Examples Of Pride In Julius Caesar

In “Julius Caesar,” William Shakespeare took us on a deeper level with some of the characters, and by doing that, we saw their pride. “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real” Thomas Merton. This quote explains the characters very well because their prideful actions made the people look at them in a different way. After reading this, you should be able to see how having pride did not end well for the men at the time. In Act 1, Scene 2, Caesar was being unashamed of his arrogance. He was boasting about himself and proving that he was powerful. Caesar felt as though they should be scared of him because he was Caesar (218-222). After reading this, we can see the kind of person Caesar thinks he is and how he wants everyone to know