Essays on Julius Caesar

At times, things that may seem far from the past and irrelevant to our lives today are very much like today’s world and can teach us a lot. With all our modern conveniences and troubles, one might be tempted to think that Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” has little to do with our times and concerns. Just…

Every historical event has a narrator and critic who criticize the first version of the story. Plutarch wrote about Julius Caesar, on the other hand, Shakespeare criticized it. Both of them chose the assassination event as a historical moment. Shakespeare who is unlike Plutarch focused on the marginalized characters as Brutus and Cassius more than…

Many people can have debates and conversations about who the greatest athletes, musicians, actors and actresses, government officials, and other different personalities. Many people can attest to the fact, Julius Caesar may have been one of the greatest men to ever live on this planet. During his time, Julius was a general, a statesman, a…

Honor is perhaps one of the most complex and difficult ideals to live up to. By definition, honor earns respect, and is achieved only by committing deeds that are morally just. It is not determined by the intention of being honorable, but by the honorable action itself. Throughout the play “Julius Caesar”, William Shakespeare uses…

Although the senate was trying to save the republic by killing Julius Caesar, they contributed to the downfall of the Roman Republic by murdering him. Despite the fact that Caesar was creating his own oligarchy, he was a man of the people and was viewed in a kind light by many Roman Citizens. Without Caesar’s…

Cassius thinks he is superior to Caesar, and is envious that Caesar has accomplished such a high station. Julius Caesar can relate to the political world. How does Julius Caesar relate to the modern world? The political viciousness, corruption, and self management of Julius Caesar’s Rome reflects the current US political scene the more things…

Julius Caesar was the statesmen and general of the Roman Republic in 100-44 B.C. He declared himself the dictator for life of the Republic because he was known to be the man who laid the foundation of the Roman Empire. Caesar was also known for his great military leadership. He was known for the many…

The world of Julius Caesar is very similar in some ways to the events and incidents that occur today. From the tragedies, to the brotherhood, to conspiracies that led to disasters, every negative and positive event that happened in this play can relate to the real world today in some way. Don’t get me wrong,…

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the character has control of their own actions by fate. Although Calphurnia had a dream about Caesar being a statue, or in the other words he was soon to die. Caesar did not believe that fate rule his life, but Decius persuaded him. The dream was all…

I killed my best friend. This could be the beginning of a remake of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. “Julius Caesar is perhaps Shakespeare’s most renowned and frequently-read play. The historic tragedy includes not only the tragic downfall of Caesar, Rome’s leader, but also of Brutus, his lieutenant” (Hood 9). Marcus Junius Brutus…