Sacrifice In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Throughout the play, Caesar’s suspicions have been aroused as he interacts with his fellow council members. A multitude of commodities foreshadow his future and drives those around Caesar against him. A murder of the emperor by the people signals truth to Caesar’s suspicions. This event couldn’t be described as a sacrifice but instead a merciless butchery. Would a sacrifice require betrayal and emotions of envy or would a butchery be more appropriate of titling the scene? In the beginning of the scene, Caesar says “The ides of March are come” (Act 3, Scene 1), foreshadowing unfortunate events to come. Having been summoned, Caesar had to meet up with his council advisors to hear their pleas , although he knew that there was something offsetting about the situation. Caesar only trusted one person, Brutus, at the meeting, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The conspirators kept Caesar occupied with meaningless situations that held no importance to them because they only focused on killing him. There was nothing special about the murder, the group of conspirators repeatedly stabbed him to death. As to no surprise, Caesar didn’t show any empathy to those around him, but what disappointed Caesar was the fact that Brutus himself was involved in this devious plan, “Et tu, Brute?-Then fall, Caesar”( Act 3 Scene 1) showed his faith in Brutus. …show more content…
In reality, the so called “sacrifice” only proved to be nothing more than a stepping stone to making Rome fall. The conspirators were tricked due to “Someones” emotions and they didn’t want to take the blame for the murder. There is no honor in this “sacrifice”, humiliating Caesar with such a pitiful scene. The point of a sacrifice is to honor Caesar and bask him in all his glory but the conspirators did nothing as close to what they imagined. They killed him on the spot, deceiving Caesar and ultimately breaking his