Justice Is Power In Julius Caesar

Justice is the skeleton that supports society by regulating disorder, mischief, and malice. Justice is a concept created by people to which fairness, balance, reason, and logic are administered to the people. However, if people do not abide with the concepts of justice and forego its discernment through corruption and power, there would be injustice.

On the left side of the drawing, Lady Justice stands blindfolded, holding the scales in her left hand and the sword in her right hand. Lady Justice is usually associated with the legal system and the principles of fairness and equity. The blindfold represents objectivity, meaning justice does not act or condemn upon money, wealth, fame, power, or identity. Ironically, people with wealth and influence have the power to control justice according to their benefit. For example, when Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of the murder of the president John F. Kennedy, Oswald did not receive any sort of official trial. He was
For example, when Brutus and the conspirators, in Julius Caesar, kill Caesar, they defend themselves by stating the facts on the reasons for killing Caesar. The citizen believed them until Mark Antony manipulates the people to turn against the conspirators. As depicted by the drawing, facts are often disregarded due to manipulation or influence of power. People usually want to take justice into their own hands, even though their perception is contradictory to the facts.

The sword in Lady Justice’s right hand corresponds to punishment. As portrayed by the drawing, the sword is broken. It is broken because power and money often change or annul the corresponding punishment to the crime. Fines and tickets are easily expunged by the wealthy and powerful people. Also, experienced and expensive lawyers can easily defeat the opposing party which does not have enough