julius caesar
Julius Caesar's Responsibility for His Own Death in William Shakespeare's Play
William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' is a tale of a very ambitious roman who is betrayed by his nearest and dearest, not to mention most trusted, friends. Caesar, a famous military general had great hopes of one day becoming sole ruler of Rome,- but was prevented from doing so by his own death . Caesar was a great man,- brave and noble,- having all the virtues of a hero,- but most terrible in his ambitiousness.
Ultimately,- it is his great ambition that leads to his downfall.
Caesar's death was a most tragic event indeed, for he would have made a great roman monarch. However, there were many unheeded warnings and caveats which might have averted his death.
In the first act itself we see that Caesar comes across a soothsayer who fore tells that the future holds terrible things for Caesar. The seer warns Caesar to 'Beware the ides of March' (the fifteenth of
March), which he foresees to hold terrible danger for Caesar. However,
Caesar thi...
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...which it might have been avoided, one comes across many 'if's',- If
Caesar had done this, or if Caesar had done that… he might have been saved. But fate, it seems had deemed a different course for Caesar.
Despite the many warnings, omens, and chances of escape,- death, like a cold shadow, did indeed sweep its cold fingers over him, in the end.
Everything went as planned, and Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Capitol, that fateful day, by the very men he trusted the most.
And so fell the mighty Caesar ….
William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' is a tale of a very ambitious roman who is betrayed by his nearest and dearest, not to mention most trusted, friends. Caesar, a famous military general had great hopes of one day becoming sole ruler of Rome,- but was prevented from doing so by his own death . Caesar was a great man,- brave and noble,- having all the virtues of a hero,- but most terrible in his ambitiousness.
Ultimately,- it is his great ambition that leads to his downfall.
Caesar's death was a most tragic event indeed, for he would have made a great roman monarch. However, there were many unheeded warnings and caveats which might have averted his death.
In the first act itself we see that Caesar comes across a soothsayer who fore tells that the future holds terrible things for Caesar. The seer warns Caesar to 'Beware the ides of March' (the fifteenth of
March), which he foresees to hold terrible danger for Caesar. However,
Caesar thi...
... middle of paper ...
...which it might have been avoided, one comes across many 'if's',- If
Caesar had done this, or if Caesar had done that… he might have been saved. But fate, it seems had deemed a different course for Caesar.
Despite the many warnings, omens, and chances of escape,- death, like a cold shadow, did indeed sweep its cold fingers over him, in the end.
Everything went as planned, and Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Capitol, that fateful day, by the very men he trusted the most.
And so fell the mighty Caesar ….