Themes in julius caesar pdf
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Half of them follow Cassius to hear his explanation, and half follow Brutus. Casca is one of the conspirators. He desires to make Caesar king, and he brings about the undoing of the conspirators after Caesar's murder. Antony is Caesar 's close friend. Casca. A person has a public identity as well as a private identity, while another identity is formed by the people through manipulation of public and private perceptions. We are two lions littered in one day,/ And I the elder and more terrible Minor Characters. The best study Fountains fill with blood; lions tread through the Roman streets. Brutus begins to speak, asking his countrymen to believe him out of respect for his honor, and to use their wisdom to judge him. A crowd of plebeians follows Brutus and Cassius, demanding satisfaction. He has accomplished much, but he is not invulnerable. Identity is another secondary theme of the play. The story of the noble Brutus being undone by his dispassionate logic and his trust in Cassius conforms much more closely to the literary model of tragedy. Described as a passionate man who loves art and music, and teased by Caesar for staying out late at parties, Antony is the opposite of the coldly logical Brutus Caesar is a larger-than-life figure who recognizes his own status in his society. Cassius shapes Caesar into a tyrant on account of his swift rise to power Yet these omens are interpreted in different ways by different characters, creating a universe in which free will Rather than restoring Republican balance, Caesar’s murder unleashes a brutal civil war in which the self-interest and power of the warring parties are all that matter. The first Portia. When confronted with the danger of his situation, he scoffs and says, “Danger knows full well/ That Caesar is more dangerous than he./. He is an adherent of the Cynic school of philosophy—a type contrasted with the stoicism of Brutus and the Epicureanism of Cassius —and is therefore sarcastic and rude. Casca is the first of the conspirators to stab Caesar, after which the others follow suit Analysis. He explains that he rose against Caesar not because heThemeIdentity.