Similarities Between Julius Caesar And The Hunger Games

My first interaction with the play Julius Caesar was part of my curriculum and entirely changed my stand on Shakespearean literature, while The Hunger Games is one of my favourite books. This is, what persuaded me, to find a common ground between the two books. The research question I have chosen has implications which gives us an interesting outlook on how literature and language to portray human psychology. The question is worth considering for it is living proof that human psychology has remained unchanged as centuries have passed by. Even the first thought of comparing these 2 books may seem absurd, but the past can help us understand the present and the present makes the past relatable. The first book I am examining is The Hunger Games Trilogy: Mockingjay. Many consider the Mockingjay as a melancholic novel which is due to the implications of the themes it deals with. For instance, the death of Prim, who was saved by Katniss in the first book. Such incidents link to themes of the greed of power and conspiracy which we will discuss.
Greed is a fundamental human behaviour and has been described by many religions as the destructor of humanity. In addition, conspiracy is closely linked to greed. Greed for power, that is. However, before …show more content…
In his masterpiece, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare shows how power creates enemies and that karma is always there. In his play Julius Caesar, the soon to be king of Rome is assassinated by his friend Brutus and other conspirators. Consequently, greed led to the demise of the conspirators. In The Hunger Games trilogy, we see how the Capitol uses torment as a device for entertainment and starves people of their rights, to achieve extravagance. The greed and the fear of losing their power lead to the annihilation of District 12 and 13. We will begin with our first text to investigate our