How Does Shakespeare Use Politics In Julius Caesar

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Why do politics and relationships affect each other in so many different ways? Sometimes people don’t even notice what they doing when comes to these two things. They become completely oblivious to what is going on around them and then ask themselves why are these things happening. It is crucial to pay attention when politics and relationships start to mix because of what can happen in the future whether it be good or bad decision. Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is full of these examples. In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, when people start to put politics before relationships, that person starts to lose other people around them and they pretty much become isolated in their own views.

In act 2, scene 1, Portia finds Brutus up very early and almost catches is secret meeting about his plan to kill Caesar. “Portia! What mean you? Wherefore rise you now? It is not for your health thus to commit your weak condition to the raw cold morning”(Ⅱ.ⅰ.254-256). This is a quote from Brutus who is surprised to see his wife asking him to tell her what was wrong because he hadn’t been acting like his normal self at the time. This helps people understand that it is hard to realize what you are doing. He doesn’t even realize that he is letting his work be more important than his
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Thrice hath Calphurnia in her sleep cried out “help ho, they murder Caesar!”(II.ii.1-3). Caesar is saying that work is more important than his health here. He's becoming superstitious about some things that start to happen with Calphurnia. “What mean you, Caesar? Think you to walk forth? You shall not stir out of your house today.(II.ii.8-9) Calphurnia is trying to tell Caesar that her dream was going to come true that Caesar would be killed and that he should not leave the house that day. But he gets persuaded by Decius to leave his house and go to the senate house that

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