Julius Caesar Reaction Essay

“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, a title to a play about the long rise, and quick decline of Caesar 's reign over the Roman empire. Even though the play near the end is not focused completely on Caesar I think that the main cause of all of the action, and reaction of the play was because of Caesar and his ideas of what the Roman Empire should be, and could be. Some believe that the play should be called something else, names along the lines of “The Tragedy of the Noble Brutus”, or “The Tragedy of Marc Antony”, or “Rome at Risk”, or even something along the lines of “Brutus’s Call to Action”, etcetera. Any of these would be fine names. But I do believe that Caesar had the largest impact on the story, and Rome. In the play, in the beginning acts …show more content…
All actions of other characters, especially characters of the ranks of Brutus, and Marc Antony, were merely reactions to Caesar 's actions. In a way, Caesar had received what he had wanted near the end of the play. To be known throughout the world, as the almighty ruler of Rome. He in the end had the largest impact on Rome out of everyone. Marc Antony did later after Caesar 's death run the city and its inhabitants into a rioting chaos, and Brutus did sway the good men, countrymen to his side, and convinced them his actions were just. But again these are merely reactions to Caesars omnipotent actions. In the story in Act III, during Antony 's speech when he first comes upon Caesar 's body for the first time he says “O mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low?”, this is a good representation of how all of Rome sees Caesar. He is their king, he is their leader, he is who they model their very lives to. He was what even man wants to be, and who every woman wants to be with. All in all, he is more or less a god among men (as much as a man can be). His influence was bestowed for years to come. There are even traces of his through his nephew and future emperor of Rome, Octavius who became the very first emperor, and fulfilled his uncle’s undying greed, …show more content…
Whether you like it or not Caesar is the most important character in the play. He caused all of the actions of the other main characters, even Brutus, and Marc Antony. Though near the end of his reign he did succumb to his greed, and his power hungry spirit. Which in the end led to his untimely and abrupt demise. Though Caesar is the most important, I do believe that Brutus has the most direct effect on Rome at the time. But Caesar 's actions led to years of effects on Rome. Brutus is truly the biggest hero of his time. But you never hear the name “Marcus Brutus” in the history