Julius Caesar is a play filled with death and betrayal. Based on historical events in the ancient Rome Empire, it is specifically about the time when one of the greatest generals of the Roman Empire was killed. Each and every death had a purpose and consequence that came about because of it.
The first person to die in the play was Caesar himself. He was a hero of the Roman Empire and a generous, kind-hearted man. Yet, he was dispatched by his friends and fellow senators. When his life was ended, the conspirators justified their actions by saying they were doing it for the well-being of Rome, when all but one deceived and committed it for their own benefit. They said that Caesar was ambitious and craved more power than one man should control. …show more content…
He was a good friend to Caesar and cared deeply for Rome. Cassius influenced Brutus and convinced him that Caesar’s death was the only way to save Rome from destruction. This caused all of the unfortunate events in the entire story, including all the deaths in the play. Brutus made the snafu of allowing Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral and which caused chaos. As Antony said in act three, scene 1, lines 288, “Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war.” If Brutus was not manipulated, then Caesar, Cassius, and Brutus wouldn’t have died. Brutus even showed that he regretted killing Caesar in act four, scene three, lines 20-28,”What villain touched his body, that did stab, and not for justice? What, shall one of us that struck the foremost man of all this world but for supporting robbers, shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes, and sell the mighty space of our large honors for so much trash as may be graspèd thus? I had rather be a dog and bay the moon than such a Roman.” Brutus died similarly to Cassius in the fact that someone helped him to commit suicide. He was not willing to be taken captive because he did not know what they would do to him if they captured him. When he died, Mark Antony discovered his body and stated in Act five, scene five, lines 73-77, “This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only in a general honest thought and common good to all, made one of them,” meaning that Brutus was the sole conspirator who killed Caesar because he thought that his death was the best for
The first person to die in the play was Caesar himself. He was a hero of the Roman Empire and a generous, kind-hearted man. Yet, he was dispatched by his friends and fellow senators. When his life was ended, the conspirators justified their actions by saying they were doing it for the well-being of Rome, when all but one deceived and committed it for their own benefit. They said that Caesar was ambitious and craved more power than one man should control. …show more content…
He was a good friend to Caesar and cared deeply for Rome. Cassius influenced Brutus and convinced him that Caesar’s death was the only way to save Rome from destruction. This caused all of the unfortunate events in the entire story, including all the deaths in the play. Brutus made the snafu of allowing Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral and which caused chaos. As Antony said in act three, scene 1, lines 288, “Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war.” If Brutus was not manipulated, then Caesar, Cassius, and Brutus wouldn’t have died. Brutus even showed that he regretted killing Caesar in act four, scene three, lines 20-28,”What villain touched his body, that did stab, and not for justice? What, shall one of us that struck the foremost man of all this world but for supporting robbers, shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes, and sell the mighty space of our large honors for so much trash as may be graspèd thus? I had rather be a dog and bay the moon than such a Roman.” Brutus died similarly to Cassius in the fact that someone helped him to commit suicide. He was not willing to be taken captive because he did not know what they would do to him if they captured him. When he died, Mark Antony discovered his body and stated in Act five, scene five, lines 73-77, “This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he did that they did in envy of great Caesar. He only in a general honest thought and common good to all, made one of them,” meaning that Brutus was the sole conspirator who killed Caesar because he thought that his death was the best for