The Destruction Of Caesar In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

The play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare takes the reader to Rome during a time when Julius Caesar is the uncrowned King of Rome. The reader is introduced to characters in the play that Caesar considers his friends and countrymen, but we are aware that the group are conspirators against Caesar. There are quite a few events that foreshadow the murder of Julius Caesar and act as warnings that perhaps Caesar should beware of what is happening around him, they also warn him through dreams of the Soothsayer and his wife that he should be aware of his surroundings especially during the ides of March “Brutus: "A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March." (1.2.105) The co-conspirators are also warned in the play that they should not continue on their course to kill Caesar as there will be dire results for themselves and for Rome. Foreshadowing of the destruction of Rome are presented by main characters of the play through their visions in dreams. One of the first examples of dreams and events to come are presented by Casca, who incidentally is the first of the murderers to stab Caesar. He enters the scene with …show more content…
The lion is not acting as he should, which enhances that Julius Caesar is not acting as a King should, this foreshadows the affects on Rome should Julius Caesar not be King of Rome, although the statement is contradictory Caesar’s only critics at this point are the conspirators, other’s love him including Mark Antony “You all did love him once” (3.2.1646) which is Antony saying that the people loved Caesar prior to Brutus’ speech, he is returning the feeling of love for their King to the