A central theme in William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”, is blinding pride. Julius
Caesar’s pride is his tragic flaw. It causes him to be blinded to the things he is doing and the dangerous fate he is warned of. His arrogance causes him to be ignorant to what is happening around him, though he is the one that is liable.
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest.
Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)
Caesar came from humble beginnings. He loses touch with the person that he was before the power over took him. He was born of a poor, yet noble family. …show more content…
He comes to become a very powerful dictator of Rome, even ironically declaring himself, “Dictator for life”. When it seems that
Caesar is at his highest, that is when he has his downfall.
“Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me
Ne'er looked but on my back. When they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanishèd.” (Shakespeare, 2.2.10)
Despite her request, Caesar ignores his wife, Calpurnia, and tells her that he will go to the
Senate. This example of Caesar’s pride shows that he is not afraid of the malicious and that he will not be bothered to listen to his wife. He is told to “Beware the Ides of March”, this served as a warning to Caesar, stating that he could be careful on March 15th, as his life could be in danger. He ignores this prophecy. He is too blinded by his pride to see the plot for his death is being constructed right under his nose. He takes no notice of his wife’s pleas and warnings. His
2-Drewry
ability to judge others, as well as himself, has become impaired through his journey to power.
He convinces himself that he has no political adversaries. His intense desire for the throne causes him to disregard the warnings of his wife and Soothsayer. Despite their efforts,
Caesar’s pride is his tragic flaw. It causes him to be blinded to the things he is doing and the dangerous fate he is warned of. His arrogance causes him to be ignorant to what is happening around him, though he is the one that is liable.
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest.
Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)
Caesar came from humble beginnings. He loses touch with the person that he was before the power over took him. He was born of a poor, yet noble family. …show more content…
He comes to become a very powerful dictator of Rome, even ironically declaring himself, “Dictator for life”. When it seems that
Caesar is at his highest, that is when he has his downfall.
“Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me
Ne'er looked but on my back. When they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanishèd.” (Shakespeare, 2.2.10)
Despite her request, Caesar ignores his wife, Calpurnia, and tells her that he will go to the
Senate. This example of Caesar’s pride shows that he is not afraid of the malicious and that he will not be bothered to listen to his wife. He is told to “Beware the Ides of March”, this served as a warning to Caesar, stating that he could be careful on March 15th, as his life could be in danger. He ignores this prophecy. He is too blinded by his pride to see the plot for his death is being constructed right under his nose. He takes no notice of his wife’s pleas and warnings. His
2-Drewry
ability to judge others, as well as himself, has become impaired through his journey to power.
He convinces himself that he has no political adversaries. His intense desire for the throne causes him to disregard the warnings of his wife and Soothsayer. Despite their efforts,