Starving kids in Africa and immigrants are both common examples of “unfair”, but what exactly does the word “fair” accomplish? Gaius Cassius in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar tries to reason with the concept and it gets him a civil war. In both Julius Caesar and modern society, the concept of “fairness” is a mental block from success. In Shakespeare’s play, Cassius uses fairness to persuade Brutus to join the conspirators. He tries to justify his thoughts to Brutus: “I was born free as Caesar, so were you; we both have fed as well, and we both endure the winter’s cold as well as he” (1.2.103-5). Cassius’s line shows that he is trying to justify his thoughts and convince Brutus to act against Caesar. He explains that both him and Brutus
