“The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare was riveting retelling of Julius Caesar’s death and the aftermath. Shakespeare was able to convey the flaws within people. He expressed how people vulnerable to their emotions, causing them to make irrational decisions. For example, Cinna the Poet’s death was surprising and sudden, and it demonstrated what happens to people when they are consumed by fear. Cinna’s death was also somewhat comedic and shifted the story’s dark tone to a slightly lighter one. The stupidity of the plebeians was amusing, yet also terrifying. Ultimately, through Cinna’s death, Shakespeare emphasized the brutality of man and man’s failure think logically under pressure.
In addition, I think that the anticlimactic ending was effective in emphasizing how childish feuds are. Near the end, I was expecting a dramatic battle over power. However, it seemed that the conspirators simply gave up at the end, resulting in Brutus and Cassius’s suicides. The lack of excitement conveyed how the war was essentially useless …show more content…
Since the play was a tragedy, I had the expectation that even as a reader, I would feel some emotional pain, along with the characters. However, I was unable to connect with any of the characters, and as a result, I was indifferent about their deaths. Death is a heavy issue and even witnessing or reading a character death, can emotionally impact the audience. I believe that Shakespeare failed to convey the magnitude of death in his play. Brutus and Cassius’s deaths were so sudden that I did not feel any pity or relief. While the tragedy did result in multiple deaths, it did not feel emotionally devastating. Shakespeare could have improved his play at the end by expressing Brutus’s good nature and intentions. By garnering the audience’s sympathy first, he could have made Brutus’s suicide feel more tragic and
In addition, I think that the anticlimactic ending was effective in emphasizing how childish feuds are. Near the end, I was expecting a dramatic battle over power. However, it seemed that the conspirators simply gave up at the end, resulting in Brutus and Cassius’s suicides. The lack of excitement conveyed how the war was essentially useless …show more content…
Since the play was a tragedy, I had the expectation that even as a reader, I would feel some emotional pain, along with the characters. However, I was unable to connect with any of the characters, and as a result, I was indifferent about their deaths. Death is a heavy issue and even witnessing or reading a character death, can emotionally impact the audience. I believe that Shakespeare failed to convey the magnitude of death in his play. Brutus and Cassius’s deaths were so sudden that I did not feel any pity or relief. While the tragedy did result in multiple deaths, it did not feel emotionally devastating. Shakespeare could have improved his play at the end by expressing Brutus’s good nature and intentions. By garnering the audience’s sympathy first, he could have made Brutus’s suicide feel more tragic and