Conscience In Julius Caesar
Mahatma Ghandi once stated, “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” Justice is a key word in Ghandi’s statement which means fair and reasonable conduct, treatment, claims, or law management. Also, conscience is a chief term in Ghandi’s proclamation that means the inner voice that guides all people to their moral sense. As a whole, Ghandi signifies that the ability to understand the difference between right and wrong is the true judge and jury of one’s actions. Furthermore, Ghandi indicates that ignoring one’s conscience leads to guilt that haunts a person. Finally, when looked under the lens of the tragedy Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mahatma Ghandi’s statement
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For instance, during the conspirators’ meeting in Brutus’ orchard, Cassius suggests that Marc Antony should be killed because his many connections and undying love for Julius Caesar threaten the scheme. However, Brutus opposes Cassius’ claim by stating that Antony is absolutely harmless because he will only lament after the death of his beloved friend, Caesar (II.i.157-191). Evidently, their quarrel develops the external conflict by showing Cassius and Brutus’ of their contribution to their regret and downfall on very important issues in the conspiracy. In addition, this affects the work as a whole because it develops the theme of fate versus free will by showing that Brutus chose not to kill Antony and that Cassius did not make a greater effort to change Brutus’ opinion. Later in the play, Cassius mentions that if Antony was condemned soon after Caesar was murdered, the battle at Philippi and the defeat of the conspiracy. The conflict between Brutus and Cassius shows that the Lens is correct because both men are ashamed that they spared Antony. Overall, in Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses both internal conflict and external conflict to mark a character’s downfall in order to demonstrate how a person’s mind serves as a personal court. By doing so, this helps prove that Ghandi’s declaration is true. People feel regretful after they have ignored
For instance, during the conspirators’ meeting in Brutus’ orchard, Cassius suggests that Marc Antony should be killed because his many connections and undying love for Julius Caesar threaten the scheme. However, Brutus opposes Cassius’ claim by stating that Antony is absolutely harmless because he will only lament after the death of his beloved friend, Caesar (II.i.157-191). Evidently, their quarrel develops the external conflict by showing Cassius and Brutus’ of their contribution to their regret and downfall on very important issues in the conspiracy. In addition, this affects the work as a whole because it develops the theme of fate versus free will by showing that Brutus chose not to kill Antony and that Cassius did not make a greater effort to change Brutus’ opinion. Later in the play, Cassius mentions that if Antony was condemned soon after Caesar was murdered, the battle at Philippi and the defeat of the conspiracy. The conflict between Brutus and Cassius shows that the Lens is correct because both men are ashamed that they spared Antony. Overall, in Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses both internal conflict and external conflict to mark a character’s downfall in order to demonstrate how a person’s mind serves as a personal court. By doing so, this helps prove that Ghandi’s declaration is true. People feel regretful after they have ignored