Julius Caesar Death Analysis
Death often symbolizes many things, it can with symbolize fresh beginnings or tragic ends. In the play “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, both sides are beautifully shown through the death of the main character, Julius Caesar, “Know, Caesar doth not wrong, nor without cause Will he be satisfied.” (III, i 47-48) In this work, Caesar’s death is a a fall of a dictator, the end of a friendship, the demise of way of life. But it was also a new start for Rome and a beginning of what could’ve been an equal republic Caesars death shows how betrayal can affect begins and ends to everything.
throughout life there are many beginnings and ends, in the tragedy of Julius Caesar the ends can being an end to something good or an end to …show more content…
as the conspirators had said, caesars power was becoming far too much to control, and thus the fall of him meant a new begining for the republic of rome. in the specific scene during and before his death, hands of the commoners and of the nobles are described as being washed in caesars blood. “ And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood Up to our elbows and besmear our swords.” (III, i, 106-107), in caesar, hands are representative of ones self and ones pride, which is seen during many other deaths as few die by their own hands, but instead the hands of others. in the way the hands are seen being washed in blood by the commoners, could mean both good and bad things. as stated by Calpurnia, caesar’s death will cause celebration of destruction of his name, but as Deius said, “Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men shall press” (II, ii, 87-88). since the death of caesar, the republic could've gone in to more equal standards as the reason for his death was his love for the commoners but disregard for the nobles, causing angst, corruption and eventually violence. brutus is shown as delivering the final death blow to caesar, whom Caesar thought of as a most trusted friend and advisor, shows the theme of betrayal coming and destroying many from the most unlikely people. brutus, as the story’s tragic hero is shown contemplating whether or not the death of Caesar will be beneficial to rome,
throughout life there are many beginnings and ends, in the tragedy of Julius Caesar the ends can being an end to something good or an end to …show more content…
as the conspirators had said, caesars power was becoming far too much to control, and thus the fall of him meant a new begining for the republic of rome. in the specific scene during and before his death, hands of the commoners and of the nobles are described as being washed in caesars blood. “ And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood Up to our elbows and besmear our swords.” (III, i, 106-107), in caesar, hands are representative of ones self and ones pride, which is seen during many other deaths as few die by their own hands, but instead the hands of others. in the way the hands are seen being washed in blood by the commoners, could mean both good and bad things. as stated by Calpurnia, caesar’s death will cause celebration of destruction of his name, but as Deius said, “Signifies that from you great Rome shall suck Reviving blood, and that great men shall press” (II, ii, 87-88). since the death of caesar, the republic could've gone in to more equal standards as the reason for his death was his love for the commoners but disregard for the nobles, causing angst, corruption and eventually violence. brutus is shown as delivering the final death blow to caesar, whom Caesar thought of as a most trusted friend and advisor, shows the theme of betrayal coming and destroying many from the most unlikely people. brutus, as the story’s tragic hero is shown contemplating whether or not the death of Caesar will be beneficial to rome,