“I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him; The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones...Caesar was ambitious…” (Julius Caesar, Shakespeare) The play, “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare lives up to how ambitious and greedy Caesar actually was. A group of Caesar’s closest friends and men devised a plan to assassinate this ambitious ruler. Caesar was put to death by his closest adversaries in front of the people of Rome before being crowned king. Caesar’s death was justifiable because of all the wrong-doings against his Empire; even though his actions could have been perceived to help Rome in the long run.
Julius Caesar was a man driven by ambition, by the words of Marcus Brutus, “as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (Julius Caesar, Shakespeare Act III Scene II) Julius Caesar was arguably determined to gain power, one of the ways Caesar was going about his political gain involved his many marriages to women who carried a fair amount of power, or who happened to come from families of power. One women however, Cleopatra, was one of his most powerful mistresses. Cleopatra had ruled Egypt alongside her brother, and had become the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Not to mention her …show more content…
Caesar was never to be trusted, as he was willing to punish and harm anyone who crossed or threatened his power. One example of caesarś double standards was in 75 BCE, when Caesar was captured by pirates along the mediterranean sea. Throughout his capture Caesar was treated like the man he was, with respect and even as if he was the Cilicians leader, not their captive. However, as soon as his ransom was paid, he stole their ships, damaged their property, and even kidnapped some of their people, capturing nearly all of
Julius Caesar was a man driven by ambition, by the words of Marcus Brutus, “as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” (Julius Caesar, Shakespeare Act III Scene II) Julius Caesar was arguably determined to gain power, one of the ways Caesar was going about his political gain involved his many marriages to women who carried a fair amount of power, or who happened to come from families of power. One women however, Cleopatra, was one of his most powerful mistresses. Cleopatra had ruled Egypt alongside her brother, and had become the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Not to mention her …show more content…
Caesar was never to be trusted, as he was willing to punish and harm anyone who crossed or threatened his power. One example of caesarś double standards was in 75 BCE, when Caesar was captured by pirates along the mediterranean sea. Throughout his capture Caesar was treated like the man he was, with respect and even as if he was the Cilicians leader, not their captive. However, as soon as his ransom was paid, he stole their ships, damaged their property, and even kidnapped some of their people, capturing nearly all of