Blood Imagery Causing Fear and Grief
The play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is about a conspiracy that is made to kill Caesar, because the conspirators are hungry for power of their own. While they are fawning over Caesar, the conspirators stab him multiple times, which leads to a civil war between the friends of Caesar and the heads of the conspiracy; the leaders of the conspiracy army commit suicide, therefore Caesar's friends are victorious in the war. Inside the play Julius Caesar, there are varying kinds of imagery throughout it, among them omen and blood imagery. The entire purpose of imagery is that it allows its readers to visualize scenes of the story by incorporating the senses of the reader. Imagery can have different effects …show more content…
At the beginning of the scene, Caesar awakes to a terrible thunderstorm. Calphurnia is, perchances, awake because of the terrible dreams she was having of the death of Caesar, and she warns him not to leave for the Capital. Decius approaches Caesar, asking him if he was going to the Capitol; Caesar tells Calphurnia’s dream to Decius, who replies with,
“This dream is all amiss …show more content…
Titinius says that “in his red blood Cassius’ day is set”, revealing that the blood inside Cassius’ body is draining into the dirt, leaving nothing behind, like how the setting sun leaves nothing behind in its trail. Titinius uses the image of his master’s blood because blood represents the passing the life, because the corporal body needs blood if to survive, and a body without blood is nothing. This grief that Titinius is portraying would eventually led to his rash decision of commiting suicide,since he thinks “mistrust of my success” begins this all. This image also unmasks Titinius’ loyalty to his master, since he blames Cassius’ death all on himself, which a loyal servant would do. Grief is a dangerous emotion, because like fear, it can cloud every but of rational thinking that someone can process, leading them to make irrational, rash decisions, which many people listen to; grief and great depression is one of the main causes of suicide in teenagers, because it is like a volcano, erupting and destroying all foundations in its
The play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is about a conspiracy that is made to kill Caesar, because the conspirators are hungry for power of their own. While they are fawning over Caesar, the conspirators stab him multiple times, which leads to a civil war between the friends of Caesar and the heads of the conspiracy; the leaders of the conspiracy army commit suicide, therefore Caesar's friends are victorious in the war. Inside the play Julius Caesar, there are varying kinds of imagery throughout it, among them omen and blood imagery. The entire purpose of imagery is that it allows its readers to visualize scenes of the story by incorporating the senses of the reader. Imagery can have different effects …show more content…
At the beginning of the scene, Caesar awakes to a terrible thunderstorm. Calphurnia is, perchances, awake because of the terrible dreams she was having of the death of Caesar, and she warns him not to leave for the Capital. Decius approaches Caesar, asking him if he was going to the Capitol; Caesar tells Calphurnia’s dream to Decius, who replies with,
“This dream is all amiss …show more content…
Titinius says that “in his red blood Cassius’ day is set”, revealing that the blood inside Cassius’ body is draining into the dirt, leaving nothing behind, like how the setting sun leaves nothing behind in its trail. Titinius uses the image of his master’s blood because blood represents the passing the life, because the corporal body needs blood if to survive, and a body without blood is nothing. This grief that Titinius is portraying would eventually led to his rash decision of commiting suicide,since he thinks “mistrust of my success” begins this all. This image also unmasks Titinius’ loyalty to his master, since he blames Cassius’ death all on himself, which a loyal servant would do. Grief is a dangerous emotion, because like fear, it can cloud every but of rational thinking that someone can process, leading them to make irrational, rash decisions, which many people listen to; grief and great depression is one of the main causes of suicide in teenagers, because it is like a volcano, erupting and destroying all foundations in its