The Noblest Roman In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

The Noblest Roman Humans are considered to be one of the earth’s most successful species. Humans are skilled in literature, art, mathematics, science, and everything else that humans have come to known. One thing humans aren’t is perfect. We are expected to live up to the standards others put for ourselves and we are expected of so much more. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar strives to greatness after his success in a ten year war but though he has reached greatness there are still those that wish him harm. He has the support of his friends and the envy of others in this play Caesar learns of those who love him and those are his enemies. A human can give you all that they are but a human can also fail to remember that we fall, make daring decisions, make mistakes, and in the end can only be human. Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar to prove that though we can try as hard as we can to please everyone but …show more content…
Julius rose to his greatness and Cassius was bent on bringing him down from it. Although Cassius had his reason for wanting Caesar to step down he did not need to do it in the way he chose. There was no need for Cassius to persuade Brutus into betraying his best friend. Humans tend to destroy what they can’t have because they’re jealous and feel the need that if they can’t have it then no one can. In society today we still show the effects of the horrid trait that humans carry and that we named jealousy. Unfortunately many people still end up dead just like Caesar did. It’s a trait that has only evolved to be a poisonous feeling. Brutus a man who claimed he loved Caesar still took part in Caesar 's bloodshed. All because he loved Rome more and he wanted the best for it and the only way he saw a better future for Rome was by ensuring the death of Julius Caesar. It was a decision that Brutus felt would help Rome. Which it probably did but in no way did it help