What Are Julius Caesar's Strengths And Weaknesses

The play, Julius Caesar, explores the rebellion and betrayal that can exist among friends; many go as far as killing their friends in the name of fame and power. Various characters in the play turn against Caesar including Brutus, Cassius, Metellus, among many others. Even though Antony refers to Brutus as “the most noble Roman of them all,” it is clear that he has many more flaws than strengths. Caesar is the only noble character as portrayed throughout the play. Even though he is overambitious, he shows selflessness and generosity. This paper discusses Caesar as the noblest man in relation to his strengths and weaknesses.

Caesar’s selfless nature qualifies him to be the only character who is noble. This is seen when he goes to the Capitol to attend the Senators’ meeting. When he is approached by Artemidorus with a letter which he is told only concerns him, he dismisses it claiming that his personal affairs are his last priority. He says, “ What touches us ourself shall be last served”
He is so overambitious and confident that he forgets he is a mortal being. Before he attends the senate at the Capitol, his wife, Calpurnia, convinces him not to go because she had a nightmare that was a harbinger of danger. Caesar also had ordered one of his servants to tell the priests to sacrifice and animal to predict the future. The servant returned and told him the animal had no heart which in those ancient times was a bad omen which Caesar ignored. However, Caesar believed in himself and dismissed all the claims suggesting that only cowards fear death. He tells his wife, “The gods do this in shame of cowardice: / Caesar should be a beast without a heart, / If he should stay at home to-day for fear. / No, Caesar shall not: danger knows full well” ( II.II.41-44). He underrated the power of the supernatural omens which led to his