Destiny, Freedom, And Decisions In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

One of Shakespeare's several masterful tragedies, Julius Caesar grips the reader and thrusts them into a timeless classic with tragic events all throughout the story, latching onto the reader with the cruel reality and several statements about the world that can still relate to modern times. William Shakespeare captivates readers by sharing his views of freedom, fate, trust, and betrayal in this world through his brilliantly plotted story. The reader is thrown in the midst of a conflicting situation dealing with issues of a conflicted man and his relationship with "a god" of Rome( Caesar).
The general statement Shakespeare is stating about the world can be tied down to three main components : fate, freedom, and decision making/trust. Shakespeare
Known for his execution stylized old English writing, Shakespeare hints towards the death of major characters, leaving the reader able to foreshadow the future of the plot and at times can even guess which exact character will meet their inevitable death. That being said, the plot of the story quickly escalates scene by scene. With the first scene displaying high character moralities and firm beliefs in omens. It is here when the reader can first realize the component of fate playing a major role, serving as the driving force for the decisions to come. Fate and decision making clearly go hand in hand in this story. With just a simple occurrence, one of the characters ( a soothsayer) displays a firm belief in omens as he states " beware the ides of March" which in our modern times is just another day in the calendar. But in this story and time period, the Ides of March (the 15th of March) is presumably believed to be a day of misfortune, much like our current " Friday the 13th" branded day of misfortune. This proclamation ultimately continues to the conclusion of the story, still fully believed and supported by several characters
It is here where the reader learns of the intentions of the characters and plot. Cassius attempts to convince Brutus, a noble Roman and long time trusted friend of Caesar, to no longer support Caesar and ultimately rid of Caesar as he views the future of Rome to meet an imminent downfall due to the rise of Caesar and false beliefs that he is a god. A key plot point, the decisions chosen in this early situation determine the future of the conclusion and fate of all characters involved. The trust that Caesar invested heavily in Brutus lead to his demise as Caesar had no idea that of all people, Brutus would be the cause of his death. As the saying goes " keep your friends close, and your enemies