The Role Of Fate In Julius Caesar

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One of Willaim Shakespeare's most noteworthy plays was the famous Julius Caesar, where one of its main characters, Cassius, discussed the integral role that humanity's decisions play upon the world when he said, "The fault...is not in our stars, but in ourselves"(I.ii.139-141). Within a modern context, Cassius's viewpoint is secular because of how it demands that all of us, not fate, are in direct control of the courses for both our lives and the world. However, this assertion is also countercultural because our society seems to be ingrained in the norm that is scapegoating. We point fingers at people through whom we can dump our anger and rage on for our societal plagues. This phenomena was as early as the Exodus/Post-Exodus era, where the

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