Julius Caesar raises many questions about the force of fate in life versus the capacity for free will. Cassius refuses to accept Caesar’s rising power and deems a belief in fate to be nothing more than a form of passivity or cowardice. Both Caesar and Brutus are perceived to be heroes and villains in Julius Caesar. At the opening of the play, Caesar is hailed for his conquests and is admired for his apparent humility upon refusing the crown. In other words, once Caesar is murdered, Caesar is painted as a power hungry leader with the intentions of enslaving all of Rome. Brutus’ speech which follows Caesar’s death, successfully manipulates the plebeian perspective. By the end of his speech, the crowd is hailing Brutus for killing Caesar. So
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His ambition is what worries Brutus, and ultimately leads to Brutus joining the conspiracy to murder Caesar. Cassius is also a very ambitious man, and because he is so jealous of Caesar’s power, he wishes to kill him to gain more power for himself. Which I think they didn’t work it out. I is also why I don’t think they planned it out too well. One of the main themes is that misuse that misuse of power is a corruptive force. Some minor themes are friendship, honor, goodness of loyalty, the evil of pride, and conspiracy. Another main theme is power and ambition and how it can corrupt. Brutus is afraid the absolute power might turn Caesar into a tyranny. He is concerned for the welfare of his country. After taking part in Caesar’s assassination, Brutus argues to the crowd that committed murder out of love for his country, and made them believe that if Caesar were still alive, they would all be slaves, whereas now that Caesar is dead, they can have freedom. Brutus really believes this, and therefore he agrees to take part in Caesar’s assassination. His fear of Caesar’s power is part of what moves him to betray his best friend. Two of the main themes, are how power and ambition can corrupt a person, turning him into a tyrant, and how fear of this tyranny. Caesar can cause even the most honorable of people who are friends, to turn against someone and betray that person as Brutus betrayed
His ambition is what worries Brutus, and ultimately leads to Brutus joining the conspiracy to murder Caesar. Cassius is also a very ambitious man, and because he is so jealous of Caesar’s power, he wishes to kill him to gain more power for himself. Which I think they didn’t work it out. I is also why I don’t think they planned it out too well. One of the main themes is that misuse that misuse of power is a corruptive force. Some minor themes are friendship, honor, goodness of loyalty, the evil of pride, and conspiracy. Another main theme is power and ambition and how it can corrupt. Brutus is afraid the absolute power might turn Caesar into a tyranny. He is concerned for the welfare of his country. After taking part in Caesar’s assassination, Brutus argues to the crowd that committed murder out of love for his country, and made them believe that if Caesar were still alive, they would all be slaves, whereas now that Caesar is dead, they can have freedom. Brutus really believes this, and therefore he agrees to take part in Caesar’s assassination. His fear of Caesar’s power is part of what moves him to betray his best friend. Two of the main themes, are how power and ambition can corrupt a person, turning him into a tyrant, and how fear of this tyranny. Caesar can cause even the most honorable of people who are friends, to turn against someone and betray that person as Brutus betrayed