Corruption In Julius Caesar

Caesar is given a paper before he enters the Senate that plots his death. Other signs of his death were given to him, such as the soothsayer that told him, “Beware the Ides of March!”, but still he did not listen. Caesar must have thought it would have been wrong to look at what he thought would be lies. The conspirators gather around the dictator to take him out, and Brutus is the one to finish him off.
Brutus is one of Caesar’s many friends, in fact, they were really close friends. Brutus was an honorable man, too honorable to turn against Caesar. Cassius makes up an excuse to get Brutus to turn against Caesar. The conspirators turn Brutus against Caesar, giving him the final blow against Caesar.
The theme sets up the story of Caesar’s tragedy. The theme combines two perspectives of two types of people, the politics and the people. The first theme deals with “the question of justifiable revolutions and reveals with the effectiveness of concentrated action the transition from a republic of equals to an empire dominated by great individuals.” “The personal complication is the tragedy of a noble spirit involved in matters it does not comprehend.” …show more content…
Antony stays loyal to Caesar no matter what, but he pretends to join the conspirators to hopefully foil their plans. Antony, after the conspirators successfully assault and take Caesar out, is given permission to speak at his funeral, but cannot blame the conspirators.
Most of the setting takes place in the “capital of the ancient Roman Empire” around 44 B.C. This is where Caesar’s arrival takes place, and so does his death. But the story is taken to a different setting when the conspirators run from the Roman