Examples Of Manipulation In Julius Caesar
Aasiyah Fisher
Mrs. Grillo
ELA II Honors (Pd. 8)
Julius Caesar Essay
Power of Deception and Manipulation
The power of deception/manipulation in the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar was a major aspect of the play. Deception and Manipulation are things people use to cover up or hide the truth. They both played a major role in the development of the narrative role in Julius Caesar. Characters such as Cassius, Antony, Decius, and Brutus demonstrated that these two qualities are necessary to achieve an overall goal. These two ideas were used mostly in the play’s key moments.
Deception is seen in the beginning of the play when Cassius decides to send anonymous letters to Brutus that were supposedly written by citizens of Rome (1.2.313-322) . They were used to convince him of the true dangers of Caesar and his unchecked ambition. Cassius used deception to ultimately convince Brutus to join the …show more content…
If Cassius did not use deception to get Brutus to join the conspiracy then the tragedy might have never taken place. Brutus ultimately participated in the killing of Caesar because he feels as though Caesar is acting ambitiously ,and assumed that he was killing him for the good of Rome and the people (Adney)Another example of deception and also manipulation was when Calpurnia tells Caesar of her horrid dreams and convinces him not to go to the Senate, but then Decius comes along and manipulates Caesar into thinking that Calpurnia’s dream meant all good things (2.1.83-90). He told him that if he did not go to the Senate then the people would think he was a coward. For these two examples given about the role of deception and manipulation in the play the two people, Cassius and Decius, used the person’s weakness to deceit and manipulate them. Cassius knew that Brutus had a strong love for Rome and the people and would do anything for them. So by having the letters about Caesar from the citizens it made Brutus feel as
Mrs. Grillo
ELA II Honors (Pd. 8)
Julius Caesar Essay
Power of Deception and Manipulation
The power of deception/manipulation in the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar was a major aspect of the play. Deception and Manipulation are things people use to cover up or hide the truth. They both played a major role in the development of the narrative role in Julius Caesar. Characters such as Cassius, Antony, Decius, and Brutus demonstrated that these two qualities are necessary to achieve an overall goal. These two ideas were used mostly in the play’s key moments.
Deception is seen in the beginning of the play when Cassius decides to send anonymous letters to Brutus that were supposedly written by citizens of Rome (1.2.313-322) . They were used to convince him of the true dangers of Caesar and his unchecked ambition. Cassius used deception to ultimately convince Brutus to join the …show more content…
If Cassius did not use deception to get Brutus to join the conspiracy then the tragedy might have never taken place. Brutus ultimately participated in the killing of Caesar because he feels as though Caesar is acting ambitiously ,and assumed that he was killing him for the good of Rome and the people (Adney)Another example of deception and also manipulation was when Calpurnia tells Caesar of her horrid dreams and convinces him not to go to the Senate, but then Decius comes along and manipulates Caesar into thinking that Calpurnia’s dream meant all good things (2.1.83-90). He told him that if he did not go to the Senate then the people would think he was a coward. For these two examples given about the role of deception and manipulation in the play the two people, Cassius and Decius, used the person’s weakness to deceit and manipulate them. Cassius knew that Brutus had a strong love for Rome and the people and would do anything for them. So by having the letters about Caesar from the citizens it made Brutus feel as