Betrayal In Julius Creaser

What is theme? Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. In Julius Creaser betrayal is a major feeling you feel while reading this play. Right from the beginning after Caesar’s death is when the reader can really tell that is a key feeling in this play. Betrayal, what is betrayal? It means breaking or violating of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship.
In the beginning of the play the reader would think that the theme would be friendship because everyone was so excited and happy for Caesar to be king. But, then Brutus and many others have a meeting talking about killing Caesar before he becomes King. Before Caesar goes to be King all his “friends” talk to him and then all of a sudden, Caesar gets stabbed. As Caesar is in shock from what happens Brutus comes up to him and stabs him. Caesar looks at Brutus and says “Et tu Brute.” Which means “Even you, Brutus?” As news of Caesar’s death travels around Rome people are freaking out because the soon to be king has been killed. Brutus
talks to the crowd about his reasoning for killing Caesar. Caesar says to everyone, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” Brutus didn’t want to Betray Rome, but he has no problem betraying his great friend Caesar?
Later on in the play when Brutus in preparing himself for another battle with the Romans the Ghost of Caesar appears next to Brutus, telling Brutus it is time for him to die. So Brutus asks one of his men to stay behind so he can hold a sword for Brutus to run into and he can die. Antony and the rest of the Army find Brutus dead. But, they are not upset, they are happy that Brutus was not captured alive. Brutus killing himself in many eyes is a selfish act, and it is. Brutus needed to be there to instruct and control his Army against the Romans. Brutus betrayed his men by killing himself. Antony looks down at Brutus’s dead body and says, “This was the noblest Roman of them all.” Noble means showing or having fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals. How could some who killed Caesar and himself be considered noble? Not only did Brutus betray his army but Cassius did also. Cassius was disappointed and ashamed that his Army of men had lost and he thought they were going to be captured, so he orders Pindarus to hold his sword and kill him. Brutus and Cassius shouldn’t give up on their men and kill themselves. They need to step up to the plate and take the challenge of fighting for what they want, not looking at death for all their answers. So what is betrayal?
This statement has popped up multiple times during this essay. Did Brutus and Cassius really betray their men? Did Brutus really betray Caesar by killing him? Yes, Brutus and Cassius did betray many. They shouldn’t look at death as the answer for their problems. Even when Caesar’s wife told him not to go and he did anyways he betrayed her. Almost every death in this play has to do with someone betraying someone else. This is a great theme because it teaches you that no matter how badly you want to do something think of how it will affect others and how it will make them feel. Your actions affect others and could make someone feel very poorly. So think before you act, Brutus should have thought before killing Caesar and how it would affect Rome and Cassius and Brutus should of thought before they killed
themselves.