First blog on Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
I split this one up because there were two good themes that I noticed, and I thought both of them ought to be mentioned in my blogs. :)
Quote: “There is tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honor for his valor, and death for his ambition.”
This quote is spoken by Brutus, one of the nine (at least, I'm pretty sure there were nine of them) conspirators who kill Caesar, right after the assassination has just taken place in the Senate. He is speaking to the townspeople in an effort to convince them that his and the others' actions were justified. He argues that Caesar would have become a tyrant if he had been allowed to live, and that the killing was committed out of duty to Rome, not hatred or malice. He says that even though Caesar has been a good and noble leader, and also a dear friend, the power was beginning to corrupt him and it would only lead to suffering on the part of the Roman people. Afterward, the townspeople agree that the assassination was necessary and right (for a while, anyway). Julius Caesar demonstrates how dangerous ambition can be when it leads people to pursue power and glory too much. Caesar begins as a mere politician but his leadership skills soon allow him to ascend the ranks until he is the sole person in charge of ruling Rome. In this way his ambition becomes his undoing, because his desire for power leads to his assassination.
I split this one up because there were two good themes that I noticed, and I thought both of them ought to be mentioned in my blogs. :)
Quote: “There
is tears for his love, joy for his fortune, honor for his
valor,
and death for his ambition.”
This quote is spoken by Brutus, one of the nine (at least, I'm pretty sure there were nine of them) conspirators who kill Caesar, right after the assassination has just taken place in the Senate. He is speaking to the townspeople in an effort to convince them that his and the others' actions were justified. He argues that Caesar would have become a tyrant if he had been allowed to live, and that the killing was committed out of duty to Rome, not hatred or malice. He says that even though Caesar has been a good and noble leader, and also a dear friend, the power was beginning to corrupt him and it would only lead to suffering on the part of the Roman people. Afterward, the townspeople agree that the assassination was necessary and right (for a while, anyway). Julius Caesar demonstrates how dangerous ambition can be when it leads people to pursue power and glory too much. Caesar begins as a mere politician but his leadership skills soon allow him to ascend the ranks until he is the sole person in charge of ruling Rome. In this way his ambition becomes his undoing, because his desire for power leads to his assassination.