will happen to her husband in the Ides of March. She tried to stop him attend the Ides of March. But despite that, Julius Caesar still attended the event and where Brutus and the others killed him. After the assassination, at Caesar’s funeral, Mark Anthony delivered his speech. And despite the fact that Brutus was one of those who wanted Caesar die, he also delivers his speech at the funeral of Caesar. However, Anthony was able to get to convince the people. The people wanted to avenge the death of Caesar. Three people joined forces to find the murderers of Caesar: Antony, Octavius, his adopted son and Lepidus, a banker. The three (3) composed the Second Triumvirate to continue the legacy of Julius Caesar, that is, to control the Roman Empire.
Cicero was killed by the Triumvirs after the assassination of Caesar; a witness to the assassination of Caesar.
The army of the Triumvirate reached Asia Minor and stopped by the town of Sardis. During this time, Cassius and Brutus are fighting over the issue of the finances. Nonetheless, they still continue to plan to fight against the Triumvirate. During the battle, Cassius thought that they lost, so he commits suicide. Brutus, on the other hand, loses the battle and takes his life too. At the end of the play, Antony delivers a eulogy for the death of Brutus and calls him, “the noblest Roman of them all.” The Rome was then at peace thereafter/
JULIUS CAESAR
Julius Caesar is a conqueror. He is a victorious leader of Rome. He has traveled and conquer the major cities of Europe and planning to conquer the part of Asia also. This shows that Julius Caesar, like any leaders, has great ambition. At his time, Conquering wars and winning battles are signs of greatness as a person and a leader. However, his ambition and victories made him more arrogant and conceited of his power in Rome. In the play written by Shakespeare, Caesar loves flattery. It boosts his ego. He is also vain, as vanity does comes into play when a great leader loves flattery. On the other hand, he still believes in superstitions.
He may be a great leader. But the play shows that Caesar is also a human. He also gets sick. He is subject to epileptic fits.
Because he is a leader, his private life is intertwined with his private life. The support he is getting from his people after winning battles made him feel he is invincible – hence, an immortal being. This is the reason why he never listened to his allies and even to his wife.
Julius however is not just a leader but a friend, husband, and a father to his adopted son Octavius. Because of his arrogance the influential people of the Republic conspired to murder him at the Ides of March.
The conspirators includes his close friend, Brutus and Cassius. His feeling of immortality in the eyes of the public led to his death despite the warning given by his wife Portia. And there, he was murdered by the conspirators.
He can be the noblest man if not for his arrogance in this play. He has conquered Europe and been a great leader. But every leader also has his weaknesses. Here Julius Caesar’s arrogance and conceit led him to his death.
