Betrayal In Julius Caesar

Betrayal, whether it is justifiable or not, stains the minds and spirits of both the living and the dead. Proof is scattered thought history, such as the betrayal of Jesus by His beloved follower Judius. It is the ones that are the closest to a person, that are more easily to turn their back upon them. In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the idea of betrayal, and the emotions of envy and greed to destroy the bonds of trust among even the closest of friends. This of course, providing an inevitable march to the death of the betrayer and betrayed. Caesar, the “God” of the Roman Empire, is portrayed as a man who is both loved and hated by many people. Shakespeare uses Caesar to craft this tail of fates, and although Julius Caesar is the …show more content…
This is the first form of foreshadowing we get right out of the gates. But this basically goes unnoticed and the play rolls on and stumbles upon Cassius and Brutus. The two begin to discuss the events of the parade and such, and how they do not much care to partake in the festivities. Cassius and Brutus are both friends of Caesar, Brutus being his favorite because he is a, “fat jolly fellow,” in Caesars own words. Cassius who is the least favorite of the two is jealous of Caesar, see this is the first sign of betrayal, this of course is envy.so Cassius begins to plant the seeds of betrayal in his pal Brutus’s ear. Cassius basically says that the three of them came from the same start, and he attempts to show Brutus that they are just as worthy as their friend. He actives in planting these seeds by reciting the story of the time Caesar challenged him to a race across a river, in which Cassius must turn around and save the droning “God”. He uses this story to show Brutus Caesars mortality and that he shouldn’t deserve anything more than they. It is around this point that Brutus’s eyes open up to cassis’s reasoning. See, Brutus has grown around Caesar and to see now that he is under him, greed begins to sprout from the seeds of envy. Finally after festering upon this Brutus has decided …show more content…
their lays Caesar, a fallen “God”, dead at the feet of his two friends. Now it wouldn’t be a tragedy with only one death. After Brutus has the outstanding idea to wash his hands in the blood of his dear old friend, he decides it is time to attempt to convince the crowd that has gathered ,and himself I might add, that the killing of their “tyrant” was justifiable, and that he was doing Roman and its citizens a favor. But out of nowhere here comes the great Mark Antony, to make the whole thing worse, and betray his friend’s Cassius and Brutus as well. Thus a great war was broken out and the three groups split into armies. So after this huge war in in the process, Cassius watches one of his dear friends die, and ultimately decides to take his own