One theme of Julius Caesar is self thought versus the private thought. Caesar is a perfect example of this theme. When the soothslayer professed to him to beware the ides of March he publicly denies this supernatural threat. He does this so he doesn't show weakness out toward the citizens. But as soon as his wife as some bad dream he promises not to go to the capital that day. He believes that something is wrong and the gods and supernatural forces don't want him to go. Then as soon as one of his senators show up the supernatural is out the window. Ceasar and Brutus are at the tragic flaw stage in the hero cycle. Ceasar is the two face charataristic. He is one way in puclic and an other way at in private. While Brutus tragic flaw is his self ego. He is only planning to take out Ceasar because he wants to be a better leader than his dad.
One theme is Fate versus willingness. This theme is shown by Caesar and his fate we all know but he willingly goes to the capital that day even though he was warned by a lot of people. In the text we can see in act 1 the fortune teller saying to Caesar that he shouldn't go out on the ides of March. Caesar does not listen and decides to go out and we all know what will happen to him as the story unfolds. Brutus and Caesar are almost at the tragic point of the cycle. This is shown by these are the moments leading up the scene where the senators are going to kill Caesar which is the tragedy in this story.
There are many themes emerging in both of these acts. One theme is about too power ruining someones life. An example of this is the senate being jealous of Caesar. They believe that the people like him to much and they do not want him to have soul power. So they plan on trying to take the power back by assassinating him. If Caesar would have given the senate more power he would not be in this situation. Brutus and Caesar are both showing signs of their tragic hero cycle. For Brutus, it shows that he likes Caesar and does not want to do this to him, but after Caccius and the others trick him, he agrees that it should be done. However throughout the acts, it shows him at points regretting his decision, but he is reassured that this is meant to happen. The tragic hero cycle is different for Julius Caesar. Throughout the acts he is given warning about being careful and that there is something bad going to happen to him. He is shown to be nervous by this, an example whenever Calpernia tells him about her dream he decides to stay home. However he is convinced to go whenever he is told that the people need him or whenever there is something to do with power.
Question 1: A theme emerging in Julius Caesar is that power is a natural want of humans and the need for it can become strong and overpower the mind. All men want power at some point in life. It gives them the feeling that they are important and strong, a feeling everyone enjoys feeling. People wants to be in control of their lives. The want for power grows stronger until it dominates us and causes us to do anything to achieve power. The want for power usually results in a negative outcome. Cassius is a senator with power, but it is apparent that he wants more. Caesar directly tells us that he will never be happy while another person has more power than he does. We see both earlier and later in the play that Cassius is the leader of the conspirators that plan to kill Julius Caesar. He yearns for the power so much that he will kill for it. Cassius delivers many speeches to Brutus trying to convince him to help kill Caesar. The main point of these speeches is that the senators deserve power. Cassius awakens their inner jealousy of Caesar's power. The theme of the human want of power is constant throughout Julius Caesar.
Question 2: Brutus and Julius Caesar are entwined in the tragic hero cycle. At the beginning, Brutus and Julius Caesar were established as tragic heroes. Both are characters with power, which is a requirement of a tragic hero. We have also seen both of their tragic flaws. Brutus's tragic flaw is that he is depressed. This leads to him not caring about the consequences of his actions. It allows him to become easily persuaded to any idea or side of an argument. Right now in the play, Brutus is about to kill Caesar, so he is on the verge of a crisis. Julius Caesar is on a different step on the tragic hero cycle. Obviously, he has been established as a noble character. He has great power and has a high status. His tragic flaw has also been greatly established. His tragic flaw is that he tries to be too brave. He thinks fear shows weakness and does not want to appear weak. Caesar is currently on the crisis step of the tragic hero cycle. His decision to go to Senate will lead to a tragic chain of events and his fate will be altered.
A major theme that's emerged in the first two acts is how one's emotions affect one's actions. In Act I, Cassius pounces on Brutus' depression and uncertainty. He uses Brutus' emotions to make him the leader of the conspiracy. The theme continues in Act II as Cassius will "fight" with Brutus, but will always let him have his way. Brutus' uncertainty towards assassinating Caesar is lessened by the reassurance of the other senators.
Brutus and Julius Caesar are in different parts of the tragic hero cycle. Both have started out as noble characters and have declined since. Brutus has become a turncoat for "the good of the Roman people." Caesar has let his arrogance ruin his changes of survival. He even yelled at his wife for being foolish about her dreams that warned her of the conspiracy.
One theme that is beginning to emerge in the first two acts of Julius Caesar is that a person should follow along with his/her own view point rather than rely on somebody else's opinion on what to do during a situation. I believe this is an emerging theme because in both Acts 1 and 2, Caesar relies on the opinions of others when determining how to go about a situation. In Act 1, after Caesar hears his warning about the Ides of March, he makes the soothsayer repeat himself multiple times because Caesar is uncertain whether to believe him or not. Also, in Act 2, Caesar at first goes with his instinct about not going out for the day. However, after hearing the opinions of the townsmen, he decides to go out because he believes he'd be foolish if he did not. If Caesar would have went with his instant and his own judgement, he would have prevented his own death.
At this point in the play, Caesar's tragic flaw has been established as being arrogant. Also, the crisis that he is enduring is his warnings of the ides of March. He has been warned of his soon to come misfortunes, and there is nothing to do to reverse what is about to happen to him. For Brutus, his tragic flaw is his lack of judgement on his decisions. This is his tragic flaw because he goes along with what everyone else is doing and doesn't think fully for himself. Also, his crisis is his decision to go along with the plan to kill Caesar. Brutus is convinced that this plan is the only way to save Rome, and he must kill Caesar in order to live up to everyone's expectations of him. This is where Brutus and Caesar both fall in the tragic hero cycle at this point in the play.
One theme emerging in act 2 is that confidence can blind you from seeing the reality in a situation. Caesar has been constantly told by soothsayers and his wife that he should not go out on the ides of March. However, Caesar believes that because he is so highly valued that there is no way he can be harmed when he goes to the capitol. For example, Caesar says, "the gods do this in order to shame cowardince. Caesar is a beast without a heart if he stays home today because of fear." Calpurnia responds, "your wisdom is consumed by confidence." This textual example shows Caesar is unable to think right because he is blinded by his confidence. This leads to and ill mannered decision to go to the senate when he knows he shouldn't,
Brutus and Caesar are both at the tragic flaw point in the tragic hero cycle at this point in the play. Caesar is at this point, because we see how his overconfidence is leading him towards a crisis in which he will be unexpectedly murdered in the capitol. Caesar's overconfidence is blinding him from seeing what is going on around him showing he has reached the tragic flaw point. Brutus is also at this point, because he is too easily persuaded by his peers. Brutus even though is Caesar's best friend he sides with the conspirators portraying his tragic flaw which eventually lead to the crisis of stabbing and killing Julius Caesar.
Themes have arisen in acts one and two. One of which is that people do evil acts for what they believe are good reasons. This is seen throughout the acts when the conspirators are trying to overthrow Caesar. The conspirators think that what they are doing is for the good of Rome, especially with Cassius and Brutus. Cassius thinks that Caesar is a tyrant and Brutus has been guided to think that he would be a better ruler. Brutus and Cassius are rationalizing an evil act of murder to justify it. This can be applied to real life in multiple ways. First we can see that people act in their own self interest, but most of all, we should make sure that our intentions are made clear. Caesar does not want to be crowned, but still he is being plotted against, if he were to make it more known that he is pro-senate, he might not be killed. Secondly, we should weary who we trust, and properly reward those who have helped us. That way people like you and do not envy you, just as Brutus does for Caesar. Brutus and Julius Caesar are in the tragic hero cycle. The point that they are at is the tragic flaw stage. This is because Caesar has not listened to the “fortune tellers” that have warned Caesar to not go out on March 15th. Secondly, Brutus thinks that he will be a better leader of Rome. Both of these are brought on by their arrogance, and pride for themselves. Also they have both neglected their wives in some way. Another sign of their arrogance, so they are in the tragic flaw stage in which the tragic flaw sets up the chain of events for the ruin of the Tragic Hero.
1. One theme first emerging in the play is "Thinking too highly of yourself can get you into trouble in the future". In the beginning of the play Caesar is warned about the Ides of March, but he Caesar ignores his warning. Later in this act Brutus and Cassius start a plan to kill caesar. As the play continues Caesars still believes himself to be invulnerable. This also shows when he decides to still go to senate even though Calpurnia and the Soothsayer warn him not to.
2. I think that Brutus and Julius Caesar's tragic flaws are beginning to show at this point in the play. We begin to see Caesar's tragic flaw in act 2 scene 2. Caesar first agrees to not go out because of calpurnias dream and the fortune tellers fortunate they give to him. However, as soon as Decius convinces him that culpurnia is wrong and they will crown Caesar he begins to change his mind very easily. This is starting to show that Caesar is very worried about his image. Caesar has to go to the senate so he isn't seen as weak. Brutus however, truly believed that Caesar would have had a negative impact on Rome, and since Brutus put his country before his friends and even his family, he joined the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. Even though Caesar is his friend, Brutus' loyalty as a Roman citizen came first. Brutus' tragic flaw is that he is not a very good judge of character, and he trusts Cassius to help lead him through the plan of assassinating Caesar.
One of the themes in Julius Caesar is the power of speech. Persuasion is shown throughout the 2 acts by all characters trying to persuade each other. Caesar is able to show this in how he is able to persuade the citizens of Rome. Cassius does this in the way that he is always convincing men to join the controversy against Caesar. Brutus against many struggle finally is able to persuade himself to take down Caesar.
In the tragic hero cycle Brutus shows that he may be the tragic hero by deciding to go against Caesar which could then in turn lead to Brutus' downfall. Caesar on the other hand could be seen as the tragic hero in the way that since his right hand man Brutus is going against him, he obviously did something wrong in ruling for this to happen
One theme is "Go with what you really believe instead of what others tell you to believe". Caesar goes back and forth between Decius, the soothsayers, and Calpurnia's predictions for what is to come on March 15. He is never quite confident in just one of these people, which ends up making him suspicious, his tragic flaw. There are several people telling him what to believe but he never takes a moment to think about what he truly thinks, instead he wants others to tell him how to think. His suspicion instead leads him to his untimely death.
Brutus and Caesar have reached the point of the play where their tragic flaws are revealed. Brutus appears to have poor judgement and trusts Cassius and his plans even though he is normally honorable to Caesar. Caesar is constantly suspicious. Although he claims to believe Decius and his interpretation for the next day, Caesar still contacts a soothsayer to confirm his ideas. These tragic flaws will result in a crisis which will be revealed later on in the play (Caesar's death).
1. One main theme out of the first 2 acts, is Cesar only listens to what he thinks. This is proven because, when all of the people around him or telling him that he's going to die or did not do well on the 15th, he doesn't listen. When his wife tells him that he had a bad dream he agrees with her. He is now thinking that he might not go out because of that. But when Deisius says his wife had a bad dream he goes along with that, because that's what he wants to hear.
2. Brutus and Cesar are at the crisis point of the tragic cycle at this point of the play. The tension is definitely increasing in things or leading up to a reversal of fortune, but we're not quite there yet. Julius Caesar is faced with a dilemma to go to the capital or to stay home. Even though all odds are against Caesar going, he has been warned about this also. Brutus is faced with the dilemma whether or not to take over the position. He mentions in the play how he does not dislike Cesar just the way he rules. He is deciding if and how he is going to kill Caesar.
One theme emerging within the first two acts is Caesar is very selfish and only believes what he wants to hear instead of listening to what others have to say. Caesar does not believe when everyone tells him not to go out on the Ides Of March because they keep having bad visions or nightmares. Caesar does not even listen to his wife when she really wants him to stay home when she only wants the best for him. Caesar is making it hard for the audience to like him because of his selfish acts. Brutus' and Caesar's point in the tragic hero cycle is at the peak. The play is building up and we are soon to reach the climax. Julius Caesar is making crucial decisions in deciding to stay home or to go to the capital. Brutus is making the decision whether or not to go against his "good friend" Julius Caesar.
A major theme I noticed is Caesar's confliction between himself and what he wants his people to see. Caesar himself is very superstitious and is worried, but he tries to act like it doesn't bother him so his people will not find him weak or less powerful. It is Caesar's public form of himself versus his private self. He asks multiple soothsayers about his fate because he is afraid of his wife's dream. But when the conspirators come to get hi to go to the senate he goes willingly because they convince him and he doesn't want them to think of him as any less powerful. Right now Caesar and Brutus are facing their tragic flaws. I know this because they both have revealed a major flaw that will lead to a crisis that will cause both to face a tragic ending.
1. Free will and fate both determine a persons life. Through the play so far Caesar is wary of his fate "Beware the Ides of March". He has priests making sacrifices and he is asking fortune tellers if this warning is correct. Caesar accepts fate as something from a higher power and despite warnings from multiple sources e decides on free will to go to the senate. Ultimately leading to him meeting his fateful demise. 2. Caesar and Brutus are both in the second step of the tragic hero cycle. Both have shown their tragic flaws to be the pursuit of power. Brutus has shown it by agreeing to the plot to kill Caesar only because he was told the Roman people really want him as emperor. He enjoys the idea of him being in power. Caesar has displayed this flaw because he refused to go to the senate until he was told he would be crowned today. As soon as Caesar heard this he had to go because he is so power hungry. This flaw leads to his death.
I believe that the theme of acts 1 and 2 is the theme of public self VS private self. In Caesars private life that he is very superstitious. We see this when he when Caesar is entering into the city a soothe sayer says "Beware the idea of March". Upon hearing this he calls the soothe sayer forward to be seen by Caesar. By the action of wanting to see him means that he cares about things that are super natural. Shortly after this Caesar acts like what the soothe saying is saying is ludicrous and just acts like the soothe sayer means nothing to Caesar. He wants to appear to be powerful by this action. Later we see that Caesar his his own paid fortune tellers to interpret his dreams and to see the future. This obviously means that he is very superstitious. This shows that he doesn't want people to know that he believes in superstition. Brutal has been at the tragic flaw stage for most of the play so far. We know this because and obvious tragic flaw of Brutus is that he is easily deceived. Other conspirators fooled him into believing that the people want Brutas as ruler and not Caesar. Because now that it is the ides of March the reader can suspect the crisis state to come soon. Caesar is also at the tragic flaw state of the tragic hero cycle. His flaw of his thrive on power and his hiding of his superstitious beliefs have been in these 2 acts many times. We see these often because that they coincide. And example of this is when when Caesar acts as if the soothe sayer means nothing. I'm this scenario we see that he is both showing power and that he his hiding his interest in the super natural. Also like with Brutas the crisis state is soon too happen with Caesar.
Currently, Caesar is in the tragic chain of events portion of the tragic hero cycle. He has become a person of status through his endeavors at Pompey. Caesar holds the tragic flaw of arrogance or exhibits hubris. He shows this multiple times in the play. Caesar goes against his wife's wishes and the soothsayers premonitions. He believes that no one can stop him because he is Caesar. He has also reached a crisis. His crisis is whether or not to go to the capitol. Caesar ultimately decides to go to the capitol which brings him into the tragic chain of events. This chain will lead him to his demise. Brutus is in the tragic chain of events as well. He has become Caesar's second after helping in Pompey. Brutus' tragic flaw is his motive behind becoming a conspirator. He just wants the future of Rome and its people to be secure. This becomes a flaw when people like Cassius capitalize it and manipulate him. Brutus has also experienced a crisis. He must decide whether or not to become a conspirator in the assassination plot. His decision leads him into the tragic chain of events. Brutus is at the beginning of this chain. Caesar is closer to his tragic demise than Brutus is. An emerging theme in Julius Caesar is people can be driven to great lengths because of emotions. In Julius Caesar, emotionally charged actions are very present. Cassius plots to assassinate Caesar out of fear and jealousy. Brutus joins the conspirators because he is fearful of Rome's future. Caesar decides to go to the capitol out of fear for his public standing. He also decides to go because he feels invincible. Throughout the play, emotions lead the characters in their actions. In life, people make decisions based on feelings even if they may be fleeting. This can be seen in Julius Caesar. Caesar may live to regret his fearlessness. Brutus may regret his fearfulness. Brutus went from being Caesar's second to his assassinator. The fact is emotions drive people and characters to great lengths.
One emerging theme is that public identifies can differ from private ones. Both Caesar and Brutus are prime examples of this. Caesar, in an effort to uphold his image before the people, publicly acts like nothing can hurt him. However, privately, he is much less confident. He is superstitious and worried about his fate, yet to preserve others' perceptions of himself, Caesar takes on a very strong public persona. In Act II, Scene 2, even though he receives bad omens in the form of his wife's dream and a sacrificial beast missing a heart, Caesar decides, though internally hesitant, to go to the meeting with the Senate, lest others think him weak and afraid. Then, he pushes the blame on his wife by declaring, "How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia!" in front of Decius, though he, too, shared these fears. Brutus displays a similar difference between public and private persona. He admits to Cassius in Act I that something troubles him, but as Act II progresses, one can see that he does not like to let on that his emotions bother him, as this is seen as a sign of weakness. When his wife Portia asks him what is wrong in Scene 1 of Act II, Brutus refuses multiple times and states, "I am not well in health, and that is all." Rather than talk about his feelings, which is seen as a traditionally effeminate action, Brutus feigns a more masculine identity in front of others. Brutus and Caesar land in about the same place in the cycle. Both are persons of status, Caesar, a ruler, and Brutus, a very well-respected Senator and friend to the ruler. Their tragic flaws have been revealed as well. Caesar's ambition is his tragic flaw because it leads him to become arrogant, develop hubris, and make others see him as a threat. The tragic flaws of Brutus are his trusting nature and his sense of honor, which allow Cassius to manipulate him into thinking the conspiracy is for the good of the people and that the people of Rome want Brutus as a leader. Brutus' cycle will be drawn out longer because he is alive much longer than Caesar. Therefore, Caesar experiences each step in the cycle earlier. Whereas Brutus has not really had a crisis yet, Caesar is beginning his crisis stage, begun by the bad omens. The tragic chain of events and further steps will with little doubt constitute the senator meeting and the events right before the ruler's death.
One theme from Julius Caesar is trusting one another too easily. In the play, both Brutus and Caesar are good examples of showing this. Caesar trusts his senators, even after the warnings he has received. In Act 2, Scene 2, Caesar trusts Decius over his wife. Caesar's wife warns him not to go to the capital, because she had a dream in which he was killed. However, Decius claims the dream was misinterpreted and Caesar basically calls his wife an idiot directly after. Caesar decides he will be fine to go to the Capitol after this conversation. Caesar, Decius and the other senators who have gathered eventually go to the Capitol, and history proves that Caesar will be killed there. In Act 1, Scene 2, Brutus trusts Cassius too easily. Cassius talks down on himself and makes Brutus feel more powerful than himself when they are equal on the political ladder. Despite minor convincing of why Caesar can't have a crown, Brutus agrees to help kill his good friend Caesar.
The tragic hero cycle consists of Tragic flaw, the flaw causing a bad chain of events, reversal of fortune, self discovery, catharsis, and tragic ending. Caesar is currently at the reversal of fortune. Caesar's tragic flaw is his belief of him being invincible. He makes remarks such as, " I rather tell thee what is to be fear'd Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar." Caesar beliefs that only age can kill him which clearly won't be the actual result. The chain of events is Caesar's public ignoring of the warnings he has received. This ignoring causes him to think down on the senators tricking him to going to the Capitol, as he believes that they don't believe the warnings either. Caesar believing Decius over his wife is the reversal of fortune, because he ignores the final warning he has received which leads to his easily assumed death. Brutus has only shown his tragic flaw. Brutus's tragic flaw is his misjudgment of those around him. Brutus feels as though Caesar shouldn't have a crown. Cassius claims it can only be stopped with his death, and Brutus doesn't think the crown can be prevented from him in any other way.
There is a difference between how one acts privately and how one acts in public. This theme is present in multiple themes throughout acts I and II of "Julius Caesar". In Act I, Scene II a soothsayer appears to Caesar. He shows no fear or concern of the soothsayer's warning on his face and acts as though he does not believe in the supernatural. Later in the play though, Caesar shows his belief in supernatural when he sends his servant to ask the priests to make a sacrifice. This shows the difference in public and private reactions and how it can effect people. Brutus also shows different public and private beliefs about the conspiracy against Caesar. In act II Scene I, Brutus announces that he will join the conspiracy because it is best for the public. Although he chooses to participate in the murdering of Caesar, he still has no personal reason for wanting to kill him. Privately, Brutus does not fully agree with the actions of conspiracy, which are sometimes shown during his arguments with Cassius. Overall, the difference of public and private thoughts and actions are present in most of the characters throughout the play.
At this point of the play, Brutus is in the part of the tragic hero cycle where he is presented with a crisis. This crisis is the assassination of Caesar, which will most likely change the course of events for the rest of the play. Brutus has not yet reached his moment of self-discovery, so he is not at that point of the cycle yet. Caesar is in almost the same place, but has not been presented with a crisis yet. He is not aware of the conspiracy against him, but will most likely finish out the cycle in the next act. Caesar has shown his tragic flaw in multiple scenes of play so far. He has also shown that he is unaware of his mortality and is oblivious to the hatred people have for him. Both characters are still in the beginning parts of the cycle.
One main theme of Julius Caesar act1 &2 is that people who worry too much about how the public sees their honor will become blind and fray to manipulation which threats seem empty or not direct . As it can be seen in act1 , Brutus is at war with himself whether Caesar's death would be good for the people of Rome when he tells Cassius, "If it be aught toward the general good,/ Set honor in one eye and death i' the other/ And I will look on both indifferently", and Cassius seizes the opportunity prompting Brutus to really consider the conspiracy as the best solution and later sends him fake citizen letters(1,i,85-7). Because Cassius tricks Brutus into strengthening the conspiracy- since he thinks he is doing the honorable thing- this theme is shown, and later Cassius's tricky could cost Brutus in the end. Then in act2 caesar is manipulated into worrying more about his public image than his life when Decius twists the interpretation of Calpurinas dream. Caesar's tragic flaw is exposed thus he ends up going to the Senate although he has been superstition. So Brutus and Casear are both tricked fir Cassius political gain although neither see how this corresponds with their actions because of the power bravery is 'all mighty' and may be therefore hurt in the process. In the end from Brutus and Caesar it is learned that people who care more about other opinions cease to see the pain appeasing others caused.
Brutus is still at his tragic flaw because his flaws appear unfinished since he is not at crisis mode yet. Britain's mindset mindset might be his tragic flaw considering how easily he believed the letters and Cassius about Caesar's death, and the conspiracy could later hurt him. Brutus is somewhat panicking but he was troubled to begin with - yet he has not snapped , so he has not reached his crisis. Caesar is in his crisis as the tensions builds leading to Caesar trip to the Senate on t he Ides of March where he was countless warned against. Caesar is faced with the dilemma of being seen as weak and silly by the Senate if he should not attend himself. Then there the conspiracy Will assassinate Caesar.
One theme beginning to evolve between the first two acts explains that with a driving force behind someone's thoughts, people tend to put their own hankerings first. This is shown with Brutus in Act one. Cassius wants to take the power from Caesar, so he is trying to form an alliance to kill him. Brutus is friends with Caesar, but he leans toward joining Cassius' alliance to transfer the power out of Caesar's hands. Cassius uses Brutus' father as a figure of strength and this makes Brutus want to do all he can to be like his father, even if that requires killing Caesar. Brutus is influenced to release his friendship with Caesar and only be concerned with his own power. Both Brutus and Julius Caesar are in the second phase of the tragic hero cycle, where their flaw is going to lead to crisis. Julius Caesar's flaw is that he cares too much about what others think of him. He is warned by his wife's nightmare that he is going to get murdered if he leaves the house, but instead of staying home he listens to the other men. The men tell him that if he does not go he will be seen as weak by his opponents and the people of the town will be disappointed in him. Caesar going out will likely be leading to the his death. Brutus, on the other hand, is more concerned with obtaining what he has always longed for. He wants to be like his father, who was previously a powerful ruler. Cassius is able to convince Brutus that the only thing standing between him and the power is Caesar, leaving the only option of Caesar's death. Brutus throws his friendship to the side and his tragic flaw will also lead to the crisis of Julius Caesar dying.
A central idea that has been seen in the first two acts of Julius Caesar is that fate and choice coexist. This was seen in the first scenes of the play. In scene two of Act I Caesar is warned about the ides of March and readers can recognize that fate will play an important role. Caesar dismisses the idea but privately considers it. Instead of ignoring the soothsayer, he calls him forward. When the ides of March come he goes to his fortunetellers because he relies on them and sees them as important. Cassius believes that man has free will and has control of what happens in his life. While convincing Brutus to join his plan, he uses many examples. He says Brutus’s father was a great ruler because he did not rely on fate. He uses the famous line “the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves”, meaning they must control their fate.
At the end of Act II, Julius Caesar has evolved as a tragic hero. Brutus show less of the cycle, but evidence of the early stages are there. Julius Caesar is in the tragic chain of events stage and readers will soon see the reversal of fortune. He began as a leader of Rome and showed his tragic flaw of hubris. He was warned of a crisis and told not to go to the Senate, but Decius convinced him otherwise and he made the decision to go, sealing his fate to death. Brutus has been distinguished as a Senator and his fatal flaw is a sense of honor that clouds his judgement. He is currently in the crisis stage of the tragic hero cycle.
In Julius Caesar, multiple themes emerge within the first two acts. One prevalent theme is that what you show on the outside is not always representative of how you feel on the inside. This means that you are hiding your true feelings inside with a facade. This theme is expressed through Julius Caesar. In the first act, Julius Caesar completely ignores the Soothsayer’s warning of the Ides of March. However, we later learn that he actually took this into consideration because when the Ides of March arrives, Calpurnia dreams of Caesar’s death, which makes Caesar start to worry a bit more. This causes him to ask for guidance from a fortune teller. Whenever Caesar is around many people, he does not show that he is superstitious. However, when he is not surrounded by the people, only by Calpurnia, we find that he shows how superstitious he really is.
At this point of the play, Julius Caesar is at the point in the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw is revealed. We discover that Julius Caesar is arrogant. He thinks that he is all powerful and nothing can touch him, which is why he decides to go out on the Ides of March even though the Soothsayer, Calpurnia, and the fortune teller told him not to. This tragic flaw in Julius Caesar will result in crisis. Brutus is at the point of the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw will soon be revealed.
There has been a theme that has begun to emerge in the first two acts. This theme is that a differing public persona from a private persona can lead to disaster. In the play, Caesar personally believes heavily in fate. He does not want to go out that dat because of his wife's dream and the fortune teller's advice. However, he decides to go out anyway because he does not want people to see his public persona as weak. This will eventually lead to him being killed by his own people.
Brutus and Caesar are at the part in the tragic hero cycle where their tragic flaws are beginning to show and be developed. Brutus has shown that his love for Rome will affect what he does and that he will put his trust people who are looking to take down Rome's leader. These could be his tragic flaw. Caesar's tragic flaw seems to be that his public self differs from his private self. He goes out, against his superstitious beliefs, so that he doesn't appear weak.
One theme is defining masculinity. Caesar started out believing his wife's dream but once Decuis makes a counter argument Caesar is like going along with him because he doesn't want to look weak. He says that he isn't staying in just because of his wife's dream. We know that he is concerned because he hired priests ands soothsayers to tell him to stay in or not but he doesn't listen to them.
Brutus is at the tragic flaw part where he sort of realizes it but doesn't realize that he is going to regret what he does. Caesar is still at the heroic characteristics stage. He doesn't realize his tragic flaw yet and probably won't until it is too late.
Throughout the play, Shakespeare has incorporated the idea of fate, though it is much deeper. Through his writing he plays with the idea making the reader inquire whether or not man can control fate or if they are simply destined to occur. We see that in Act II of the play that Caesar receives several warnings not to leave the house, yet he ignores these warnings. This signifies that he has an ability to change his fate, but his tragic flaw hinders him from preserving his own life. Caesar is farther into the tragic hero cycle than Brutus. He is at the "Tragic chain of events" stage. In Act II, he is warned by his wife, a fortune teller, and by a random man in the beginning of the play. He ignores these signs, showing that he has already developed through the "tragic flaw" stage. He has the ability to choose his fate in Act II, which is whether or not he will venture from the house and meet at the Senate. He decides to travel to the Senate which will ultimately alter his own fate. Brutus is on the "tragic flaw" stage. His tragic flaw is shown earlier in the play, as he is easily convinced by Cassius not only that Caesar is not fit to rule, but that Brutus would make a more suitable leader of Rome. However, he has not made a decision that will alter his fate as of now.
In the first to ask of Julius Caesar there are clearly two things that can be identified. Throughout the play this theme arises showing how sometimes the person you are alone can differ from the person you are in public. What I mean by this is that in public Cesar seems to be wrapped up in his big headedness not realizing the danger that he could be him when the fortuneteller ones him to be careful in March. Although he brings the fortune teller forward because he is genuinely interested, he dismisses it. Another theme depicted from act one and two would be do we actually care about people and do things for the general welfare or are we just selfish in our own ways, but cover them up in lies. This can be explained because Brutus says that killing Caesar would be up for the general welfare although he is just jealous of his power and wishes to be king instead of him. Deezer some scenes that can be found in Julius Caesar act one and two.
In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare presents the forever intriguing idea of fate and a theme is beginning to form on whether or not men are subjected to it or are in control of it through free will. Cassius is completely against Caesar’s claim to power. Unlike Caesar he sees a man who bows down to fate to be a coward. He says: “Men at sometime were masters of their fates. / The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings”. Cassius explains here to Brutus that their position below Caesar is not due to a prophecy written in the stars but because they have failed to do anything about it and until they take action nothing will change.
In the tragic hero cycle, Brutus and Caesar are at two different points. Brutus is at the "tragic flaw" stage. His downfall has yet to happen but it will be due to his way of being easily persuaded. He went from one of Caesar's main followers and trusted ally to planning his assassination all because Cassius tells him he is more fit to rule than Caesar. Julius Caesar however is farther along in the cycle. He has already started the "tragic chain of events" stage. He is flawed with pride and superstition. He has been warned about the ides of March and the tragedy that day will bring but yet cannot miss the senate meeting or he will look weak and refuses to change any kind of fate if it is destined to happen. Even if it means saving his own life.
One theme emerging in the first two acts is that power leads to the deterioration of the individual. The most obvious example of this is Caesar, who is a great leader, but will be killed as a result of his power. I believe, however, that Brutus is the most compelling observation of this theme. In the beginning he seems to love Caesar, but as his perceived power rises, he begins to deteriorate morally, and has agreed to the assassination of his friend. This is an obvious example of a person deteriorating because of the power he has obtained.
Caesar is enjoying the top of his power, and will soon experience his end, and his tragedy, while Brutus is still gaining power and corruption, but will get more power and eventually experience his end.
One theme that has been slowly emerging is loyalty versus duty. Brutus is a very good friend of Caesar and has been for a long time. He never saw anything wrong with Caesar until Cassius told him to consider Caesar's position. Ever since then, Brutus has been constantly at war with himself. He doesn't like the fact that he is part of a conspiracy against his best friend, but he feels it is his responsibility to look after the good of the Roman republic; no matter what. This theme responsibility over friendship has really shaped the course of the first two acts.
Julius Caesar is in the reversal of fortune phase and Brutus is still only in the tragic flaw stage. Caesar's tragic cycle so far:
-Person of Status> He just came back from conquering Pompey, the people are adoring him, and he was offered the crown 3 times
-Tragic Flaw> Unable to follow the signs around him warning him of danger even though he is superstitious
-Crises> His wife has a dream about blood squirting out of a statue of Caesar
-Tragic Chain of Events> Persuaded to not heed warnings from his wife, continues to meet with his friends who are all part of the conspiracy, and goes to the senate instead of listening to all the warnings.
-Reversal of Fortune> The short period of time where it seemed that someone was going to get the letter to Caesar warning him of the impending conspiracy and when he walked into the senate and everything seemed fine.
Brutus’s tragic cycle so far:
-Person of Status> One of the many top figures in the senate
-Tragic Flaw> Poor judgment that allows for him to be easily persuaded and for others to take advantage of him
The theme that is emerging in the first two acts of the play is how much your public self can influence your private self. Caesar debates between these two in the first two acts of the play. While on the outside, he acts like all the superstitions and mystical warnings don't affect him, it is clear that he is curious about them. He doesn't want the people to think that he believes in prophecies, so he ignores the fortune tellers warnings on the Ides of March. Even when his wife tells him of a dream that he has he lets his public facade get in the way of his personal beliefs. He was going to stay home like his wife asks, but once another senator comes to fetch him, he throws her under the bus and calls her dream silly. not listening to his wife ultimately leads to his death. obviously, not all cases end like this, but putting your public opinions over your own personal thoughts can lead to serious trouble. At this point in the play, Brutus's tragic flaw is still in the process of being revealed and Caesar is in the crisis stage of the tragic hero cycle. Caesar is in a situation where he has to make a descison that means life or death. He has to decide whether or not he should attend the meeting with the other senators while his wife, and his fortune tellers are saying that it is not wise to go. We know that his tragic flaw is his self confidence and his internal debate between keeping up a status for the public and listening to his own thoughts. Now his flaw is keeping him from staying alive. Brutus's character is still having his flaw in the process of being revealed as the play focuses on Caesar's tragic flaw.
One theme in Julius Caesar would be public self vs. private self. Throughout Act I and II, there are many scenes where Brutus is either against Caesar. Although when in the public eye, Brutus obeys Caesar as a loyal subject. Along with Cassius, Casca, etc., they are are all "loyal" aroung Caesar, but when they are with each other they plan to overthrow Ceasar and kill him.
I would say that Caesar is in the spot of his tragic flaw. In Act II he is very full of himself, and his pride is getting in the way of his job. His flaw his leading up to his death which would be the crisis, but that hasn't happened.
Brutus' spot on the tragic hero cycle would be the spot of a noble character. There is no place (unless I skipped it) where Brutus explains or gives hint to his tragic flaw. Anyway, Brutus is a statesman, the general of the Roman army, and is wealthy. These traits qualify him to be a noble character.
In the first two acts of Julius Ceasar, we see the tragic sequence of events that led to Ceasars demise. Writhing this we can also see that Ceasar is too proud of himself to be proven wrong. This is why I believe that the theme of this story so far is that too much pride can led to your fall. In the first two acts we see Ceasar be warned many times about his death. We see it when he is warned by the sooth sayer that he must beware the ides of March. He is also warned by his wife. However, Ceasar has too much pride and is still willing to go to the Senate because he is afraid to lose his respect.
Caesar is in the tragic flaw cycle and Brutus is in the tragic crisis cycle. Caesar has the flaw of having too much pride to accept that he has a chance if dying. He refuses to believe that he will die. Brutus is in the tragic crisis cycle because he has made the decision to kill Ceasar that he can take over as the leader of Rome.
1. A theme that has emerged in the first two acts is persuading others to get what you want. Throughout the first two acts, there have been many situations in which people have persuaded by others for their own benefit. In act one, Cassius persuades Brutus by telling him that the Roman people love him more than Caesar, which makes him join the conspiracy.
2. Thus far in the play, Julius Caesar's tragic flaw is discovered. Julius Caesar's tragic flaw is not wanting to seem weak and decide not to listen to all of the warnings given to him. This is his tragic flaw because this is what eventually will lead to his death. Brutus is at the point of the tragic hero cycle where he does an action that will give him his fortune.
One theme emerging in the first two acts is power affects character. This theme is most presented through Caesar. His sense of power controls his actions and his ego. An example of where this occurs is in the opening parade where he does not believe the fortune teller about the ides of March. Claiming to be a non believer in supernatural occurrences yet the reader knows later on in the play he asks his own fortune teller to ask about the ides as well. Another example is when he takes the advice of Calpurnia but Deisius tells him everything will be fine. Caesar places his power before his wife's advice.
Brutus and Caesar are at the crisis point of the tragic cycle at this point of the play. Caesar's crisis revolves around his decision to go to the Capitol or not as he is warned he should not. Brutus' main crisis is deciding to over throw Caesar or not. His character is making this decision much harder as he debates on the fact that he likes Caesar but disagrees with the way he rules.
The main theme emerging atleast through the first two acts is power can corrupt even the stronget relationships. Brutus was formally Caesar's right hand man for a long time. Cassius is easily able to corrupt their friendship by the idea of power. He tells brutus that the people of rome would rather have him be the king than Caesar. Brutus, inveloped by the idea of him leading rome, quickly agrees with the plans of Cassius. He beleives that the best thing for rome is to kill Caesar and force his way to power to lead "his" people. That theme has been one of the strongest themes demonstrated so far.
Part 2- Brutus is only in the tragic flaw satge of the tragic hero cycle. Caesar is in the tragic series of events stage. Brutus is at the point where he is starting to reveal his tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is that he is easily convinced. He is also too entrigued by the ideas of him coming into power. Caesar us in the tragic series of events stage. The decision he makes about going out or not and whether he will be killed or not will affect the outcome of the rest of the play. The choice he makes considering the consequences of his decision will be a huge outcome.
One prominent theme is that having power can cloud judgement. In Julius Caesar we notice how after his wife and his fortune tellers tell him something bad is going to happen his is very difficult to persuade. Once he is persuaded to stay home Decius comes in and easily convinced him to go. This is because he is the "almighty Caesar" in his opinion and thinks nothing could happen. In terms of the tragic hero cycle Caesar has already made his wrong decision and is on his way to his demise because he completely disregards all the advice given to him. Brutus on the other hand is not quite on his way yet, I belive he will do something with greater meaning afterwards.
A theme emerging from the first two acts of "Julius Caesar" is thoughts in private competing with your thoughts in public. Julius Caesar, throughout the play, puts an end to thoughts in his head and, instead, does what he believes will look better to the public. For example, towards the end of Act II Cassius and Brutus, along with many other men, come to Caesar's house to speak to him. Caesar seems to be worried about it and Caesar's wife tries to encourage Caesar not the go with them, however, Caesar goes anyway despite the dangers it might bring.
In the tragic hero cycle the tragic flaws of Brutus and Caesar are now being revealed. Brutus' flaw is his trust. Brutus trusts Cassius too much, no matter what Cassius says Brutus always agrees. Caesar's tragic flaw is that he's always suspicious, he has three different people always telling him different things and he's constantly going back and forth between them.
One theme that is emerging in act 1 and 2 is the theme of power. In Julius Caesar, the ability of things that can happen with words and words alone is the most powerful type of power. Words are used in Julius Caesar to change how we see one another. They are the part of the tragic hero cycle where they are gonna complete their plan.
One theme that is emerging in act 1 and 2 is the theme of power. In Julius Caesar, the ability of things that can happen with words and words alone is the most powerful type of power. Words are used in Julius Caesar to change how we see one another. They are the part of the tragic hero cycle where they are gonna complete their plan.
One theme emerging in the first two acts is that enormous power and ambition can persuade and manipulate people. Caesar is able to persuade the people of Rome to be given absolute power as they try and crown him as king. When Caesar says, "Do this", the task is done. Brutus is afraid Caesar's power may turn him into a tyrant and is worried for Rome's people. Therefore, Cassius can easily manipulate Brutus into killing Caesar along with the other conspirators. Brutus is a noble character and wants to do what is right for Rome, however, he makes an irrational decision to kill Caesar, his friend. Cassius is greedy and wants all of the power for himself and succeeds in manipulating Brutus.
Brutus obtains more power throughout Act 2 when he agrees to carry out the plan of assassinating Caesar with the other conspirators. He is dedicated to the idea that he is benefiting Rome and is motivated by honor. Brutus starts as a noble character, but then he is persuaded by Cassius to become the leader of Rome instead of Caesar. Therefore he makes an irrational decision to kill his friend, Caesar. His tragic flaw is shown because Brutus believes the people will be oppressed if Caesar does become the leader of Rome. He believes the only way Rome can be saved is by assassinating Caesar. Although Brutus does not want more power, he is just willing to sacrifice himself for the people of Rome unlike the other conspirators. His flaw is that he makes an inaccurate judgement that both Cassius and himself want Caesar to be gone for the same reason. However, what Brutus does not know is that Cassius is jealous of Caesar and does not want to kill Caesar for the good. Brutus is also mindless to think that nobody is going to try and rise to be the leader of Rome. Brutus does not look at himself to be a threat or target to the other people who may want to be the leader. This flaw can lead to a crisis for Brutus later on as he might be faced with a dilemma, which will alter the fate of him. On the other hand, Caesar is in a high rank position after defeating Pompey and receiving appreciation from the people of Rome. He has been given the opportunity to become king of Rome, but politely declines. Caesars tragic flaw is hubris, which is excessive pride, because he did not want to appear weak to the people. His tragic flaw is shown when he ignores the soothsayer and Calpurnia, Caesar's wife. Calpurnia had a dream that Caesar was going to be killed and warned him not to go to the Capitol. She comes up with excuses so he does not have to attend, however, Caesar is persuaded by Decius' interpretation of the dream and he goes anyways. This demonstrates how he let his excessive pride overlook a warning that could have altered his fate. (Sorry for posting it a little late. I was not feeling well and did not go to school today.)
In the first two acts of “Julius Caesar” many themes are emerging. One main theme is the power of words can create control over a person. Throughout Act I and II persuasion is used to convince characters to comply to others wants. Cassius uses specific word choices and expression to coax Brutus to join the conspiracy. In Brutus’s monologue the reader sees that Brutus has succumed to the persuasion. Caesar is another character that falls for the power of words. Caesar’s wife manages to convince Caesar to avoid the capital and stay home. Yet Decius manages to induce Caesar to disregard his wife’s pleas and superstitions and the soothsayers warnings, and partake in the meeting at the capitol. At this point in the play, in the tragic hero cycle Julius is at the tragic flaw point, while Brutus is at the crisis point. One of Caesar’s flaws is that he is hubris. Caesar does not want the people of Rome to view him as weak. When Calpurnia suggests Caesar use the excuse of him being sick, Caesar refuses. Caesar let his pride take control, decides to believe Decius’s interpretation of the dream and join him to the capitol. Brutus allows the idea of Caesar becoming a tyrant overpower his conscience. Brutus’s truthfulness allows him to be open for persuasion. Brutus’s decisions to join the conspiracy and defy and kill Caesar leads him to the ultimate tragedy. At any point, Brutus had the alternative to leave the conspiracy, yet he doesn’t.
The theme represented in Act 1 is how you feel on the inside is not always represented on the outside. Julius Caesar first ignores the ideas of March, but we know he thought about it because Calpurnia has a dream about Caesar dying. He becomes worried and asks for a fortune teller. In front of Calpurnia he shows how he feels, but in front of everyone else he doesn't show his true feelings. Brutus' tragic flaw is going to be expressed. Caesar is very arrogant because he doesn't listen to Calpurnia and the fortune teller and decides to go to the ideas of March instead.
Power affects character and life changing decisions. Caesar can not make his own decisions. He has other people try to tell him where to go. Part of Caesars tragic flaw is he is unsure of what he should do.. He changes his mind so easily.
Brutus and Caesar are at a breaking point. Caesar is deciding whether or not he should go to the capital. Brutus is deciding whether he should kill Caesar but is torn because he likes Caesar but not the way he rules.
In Julius Caesar, multiple themes are emerging in the first two acts. One theme that stands out is that what one expresses to others may not be what one’s true feelings are on the inside. This means that one is covering up his/her true feelings with a facade that is expected or wanted from others. Julius Caesar expresses this theme because Julius completely disregards the Soothsayer’s warning of the ides of March. However, he later shows he actually took it into consideration after Calpurnia, his wife, dreams about his death when the ides of March arrives. He starts to worry more and in turn asks for guidance from a fortune teller. Whenever Caesar is around other people he doesn’t show he is superstitious because it is not in his character to do so. Only when he is with Calpurnia does he show how superstitious he really is.
At this point in the play, Julius Caesar is at the climax of the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw is revealed. The audience discovers that Caesar is arrogant. This is found to be true because he thinks that he is all powerful and untouchable, so he goes out on the ides of March even though the Soothsayer, Calpurnia, and fortune teller told him not to. This tragic flaw in Julius Caesar will result in crisis. Brutus is at the point in the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw will soon be revealed, which will result in another crisis.
In Antony's speech the appeal that is seen many times is pathos. Antony appeals to the audience's emotions. Whenever Antony is giving his speech he says things about Caesar that he knew would cause the audience to come on his side. For example, he tells them that they were Caesar's heirs and Caesar left each of them 75 drachmas. Antony also says how Caesar used weep for the poor which makes the audience see how good of a man Caesar was.
At this point in the story it seems as if Antony will take over Rome. Antony has gotten almost all the citizens of Rome onto his side and they think that Brutus is a traitor at this point. Antony has convinced them that Caesar was a lot better than Brutus will ever be, and the reasons they had as to why they killed Caesar weren't valid.
In Julius Caesar, Caesar controls his own fait, he could listen to superstition or go out on the Ives of March. The descions made is wait controls fait, while fait Presents it's self with warnings. ceaser is begged to not go to the Senitie as calpurnina fears that death will strike Caesar. Caesar blows off all warnings even a note containing a warming of the conspiracy at the senate doors, thus Ceaser controlling his own fait, death. " And you are coming in very happy time To bear my greeting to the senators And tell them that I will not come today." "Good friends, go in and taste some wine with me, And we like friends shall straightway go together." Caesar states in these a contradiction. He decided his fate by going to the senate with the conspirators who he thinks is his friends.
In the tragic hero cycle Brutis is at the point of Person of status. I believe he is going to be a big role of Julis ceasar witch is why his cycle will develope slower. Caesar on the other hand is approaching the tragic ending. His cycle is going to progress very quickly. He is at the reversal of fortune stage. Caesar has the opurtiny to not go and he says to his wife he shall not. Then changes his fate by going instead of listening to his pleading wife.
The theme in the play is, people have a different opinion on you, as you can think differently of yourself. This is because Julius ceasar thinks himself as a god, while others want him replaced, such as the senate. The citizens of Rome and the leaders think differently of Ceasar than he thinks of himself. The tragic hero as of now would tend toward Brutus more. He is the ethical character would loves Ceasar, but the peoe want him to rule more. He is being persuaded to eliminate Ceasar for the good of Rome.
The first theme of act one would be that Julius Ceasar is sort of against Rome. He is told beware the ides of March (his death) but he ignores them because he thinks that nothing bad can happen to him. He thinks that everyone loves him when in reality, everyone fears him. The second theme of act one would be Brutus dealing with decisions. He is selfish and is willing to kill his friend to rule Rome. He is struggling with deciding whether it is the right thing to kill Ceasar. He tries to cover up his decision with excuses that don't make any sense. These are two themes you can find in Julius Ceasar and the first two acts
One theme emerging is "Words can be manipulative and lead to bad events". Cassius is able to convince Brutus that he would be a better leader than Caesar by pointing out Caesars flaws and Brutus' strong points. Cassius is using his words to get what he wants by making it seem like he actually cares for others. In the end his words cause Caesars death. Brutus and Caesar are both at the point where tension is building. Brutus is getting ready to kill Caesar and is trying to convince him it'll be okay if he goes out on the Ides of March. Caesar is arguing with his wife about him going out on that day. His wife believes that something bad will happen, especially because of her dream, but Caesar believes he will be okay.
One theme of Julius Caesar is self thought versus the private thought. Caesar is a perfect example of this theme. When the soothslayer professed to him to beware the ides of March he publicly denies this supernatural threat. He does this so he doesn't show weakness out toward the citizens. But as soon as his wife as some bad dream he promises not to go to the capital that day. He believes that something is wrong and the gods and supernatural forces don't want him to go. Then as soon as one of his senators show up the supernatural is out the window.
ReplyDeleteCeasar and Brutus are at the tragic flaw stage in the hero cycle. Ceasar is the two face charataristic. He is one way in puclic and an other way at in private. While Brutus tragic flaw is his self ego. He is only planning to take out Ceasar because he wants to be a better leader than his dad.
One theme is Fate versus willingness. This theme is shown by Caesar and his fate we all know but he willingly goes to the capital that day even though he was warned by a lot of people. In the text we can see in act 1 the fortune teller saying to Caesar that he shouldn't go out on the ides of March. Caesar does not listen and decides to go out and we all know what will happen to him as the story unfolds. Brutus and Caesar are almost at the tragic point of the cycle. This is shown by these are the moments leading up the scene where the senators are going to kill Caesar which is the tragedy in this story.
ReplyDeleteThere are many themes emerging in both of these acts. One theme is about too power ruining someones life. An example of this is the senate being jealous of Caesar. They believe that the people like him to much and they do not want him to have soul power. So they plan on trying to take the power back by assassinating him. If Caesar would have given the senate more power he would not be in this situation. Brutus and Caesar are both showing signs of their tragic hero cycle. For Brutus, it shows that he likes Caesar and does not want to do this to him, but after Caccius and the others trick him, he agrees that it should be done. However throughout the acts, it shows him at points regretting his decision, but he is reassured that this is meant to happen. The tragic hero cycle is different for Julius Caesar. Throughout the acts he is given warning about being careful and that there is something bad going to happen to him. He is shown to be nervous by this, an example whenever Calpernia tells him about her dream he decides to stay home. However he is convinced to go whenever he is told that the people need him or whenever there is something to do with power.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 1: A theme emerging in Julius Caesar is that power is a natural want of humans and the need for it can become strong and overpower the mind. All men want power at some point in life. It gives them the feeling that they are important and strong, a feeling everyone enjoys feeling. People wants to be in control of their lives. The want for power grows stronger until it dominates us and causes us to do anything to achieve power. The want for power usually results in a negative outcome. Cassius is a senator with power, but it is apparent that he wants more. Caesar directly tells us that he will never be happy while another person has more power than he does. We see both earlier and later in the play that Cassius is the leader of the conspirators that plan to kill Julius Caesar. He yearns for the power so much that he will kill for it. Cassius delivers many speeches to Brutus trying to convince him to help kill Caesar. The main point of these speeches is that the senators deserve power. Cassius awakens their inner jealousy of Caesar's power. The theme of the human want of power is constant throughout Julius Caesar.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: Brutus and Julius Caesar are entwined in the tragic hero cycle. At the beginning, Brutus and Julius Caesar were established as tragic heroes. Both are characters with power, which is a requirement of a tragic hero. We have also seen both of their tragic flaws. Brutus's tragic flaw is that he is depressed. This leads to him not caring about the consequences of his actions. It allows him to become easily persuaded to any idea or side of an argument. Right now in the play, Brutus is about to kill Caesar, so he is on the verge of a crisis. Julius Caesar is on a different step on the tragic hero cycle. Obviously, he has been established as a noble character. He has great power and has a high status. His tragic flaw has also been greatly established. His tragic flaw is that he tries to be too brave. He thinks fear shows weakness and does not want to appear weak. Caesar is currently on the crisis step of the tragic hero cycle. His decision to go to Senate will lead to a tragic chain of events and his fate will be altered.
A major theme that's emerged in the first two acts is how one's emotions affect one's actions. In Act I, Cassius pounces on Brutus' depression and uncertainty. He uses Brutus' emotions to make him the leader of the conspiracy. The theme continues in Act II as Cassius will "fight" with Brutus, but will always let him have his way. Brutus' uncertainty towards assassinating Caesar is lessened by the reassurance of the other senators.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Julius Caesar are in different parts of the tragic hero cycle. Both have started out as noble characters and have declined since. Brutus has become a turncoat for "the good of the Roman people." Caesar has let his arrogance ruin his changes of survival. He even yelled at his wife for being foolish about her dreams that warned her of the conspiracy.
One theme that is beginning to emerge in the first two acts of Julius Caesar is that a person should follow along with his/her own view point rather than rely on somebody else's opinion on what to do during a situation. I believe this is an emerging theme because in both Acts 1 and 2, Caesar relies on the opinions of others when determining how to go about a situation. In Act 1, after Caesar hears his warning about the Ides of March, he makes the soothsayer repeat himself multiple times because Caesar is uncertain whether to believe him or not. Also, in Act 2, Caesar at first goes with his instinct about not going out for the day. However, after hearing the opinions of the townsmen, he decides to go out because he believes he'd be foolish if he did not. If Caesar would have went with his instant and his own judgement, he would have prevented his own death.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the play, Caesar's tragic flaw has been established as being arrogant. Also, the crisis that he is enduring is his warnings of the ides of March. He has been warned of his soon to come misfortunes, and there is nothing to do to reverse what is about to happen to him. For Brutus, his tragic flaw is his lack of judgement on his decisions. This is his tragic flaw because he goes along with what everyone else is doing and doesn't think fully for himself. Also, his crisis is his decision to go along with the plan to kill Caesar. Brutus is convinced that this plan is the only way to save Rome, and he must kill Caesar in order to live up to everyone's expectations of him. This is where Brutus and Caesar both fall in the tragic hero cycle at this point in the play.
One theme emerging in act 2 is that confidence can blind you from seeing the reality in a situation. Caesar has been constantly told by soothsayers and his wife that he should not go out on the ides of March. However, Caesar believes that because he is so highly valued that there is no way he can be harmed when he goes to the capitol. For example, Caesar says, "the gods do this in order to shame cowardince. Caesar is a beast without a heart if he stays home today because of fear." Calpurnia responds, "your wisdom is consumed by confidence." This textual example shows Caesar is unable to think right because he is blinded by his confidence. This leads to and ill mannered decision to go to the senate when he knows he shouldn't,
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar are both at the tragic flaw point in the tragic hero cycle at this point in the play. Caesar is at this point, because we see how his overconfidence is leading him towards a crisis in which he will be unexpectedly murdered in the capitol. Caesar's overconfidence is blinding him from seeing what is going on around him showing he has reached the tragic flaw point. Brutus is also at this point, because he is too easily persuaded by his peers. Brutus even though is Caesar's best friend he sides with the conspirators portraying his tragic flaw which eventually lead to the crisis of stabbing and killing Julius Caesar.
ReplyDeleteThemes have arisen in acts one and two. One of which is that people do evil acts for what they believe are good reasons. This is seen throughout the acts when the conspirators are trying to overthrow Caesar. The conspirators think that what they are doing is for the good of Rome, especially with Cassius and Brutus. Cassius thinks that Caesar is a tyrant and Brutus has been guided to think that he would be a better ruler. Brutus and Cassius are rationalizing an evil act of murder to justify it. This can be applied to real life in multiple ways. First we can see that people act in their own self interest, but most of all, we should make sure that our intentions are made clear. Caesar does not want to be crowned, but still he is being plotted against, if he were to make it more known that he is pro-senate, he might not be killed. Secondly, we should weary who we trust, and properly reward those who have helped us. That way people like you and do not envy you, just as Brutus does for Caesar.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Julius Caesar are in the tragic hero cycle. The point that they are at is the tragic flaw stage. This is because Caesar has not listened to the “fortune tellers” that have warned Caesar to not go out on March 15th. Secondly, Brutus thinks that he will be a better leader of Rome. Both of these are brought on by their arrogance, and pride for themselves. Also they have both neglected their wives in some way. Another sign of their arrogance, so they are in the tragic flaw stage in which the tragic flaw sets up the chain of events for the ruin of the Tragic Hero.
1. One theme first emerging in the play is "Thinking too highly of yourself can get you into trouble in the future". In the beginning of the play Caesar is warned about the Ides of March, but he Caesar ignores his warning. Later in this act Brutus and Cassius start a plan to kill caesar. As the play continues Caesars still believes himself to be invulnerable. This also shows when he decides to still go to senate even though Calpurnia and the Soothsayer warn him not to.
ReplyDelete2. I think that Brutus and Julius Caesar's tragic flaws are beginning to show at this point in the play. We begin to see Caesar's tragic flaw in act 2 scene 2. Caesar first agrees to not go out because of calpurnias dream and the fortune tellers fortunate they give to him. However, as soon as Decius convinces him that culpurnia is wrong and they will crown Caesar he begins to change his mind very easily. This is starting to show that Caesar is very worried about his image. Caesar has to go to the senate so he isn't seen as weak. Brutus however, truly believed that Caesar would have had a negative impact on Rome, and since Brutus put his country before his friends and even his family, he joined the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. Even though Caesar is his friend, Brutus' loyalty as a Roman citizen came first. Brutus' tragic flaw is that he is not a very good judge of character, and he trusts Cassius to help lead him through the plan of assassinating Caesar.
One of the themes in Julius Caesar is the power of speech. Persuasion is shown throughout the 2 acts by all characters trying to persuade each other. Caesar is able to show this in how he is able to persuade the citizens of Rome. Cassius does this in the way that he is always convincing men to join the controversy against Caesar. Brutus against many struggle finally is able to persuade himself to take down Caesar.
ReplyDeleteIn the tragic hero cycle Brutus shows that he may be the tragic hero by deciding to go against Caesar which could then in turn lead to Brutus' downfall. Caesar on the other hand could be seen as the tragic hero in the way that since his right hand man Brutus is going against him, he obviously did something wrong in ruling for this to happen
One theme is "Go with what you really believe instead of what others tell you to believe". Caesar goes back and forth between Decius, the soothsayers, and Calpurnia's predictions for what is to come on March 15. He is never quite confident in just one of these people, which ends up making him suspicious, his tragic flaw. There are several people telling him what to believe but he never takes a moment to think about what he truly thinks, instead he wants others to tell him how to think. His suspicion instead leads him to his untimely death.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar have reached the point of the play where their tragic flaws are revealed. Brutus appears to have poor judgement and trusts Cassius and his plans even though he is normally honorable to Caesar. Caesar is constantly suspicious. Although he claims to believe Decius and his interpretation for the next day, Caesar still contacts a soothsayer to confirm his ideas. These tragic flaws will result in a crisis which will be revealed later on in the play (Caesar's death).
1. One main theme out of the first 2 acts, is Cesar only listens to what he thinks. This is proven because, when all of the people around him or telling him that he's going to die or did not do well on the 15th, he doesn't listen. When his wife tells him that he had a bad dream he agrees with her. He is now thinking that he might not go out because of that. But when Deisius says his wife had a bad dream he goes along with that, because that's what he wants to hear.
ReplyDelete2. Brutus and Cesar are at the crisis point of the tragic cycle at this point of the play. The tension is definitely increasing in things or leading up to a reversal of fortune, but we're not quite there yet. Julius Caesar is faced with a dilemma to go to the capital or to stay home. Even though all odds are against Caesar going, he has been warned about this also. Brutus is faced with the dilemma whether or not to take over the position. He mentions in the play how he does not dislike Cesar just the way he rules. He is deciding if and how he is going to kill Caesar.
One theme emerging within the first two acts is Caesar is very selfish and only believes what he wants to hear instead of listening to what others have to say. Caesar does not believe when everyone tells him not to go out on the Ides Of March because they keep having bad visions or nightmares. Caesar does not even listen to his wife when she really wants him to stay home when she only wants the best for him. Caesar is making it hard for the audience to like him because of his selfish acts. Brutus' and Caesar's point in the tragic hero cycle is at the peak. The play is building up and we are soon to reach the climax. Julius Caesar is making crucial decisions in deciding to stay home or to go to the capital. Brutus is making the decision whether or not to go against his "good friend" Julius Caesar.
ReplyDeleteA major theme I noticed is Caesar's confliction between himself and what he wants his people to see. Caesar himself is very superstitious and is worried, but he tries to act like it doesn't bother him so his people will not find him weak or less powerful. It is Caesar's public form of himself versus his private self. He asks multiple soothsayers about his fate because he is afraid of his wife's dream. But when the conspirators come to get hi to go to the senate he goes willingly because they convince him and he doesn't want them to think of him as any less powerful. Right now Caesar and Brutus are facing their tragic flaws. I know this because they both have revealed a major flaw that will lead to a crisis that will cause both to face a tragic ending.
ReplyDelete1. Free will and fate both determine a persons life. Through the play so far Caesar is wary of his fate "Beware the Ides of March". He has priests making sacrifices and he is asking fortune tellers if this warning is correct. Caesar accepts fate as something from a higher power and despite warnings from multiple sources e decides on free will to go to the senate. Ultimately leading to him meeting his fateful demise.
ReplyDelete2. Caesar and Brutus are both in the second step of the tragic hero cycle. Both have shown their tragic flaws to be the pursuit of power. Brutus has shown it by agreeing to the plot to kill Caesar only because he was told the Roman people really want him as emperor. He enjoys the idea of him being in power. Caesar has displayed this flaw because he refused to go to the senate until he was told he would be crowned today. As soon as Caesar heard this he had to go because he is so power hungry. This flaw leads to his death.
I believe that the theme of acts 1 and 2 is the theme of public self VS private self. In Caesars private life that he is very superstitious. We see this when he when Caesar is entering into the city a soothe sayer says "Beware the idea of March". Upon hearing this he calls the soothe sayer forward to be seen by Caesar. By the action of wanting to see him means that he cares about things that are super natural. Shortly after this Caesar acts like what the soothe saying is saying is ludicrous and just acts like the soothe sayer means nothing to Caesar. He wants to appear to be powerful by this action. Later we see that Caesar his his own paid fortune tellers to interpret his dreams and to see the future. This obviously means that he is very superstitious. This shows that he doesn't want people to know that he believes in superstition.
ReplyDeleteBrutal has been at the tragic flaw stage for most of the play so far. We know this because and obvious tragic flaw of Brutus is that he is easily deceived. Other conspirators fooled him into believing that the people want Brutas as ruler and not Caesar. Because now that it is the ides of March the reader can suspect the crisis state to come soon.
Caesar is also at the tragic flaw state of the tragic hero cycle. His flaw of his thrive on power and his hiding of his superstitious beliefs have been in these 2 acts many times. We see these often because that they coincide. And example of this is when when Caesar acts as if the soothe sayer means nothing. I'm this scenario we see that he is both showing power and that he his hiding his interest in the super natural. Also like with Brutas the crisis state is soon too happen with Caesar.
Currently, Caesar is in the tragic chain of events portion of the tragic hero cycle. He has become a person of status through his endeavors at Pompey. Caesar holds the tragic flaw of arrogance or exhibits hubris. He shows this multiple times in the play. Caesar goes against his wife's wishes and the soothsayers premonitions. He believes that no one can stop him because he is Caesar. He has also reached a crisis. His crisis is whether or not to go to the capitol. Caesar ultimately decides to go to the capitol which brings him into the tragic chain of events. This chain will lead him to his demise. Brutus is in the tragic chain of events as well. He has become Caesar's second after helping in Pompey. Brutus' tragic flaw is his motive behind becoming a conspirator. He just wants the future of Rome and its people to be secure. This becomes a flaw when people like Cassius capitalize it and manipulate him. Brutus has also experienced a crisis. He must decide whether or not to become a conspirator in the assassination plot. His decision leads him into the tragic chain of events. Brutus is at the beginning of this chain. Caesar is closer to his tragic demise than Brutus is.
ReplyDeleteAn emerging theme in Julius Caesar is people can be driven to great lengths because of emotions. In Julius Caesar, emotionally charged actions are very present. Cassius plots to assassinate Caesar out of fear and jealousy. Brutus joins the conspirators because he is fearful of Rome's future. Caesar decides to go to the capitol out of fear for his public standing. He also decides to go because he feels invincible. Throughout the play, emotions lead the characters in their actions. In life, people make decisions based on feelings even if they may be fleeting. This can be seen in Julius Caesar. Caesar may live to regret his fearlessness. Brutus may regret his fearfulness. Brutus went from being Caesar's second to his assassinator. The fact is emotions drive people and characters to great lengths.
One emerging theme is that public identifies can differ from private ones. Both Caesar and Brutus are prime examples of this. Caesar, in an effort to uphold his image before the people, publicly acts like nothing can hurt him. However, privately, he is much less confident. He is superstitious and worried about his fate, yet to preserve others' perceptions of himself, Caesar takes on a very strong public persona. In Act II, Scene 2, even though he receives bad omens in the form of his wife's dream and a sacrificial beast missing a heart, Caesar decides, though internally hesitant, to go to the meeting with the Senate, lest others think him weak and afraid. Then, he pushes the blame on his wife by declaring, "How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia!" in front of Decius, though he, too, shared these fears. Brutus displays a similar difference between public and private persona. He admits to Cassius in Act I that something troubles him, but as Act II progresses, one can see that he does not like to let on that his emotions bother him, as this is seen as a sign of weakness. When his wife Portia asks him what is wrong in Scene 1 of Act II, Brutus refuses multiple times and states, "I am not well in health, and that is all." Rather than talk about his feelings, which is seen as a traditionally effeminate action, Brutus feigns a more masculine identity in front of others.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar land in about the same place in the cycle. Both are persons of status, Caesar, a ruler, and Brutus, a very well-respected Senator and friend to the ruler. Their tragic flaws have been revealed as well. Caesar's ambition is his tragic flaw because it leads him to become arrogant, develop hubris, and make others see him as a threat. The tragic flaws of Brutus are his trusting nature and his sense of honor, which allow Cassius to manipulate him into thinking the conspiracy is for the good of the people and that the people of Rome want Brutus as a leader. Brutus' cycle will be drawn out longer because he is alive much longer than Caesar. Therefore, Caesar experiences each step in the cycle earlier. Whereas Brutus has not really had a crisis yet, Caesar is beginning his crisis stage, begun by the bad omens. The tragic chain of events and further steps will with little doubt constitute the senator meeting and the events right before the ruler's death.
One theme from Julius Caesar is trusting one another too easily. In the play, both Brutus and Caesar are good examples of showing this. Caesar trusts his senators, even after the warnings he has received. In Act 2, Scene 2, Caesar trusts Decius over his wife. Caesar's wife warns him not to go to the capital, because she had a dream in which he was killed. However, Decius claims the dream was misinterpreted and Caesar basically calls his wife an idiot directly after. Caesar decides he will be fine to go to the Capitol after this conversation. Caesar, Decius and the other senators who have gathered eventually go to the Capitol, and history proves that Caesar will be killed there. In Act 1, Scene 2, Brutus trusts Cassius too easily. Cassius talks down on himself and makes Brutus feel more powerful than himself when they are equal on the political ladder. Despite minor convincing of why Caesar can't have a crown, Brutus agrees to help kill his good friend Caesar.
ReplyDeleteThe tragic hero cycle consists of Tragic flaw, the flaw causing a bad chain of events, reversal of fortune, self discovery, catharsis, and tragic ending. Caesar is currently at the reversal of fortune. Caesar's tragic flaw is his belief of him being invincible. He makes remarks such as, " I rather tell thee what is to be fear'd Than what I fear, for always I am Caesar." Caesar beliefs that only age can kill him which clearly won't be the actual result. The chain of events is Caesar's public ignoring of the warnings he has received. This ignoring causes him to think down on the senators tricking him to going to the Capitol, as he believes that they don't believe the warnings either. Caesar believing Decius over his wife is the reversal of fortune, because he ignores the final warning he has received which leads to his easily assumed death. Brutus has only shown his tragic flaw. Brutus's tragic flaw is his misjudgment of those around him. Brutus feels as though Caesar shouldn't have a crown. Cassius claims it can only be stopped with his death, and Brutus doesn't think the crown can be prevented from him in any other way.
There is a difference between how one acts privately and how one acts in public. This theme is present in multiple themes throughout acts I and II of "Julius Caesar". In Act I, Scene II a soothsayer appears to Caesar. He shows no fear or concern of the soothsayer's warning on his face and acts as though he does not believe in the supernatural. Later in the play though, Caesar shows his belief in supernatural when he sends his servant to ask the priests to make a sacrifice. This shows the difference in public and private reactions and how it can effect people. Brutus also shows different public and private beliefs about the conspiracy against Caesar. In act II Scene I, Brutus announces that he will join the conspiracy because it is best for the public. Although he chooses to participate in the murdering of Caesar, he still has no personal reason for wanting to kill him. Privately, Brutus does not fully agree with the actions of conspiracy, which are sometimes shown during his arguments with Cassius. Overall, the difference of public and private thoughts and actions are present in most of the characters throughout the play.
ReplyDeleteAt this point of the play, Brutus is in the part of the tragic hero cycle where he is presented with a crisis. This crisis is the assassination of Caesar, which will most likely change the course of events for the rest of the play. Brutus has not yet reached his moment of self-discovery, so he is not at that point of the cycle yet. Caesar is in almost the same place, but has not been presented with a crisis yet. He is not aware of the conspiracy against him, but will most likely finish out the cycle in the next act. Caesar has shown his tragic flaw in multiple scenes of play so far. He has also shown that he is unaware of his mortality and is oblivious to the hatred people have for him. Both characters are still in the beginning parts of the cycle.
One main theme of Julius Caesar act1 &2 is that people who worry too much about how the public sees their honor will become blind and fray to manipulation which threats seem empty or not direct . As it can be seen in act1 , Brutus is at war with himself whether Caesar's death would be good for the people of Rome when he tells Cassius, "If it be aught toward the general good,/ Set honor in one eye and death i' the other/ And I will look on both indifferently", and Cassius seizes the opportunity prompting Brutus to really consider the conspiracy as the best solution and later sends him fake citizen letters(1,i,85-7). Because Cassius tricks Brutus into strengthening the conspiracy- since he thinks he is doing the honorable thing- this theme is shown, and later Cassius's tricky could cost Brutus in the end. Then in act2 caesar is manipulated into worrying more about his public image than his life when Decius twists the interpretation of Calpurinas dream. Caesar's tragic flaw is exposed thus he ends up going to the Senate although he has been superstition. So Brutus and Casear are both tricked fir Cassius political gain although neither see how this corresponds with their actions because of the power bravery is 'all mighty' and may be therefore hurt in the process. In the end from Brutus and Caesar it is learned that people who care more about other opinions cease to see the pain appeasing others caused.
ReplyDeleteBrutus is still at his tragic flaw because his flaws appear unfinished since he is not at crisis mode yet. Britain's mindset mindset might be his tragic flaw considering how easily he believed the letters and Cassius about Caesar's death, and the conspiracy could later hurt him. Brutus is somewhat panicking but he was troubled to begin with - yet he has not snapped , so he has not reached his crisis.
Caesar is in his crisis as the tensions builds leading to Caesar trip to the Senate on t he Ides of March where he was countless warned against. Caesar is faced with the dilemma of being seen as weak and silly by the Senate if he should not attend himself. Then there the conspiracy Will assassinate Caesar.
One theme beginning to evolve between the first two acts explains that with a driving force behind someone's thoughts, people tend to put their own hankerings first. This is shown with Brutus in Act one. Cassius wants to take the power from Caesar, so he is trying to form an alliance to kill him. Brutus is friends with Caesar, but he leans toward joining Cassius' alliance to transfer the power out of Caesar's hands. Cassius uses Brutus' father as a figure of strength and this makes Brutus want to do all he can to be like his father, even if that requires killing Caesar. Brutus is influenced to release his friendship with Caesar and only be concerned with his own power. Both Brutus and Julius Caesar are in the second phase of the tragic hero cycle, where their flaw is going to lead to crisis. Julius Caesar's flaw is that he cares too much about what others think of him. He is warned by his wife's nightmare that he is going to get murdered if he leaves the house, but instead of staying home he listens to the other men. The men tell him that if he does not go he will be seen as weak by his opponents and the people of the town will be disappointed in him. Caesar going out will likely be leading to the his death. Brutus, on the other hand, is more concerned with obtaining what he has always longed for. He wants to be like his father, who was previously a powerful ruler. Cassius is able to convince Brutus that the only thing standing between him and the power is Caesar, leaving the only option of Caesar's death. Brutus throws his friendship to the side and his tragic flaw will also lead to the crisis of Julius Caesar dying.
ReplyDeleteA central idea that has been seen in the first two acts of Julius Caesar is that fate and choice coexist. This was seen in the first scenes of the play. In scene two of Act I Caesar is warned about the ides of March and readers can recognize that fate will play an important role. Caesar dismisses the idea but privately considers it. Instead of ignoring the soothsayer, he calls him forward. When the ides of March come he goes to his fortunetellers because he relies on them and sees them as important. Cassius believes that man has free will and has control of what happens in his life. While convincing Brutus to join his plan, he uses many examples. He says Brutus’s father was a great ruler because he did not rely on fate. He uses the famous line “the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves”, meaning they must control their fate.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of Act II, Julius Caesar has evolved as a tragic hero. Brutus show less of the cycle, but evidence of the early stages are there. Julius Caesar is in the tragic chain of events stage and readers will soon see the reversal of fortune. He began as a leader of Rome and showed his tragic flaw of hubris. He was warned of a crisis and told not to go to the Senate, but Decius convinced him otherwise and he made the decision to go, sealing his fate to death. Brutus has been distinguished as a Senator and his fatal flaw is a sense of honor that clouds his judgement. He is currently in the crisis stage of the tragic hero cycle.
In Julius Caesar, multiple themes emerge within the first two acts. One prevalent theme is that what you show on the outside is not always representative of how you feel on the inside. This means that you are hiding your true feelings inside with a facade. This theme is expressed through Julius Caesar. In the first act, Julius Caesar completely ignores the Soothsayer’s warning of the Ides of March. However, we later learn that he actually took this into consideration because when the Ides of March arrives, Calpurnia dreams of Caesar’s death, which makes Caesar start to worry a bit more. This causes him to ask for guidance from a fortune teller. Whenever Caesar is around many people, he does not show that he is superstitious. However, when he is not surrounded by the people, only by Calpurnia, we find that he shows how superstitious he really is.
ReplyDeleteAt this point of the play, Julius Caesar is at the point in the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw is revealed. We discover that Julius Caesar is arrogant. He thinks that he is all powerful and nothing can touch him, which is why he decides to go out on the Ides of March even though the Soothsayer, Calpurnia, and the fortune teller told him not to. This tragic flaw in Julius Caesar will result in crisis. Brutus is at the point of the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw will soon be revealed.
There has been a theme that has begun to emerge in the first two acts. This theme is that a differing public persona from a private persona can lead to disaster. In the play, Caesar personally believes heavily in fate. He does not want to go out that dat because of his wife's dream and the fortune teller's advice. However, he decides to go out anyway because he does not want people to see his public persona as weak. This will eventually lead to him being killed by his own people.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar are at the part in the tragic hero cycle where their tragic flaws are beginning to show and be developed. Brutus has shown that his love for Rome will affect what he does and that he will put his trust people who are looking to take down Rome's leader. These could be his tragic flaw. Caesar's tragic flaw seems to be that his public self differs from his private self. He goes out, against his superstitious beliefs, so that he doesn't appear weak.
One theme is defining masculinity. Caesar started out believing his wife's dream but once Decuis makes a counter argument Caesar is like going along with him because he doesn't want to look weak. He says that he isn't staying in just because of his wife's dream. We know that he is concerned because he hired priests ands soothsayers to tell him to stay in or not but he doesn't listen to them.
ReplyDeleteBrutus is at the tragic flaw part where he sort of realizes it but doesn't realize that he is going to regret what he does.
Caesar is still at the heroic characteristics stage. He doesn't realize his tragic flaw yet and probably won't until it is too late.
Throughout the play, Shakespeare has incorporated the idea of fate, though it is much deeper. Through his writing he plays with the idea making the reader inquire whether or not man can control fate or if they are simply destined to occur. We see that in Act II of the play that Caesar receives several warnings not to leave the house, yet he ignores these warnings. This signifies that he has an ability to change his fate, but his tragic flaw hinders him from preserving his own life.
ReplyDeleteCaesar is farther into the tragic hero cycle than Brutus. He is at the "Tragic chain of events" stage. In Act II, he is warned by his wife, a fortune teller, and by a random man in the beginning of the play. He ignores these signs, showing that he has already developed through the "tragic flaw" stage. He has the ability to choose his fate in Act II, which is whether or not he will venture from the house and meet at the Senate. He decides to travel to the Senate which will ultimately alter his own fate. Brutus is on the "tragic flaw" stage. His tragic flaw is shown earlier in the play, as he is easily convinced by Cassius not only that Caesar is not fit to rule, but that Brutus would make a more suitable leader of Rome. However, he has not made a decision that will alter his fate as of now.
In the first to ask of Julius Caesar there are clearly two things that can be identified. Throughout the play this theme arises showing how sometimes the person you are alone can differ from the person you are in public. What I mean by this is that in public Cesar seems to be wrapped up in his big headedness not realizing the danger that he could be him when the fortuneteller ones him to be careful in March. Although he brings the fortune teller forward because he is genuinely interested, he dismisses it. Another theme depicted from act one and two would be do we actually care about people and do things for the general welfare or are we just selfish in our own ways, but cover them up in lies. This can be explained because Brutus says that killing Caesar would be up for the general welfare although he is just jealous of his power and wishes to be king instead of him. Deezer some scenes that can be found in Julius Caesar act one and two.
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ReplyDeleteIn Julius Caesar, Shakespeare presents the forever intriguing idea of fate and a theme is beginning to form on whether or not men are subjected to it or are in control of it through free will. Cassius is completely against Caesar’s claim to power. Unlike Caesar he sees a man who bows down to fate to be a coward. He says: “Men at sometime were masters of their fates. / The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings”. Cassius explains here to Brutus that their position below Caesar is not due to a prophecy written in the stars but because they have failed to do anything about it and until they take action nothing will change.
In the tragic hero cycle, Brutus and Caesar are at two different points. Brutus is at the "tragic flaw" stage. His downfall has yet to happen but it will be due to his way of being easily persuaded. He went from one of Caesar's main followers and trusted ally to planning his assassination all because Cassius tells him he is more fit to rule than Caesar. Julius Caesar however is farther along in the cycle. He has already started the "tragic chain of events" stage. He is flawed with pride and superstition. He has been warned about the ides of March and the tragedy that day will bring but yet cannot miss the senate meeting or he will look weak and refuses to change any kind of fate if it is destined to happen. Even if it means saving his own life.
One theme emerging in the first two acts is that power leads to the deterioration of the individual. The most obvious example of this is Caesar, who is a great leader, but will be killed as a result of his power. I believe, however, that Brutus is the most compelling observation of this theme. In the beginning he seems to love Caesar, but as his perceived power rises, he begins to deteriorate morally, and has agreed to the assassination of his friend. This is an obvious example of a person deteriorating because of the power he has obtained.
ReplyDeleteCaesar is enjoying the top of his power, and will soon experience his end, and his tragedy, while Brutus is still gaining power and corruption, but will get more power and eventually experience his end.
One theme that has been slowly emerging is loyalty versus duty. Brutus is a very good friend of Caesar and has been for a long time. He never saw anything wrong with Caesar until Cassius told him to consider Caesar's position. Ever since then, Brutus has been constantly at war with himself. He doesn't like the fact that he is part of a conspiracy against his best friend, but he feels it is his responsibility to look after the good of the Roman republic; no matter what. This theme responsibility over friendship has really shaped the course of the first two acts.
ReplyDeleteJulius Caesar is in the reversal of fortune phase and Brutus is still only in the tragic flaw stage.
Caesar's tragic cycle so far:
-Person of Status> He just came back from conquering Pompey, the people are adoring him, and he was offered the crown 3 times
-Tragic Flaw> Unable to follow the signs around him warning him of danger even though he is superstitious
-Crises> His wife has a dream about blood squirting out of a statue of Caesar
-Tragic Chain of Events> Persuaded to not heed warnings from his wife, continues to meet with his friends who are all part of the conspiracy, and goes to the senate instead of listening to all the warnings.
-Reversal of Fortune> The short period of time where it seemed that someone was going to get the letter to Caesar warning him of the impending conspiracy and when he walked into the senate and everything seemed fine.
Brutus’s tragic cycle so far:
-Person of Status> One of the many top figures in the senate
-Tragic Flaw> Poor judgment that allows for him to be easily persuaded and for others to take advantage of him
The theme that is emerging in the first two acts of the play is how much your public self can influence your private self. Caesar debates between these two in the first two acts of the play. While on the outside, he acts like all the superstitions and mystical warnings don't affect him, it is clear that he is curious about them. He doesn't want the people to think that he believes in prophecies, so he ignores the fortune tellers warnings on the Ides of March. Even when his wife tells him of a dream that he has he lets his public facade get in the way of his personal beliefs. He was going to stay home like his wife asks, but once another senator comes to fetch him, he throws her under the bus and calls her dream silly. not listening to his wife ultimately leads to his death. obviously, not all cases end like this, but putting your public opinions over your own personal thoughts can lead to serious trouble.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the play, Brutus's tragic flaw is still in the process of being revealed and Caesar is in the crisis stage of the tragic hero cycle. Caesar is in a situation where he has to make a descison that means life or death. He has to decide whether or not he should attend the meeting with the other senators while his wife, and his fortune tellers are saying that it is not wise to go. We know that his tragic flaw is his self confidence and his internal debate between keeping up a status for the public and listening to his own thoughts. Now his flaw is keeping him from staying alive. Brutus's character is still having his flaw in the process of being revealed as the play focuses on Caesar's tragic flaw.
One theme in Julius Caesar would be public self vs. private self. Throughout Act I and II, there are many scenes where Brutus is either against Caesar. Although when in the public eye, Brutus obeys Caesar as a loyal subject. Along with Cassius, Casca, etc., they are are all "loyal" aroung Caesar, but when they are with each other they plan to overthrow Ceasar and kill him.
ReplyDeleteI would say that Caesar is in the spot of his tragic flaw. In Act II he is very full of himself, and his pride is getting in the way of his job. His flaw his leading up to his death which would be the crisis, but that hasn't happened.
Brutus' spot on the tragic hero cycle would be the spot of a noble character. There is no place (unless I skipped it) where Brutus explains or gives hint to his tragic flaw. Anyway, Brutus is a statesman, the general of the Roman army, and is wealthy. These traits qualify him to be a noble character.
In the first two acts of Julius Ceasar, we see the tragic sequence of events that led to Ceasars demise. Writhing this we can also see that Ceasar is too proud of himself to be proven wrong. This is why I believe that the theme of this story so far is that too much pride can led to your fall. In the first two acts we see Ceasar be warned many times about his death. We see it when he is warned by the sooth sayer that he must beware the ides of March. He is also warned by his wife. However, Ceasar has too much pride and is still willing to go to the Senate because he is afraid to lose his respect.
ReplyDeleteCaesar is in the tragic flaw cycle and Brutus is in the tragic crisis cycle. Caesar has the flaw of having too much pride to accept that he has a chance if dying. He refuses to believe that he will die. Brutus is in the tragic crisis cycle because he has made the decision to kill Ceasar that he can take over as the leader of Rome.
1. A theme that has emerged in the first two acts is persuading others to get what you want. Throughout the first two acts, there have been many situations in which people have persuaded by others for their own benefit. In act one, Cassius persuades Brutus by telling him that the Roman people love him more than Caesar, which makes him join the conspiracy.
ReplyDelete2. Thus far in the play, Julius Caesar's tragic flaw is discovered. Julius Caesar's tragic flaw is not wanting to seem weak and decide not to listen to all of the warnings given to him. This is his tragic flaw because this is what eventually will lead to his death. Brutus is at the point of the tragic hero cycle where he does an action that will give him his fortune.
One theme emerging in the first two acts is power affects character. This theme is most presented through Caesar. His sense of power controls his actions and his ego. An example of where this occurs is in the opening parade where he does not believe the fortune teller about the ides of March. Claiming to be a non believer in supernatural occurrences yet the reader knows later on in the play he asks his own fortune teller to ask about the ides as well. Another example is when he takes the advice of Calpurnia but Deisius tells him everything will be fine. Caesar places his power before his wife's advice.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar are at the crisis point of the tragic cycle at this point of the play. Caesar's crisis revolves around his decision to go to the Capitol or not as he is warned he should not. Brutus' main crisis is deciding to over throw Caesar or not. His character is making this decision much harder as he debates on the fact that he likes Caesar but disagrees with the way he rules.
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ReplyDeleteThe main theme emerging atleast through the first two acts is power can corrupt even the stronget relationships. Brutus was formally Caesar's right hand man for a long time. Cassius is easily able to corrupt their friendship by the idea of power. He tells brutus that the people of rome would rather have him be the king than Caesar. Brutus, inveloped by the idea of him leading rome, quickly agrees with the plans of Cassius. He beleives that the best thing for rome is to kill Caesar and force his way to power to lead "his" people. That theme has been one of the strongest themes demonstrated so far.
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Brutus is only in the tragic flaw satge of the tragic hero cycle. Caesar is in the tragic series of events stage. Brutus is at the point where he is starting to reveal his tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is that he is easily convinced. He is also too entrigued by the ideas of him coming into power. Caesar us in the tragic series of events stage. The decision he makes about going out or not and whether he will be killed or not will affect the outcome of the rest of the play. The choice he makes considering the consequences of his decision will be a huge outcome.
One prominent theme is that having power can cloud judgement. In Julius Caesar we notice how after his wife and his fortune tellers tell him something bad is going to happen his is very difficult to persuade. Once he is persuaded to stay home Decius comes in and easily convinced him to go. This is because he is the "almighty Caesar" in his opinion and thinks nothing could happen.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of the tragic hero cycle Caesar has already made his wrong decision and is on his way to his demise because he completely disregards all the advice given to him. Brutus on the other hand is not quite on his way yet, I belive he will do something with greater meaning afterwards.
A theme emerging from the first two acts of "Julius Caesar" is thoughts in private competing with your thoughts in public. Julius Caesar, throughout the play, puts an end to thoughts in his head and, instead, does what he believes will look better to the public. For example, towards the end of Act II Cassius and Brutus, along with many other men, come to Caesar's house to speak to him. Caesar seems to be worried about it and Caesar's wife tries to encourage Caesar not the go with them, however, Caesar goes anyway despite the dangers it might bring.
ReplyDeleteIn the tragic hero cycle the tragic flaws of Brutus and Caesar are now being revealed. Brutus' flaw is his trust. Brutus trusts Cassius too much, no matter what Cassius says Brutus always agrees. Caesar's tragic flaw is that he's always suspicious, he has three different people always telling him different things and he's constantly going back and forth between them.
One theme that is emerging in act 1 and 2 is the theme of power. In Julius Caesar, the ability of things that can happen with words and words alone is the most powerful type of power. Words are used in Julius Caesar to change how we see one another. They are the part of the tragic hero cycle where they are gonna complete their plan.
ReplyDeleteOne theme that is emerging in act 1 and 2 is the theme of power. In Julius Caesar, the ability of things that can happen with words and words alone is the most powerful type of power. Words are used in Julius Caesar to change how we see one another. They are the part of the tragic hero cycle where they are gonna complete their plan.
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ReplyDeleteOne theme emerging in the first two acts is that enormous power and ambition can persuade and manipulate people. Caesar is able to persuade the people of Rome to be given absolute power as they try and crown him as king. When Caesar says, "Do this", the task is done. Brutus is afraid Caesar's power may turn him into a tyrant and is worried for Rome's people. Therefore, Cassius can easily manipulate Brutus into killing Caesar along with the other conspirators. Brutus is a noble character and wants to do what is right for Rome, however, he makes an irrational decision to kill Caesar, his friend. Cassius is greedy and wants all of the power for himself and succeeds in manipulating Brutus.
Brutus obtains more power throughout Act 2 when he agrees to carry out the plan of assassinating Caesar with the other conspirators. He is dedicated to the idea that he is benefiting Rome and is motivated by honor. Brutus starts as a noble character, but then he is persuaded by Cassius to become the leader of Rome instead of Caesar. Therefore he makes an irrational decision to kill his friend, Caesar. His tragic flaw is shown because Brutus believes the people will be oppressed if Caesar does become the leader of Rome. He believes the only way Rome can be saved is by assassinating Caesar. Although Brutus does not want more power, he is just willing to sacrifice himself for the people of Rome unlike the other conspirators. His flaw is that he makes an inaccurate judgement that both Cassius and himself want Caesar to be gone for the same reason. However, what Brutus does not know is that Cassius is jealous of Caesar and does not want to kill Caesar for the good. Brutus is also mindless to think that nobody is going to try and rise to be the leader of Rome. Brutus does not look at himself to be a threat or target to the other people who may want to be the leader. This flaw can lead to a crisis for Brutus later on as he might be faced with a dilemma, which will alter the fate of him. On the other hand, Caesar is in a high rank position after defeating Pompey and receiving appreciation from the people of Rome. He has been given the opportunity to become king of Rome, but politely declines. Caesars tragic flaw is hubris, which is excessive pride, because he did not want to appear weak to the people. His tragic flaw is shown when he ignores the soothsayer and Calpurnia, Caesar's wife. Calpurnia had a dream that Caesar was going to be killed and warned him not to go to the Capitol. She comes up with excuses so he does not have to attend, however, Caesar is persuaded by Decius' interpretation of the dream and he goes anyways. This demonstrates how he let his excessive pride overlook a warning that could have altered his fate.
(Sorry for posting it a little late. I was not feeling well and did not go to school today.)
In the first two acts of “Julius Caesar” many themes are emerging. One main theme is the power of words can create control over a person. Throughout Act I and II persuasion is used to convince characters to comply to others wants. Cassius uses specific word choices and expression to coax Brutus to join the conspiracy. In Brutus’s monologue the reader sees that Brutus has succumed to the persuasion. Caesar is another character that falls for the power of words. Caesar’s wife manages to convince Caesar to avoid the capital and stay home. Yet Decius manages to induce Caesar to disregard his wife’s pleas and superstitions and the soothsayers warnings, and partake in the meeting at the capitol.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the play, in the tragic hero cycle Julius is at the tragic flaw point, while Brutus is at the crisis point. One of Caesar’s flaws is that he is hubris. Caesar does not want the people of Rome to view him as weak. When Calpurnia suggests Caesar use the excuse of him being sick, Caesar refuses. Caesar let his pride take control, decides to believe Decius’s interpretation of the dream and join him to the capitol. Brutus allows the idea of Caesar becoming a tyrant overpower his conscience. Brutus’s truthfulness allows him to be open for persuasion. Brutus’s decisions to join the conspiracy and defy and kill Caesar leads him to the ultimate tragedy. At any point, Brutus had the alternative to leave the conspiracy, yet he doesn’t.
The theme represented in Act 1 is how you feel on the inside is not always represented on the outside. Julius Caesar first ignores the ideas of March, but we know he thought about it because Calpurnia has a dream about Caesar dying. He becomes worried and asks for a fortune teller. In front of Calpurnia he shows how he feels, but in front of everyone else he doesn't show his true feelings.
ReplyDeleteBrutus' tragic flaw is going to be expressed. Caesar is very arrogant because he doesn't listen to Calpurnia and the fortune teller and decides to go to the ideas of March instead.
Power affects character and life changing decisions. Caesar can not make his own decisions. He has other people try to tell him where to go. Part of Caesars tragic flaw is he is unsure of what he should do.. He changes his mind so easily.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar are at a breaking point. Caesar is deciding whether or not he should go to the capital. Brutus is deciding whether he should kill Caesar but is torn because he likes Caesar but not the way he rules.
In Julius Caesar, multiple themes are emerging in the first two acts. One theme that stands out is that what one expresses to others may not be what one’s true feelings are on the inside. This means that one is covering up his/her true feelings with a facade that is expected or wanted from others. Julius Caesar expresses this theme because Julius completely disregards the Soothsayer’s warning of the ides of March. However, he later shows he actually took it into consideration after Calpurnia, his wife, dreams about his death when the ides of March arrives. He starts to worry more and in turn asks for guidance from a fortune teller. Whenever Caesar is around other people he doesn’t show he is superstitious because it is not in his character to do so. Only when he is with Calpurnia does he show how superstitious he really is.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the play, Julius Caesar is at the climax of the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw is revealed. The audience discovers that Caesar is arrogant. This is found to be true because he thinks that he is all powerful and untouchable, so he goes out on the ides of March even though the Soothsayer, Calpurnia, and fortune teller told him not to. This tragic flaw in Julius Caesar will result in crisis. Brutus is at the point in the tragic hero cycle where his tragic flaw will soon be revealed, which will result in another crisis.
In Antony's speech the appeal that is seen many times is pathos. Antony appeals to the audience's emotions. Whenever Antony is giving his speech he says things about Caesar that he knew would cause the audience to come on his side. For example, he tells them that they were Caesar's heirs and Caesar left each of them 75 drachmas. Antony also says how Caesar used weep for the poor which makes the audience see how good
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At this point in the story it seems as if Antony will take over Rome. Antony has gotten almost all the citizens of Rome onto his side and they think that Brutus is a traitor at this point. Antony has convinced them that Caesar was a lot better than Brutus will ever be, and the reasons they had as to why they killed Caesar weren't valid.
ReplyDeleteIn Julius Caesar, Caesar controls his own fait, he could listen to superstition or go out on the Ives of March. The descions made is wait controls fait, while fait
Presents it's self with warnings. ceaser is begged to not go to the Senitie as calpurnina fears that death will strike Caesar. Caesar blows off all warnings even a note containing a warming of the conspiracy at the senate doors, thus Ceaser controlling his own fait, death. " And you are coming in very happy time To bear my greeting to the senators And tell them that I will not come today." "Good friends, go in and taste some wine with me, And we like friends shall straightway go together." Caesar states in these a contradiction. He decided his fate by going to the senate with the conspirators who he thinks is his friends.
In the tragic hero cycle Brutis is at the point of Person of status. I believe he is going to be a big role of Julis ceasar witch is why his cycle will develope slower. Caesar on the other hand is approaching the tragic ending. His cycle is going to progress very quickly. He is at the reversal of fortune stage. Caesar has the opurtiny to not go and he says to his wife he shall not. Then changes his fate by going instead of listening to his pleading wife.
The theme in the play is, people have a different opinion on you, as you can think differently of yourself. This is because Julius ceasar thinks himself as a god, while others want him replaced, such as the senate. The citizens of Rome and the leaders think differently of Ceasar than he thinks of himself. The tragic hero as of now would tend toward Brutus more. He is the ethical character would loves Ceasar, but the peoe want him to rule more. He is being persuaded to eliminate Ceasar for the good of Rome.
ReplyDeleteThe first theme of act one would be that Julius Ceasar is sort of against Rome. He is told beware the ides of March (his death) but he ignores them because he thinks that nothing bad can happen to him. He thinks that everyone loves him when in reality, everyone fears him. The second theme of act one would be Brutus dealing with decisions. He is selfish and is willing to kill his friend to rule Rome. He is struggling with deciding whether it is the right thing to kill Ceasar. He tries to cover up his decision with excuses that don't make any sense. These are two themes you can find in Julius Ceasar and the first two acts
ReplyDeleteOne theme emerging is "Words can be manipulative and lead to bad events". Cassius is able to convince Brutus that he would be a better leader than Caesar by pointing out Caesars flaws and Brutus' strong points. Cassius is using his words to get what he wants by making it seem like he actually cares for others. In the end his words cause Caesars death.
ReplyDeleteBrutus and Caesar are both at the point where tension is building. Brutus is getting ready to kill Caesar and is trying to convince him it'll be okay if he goes out on the Ides of March. Caesar is arguing with his wife about him going out on that day. His wife believes that something bad will happen, especially because of her dream, but Caesar believes he will be okay.