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Done by: Malak Abdelraouf
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Betrayals
Imagine
Imagine having a best friend for years with whom you are so close to that they are like family. How would you feel if they suddenly turned on you, and you discovered they had been deceiving you the whole time? You would feel betrayed! Betrayal is the most notable theme in Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar.
The play is based on the history of the real Julius Caesar, who, after having just returned after defeating Pompey the Great, was appointed dictator of the Roman Republic. However, he was betrayed by the Senate and stabbed to death. Let's take a look at how Shakespeare dramatizes this betrayal.
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Intro
Introduction
Julius Caesar is one of those plays that are driven by betrayal. The first part of the play is taken up with that – Caesar’s apparent arrogance and Cassius’ jealousy of Caesar’s rise in the political world and his popularity; Cassius’ gathering of conspirators around him and his great effort in persuading the faithful Brutus to join him in assassinating Caesar, and then that most dramatic of dramatic scenes, the murder of Caesar in the Capitol. The rest of the play is the working through of that, culminating in the death of the conspirators and the great irony – the establishment of a monarchy in Rome, the very thing, in assassinating Caesar, the conspirators were trying to avoid.
Themes
Definition
Themes are the ideas that Shakespeare explores dramatically through the experience of his characters, and they define the play. There are common themes in all of the plays, such as appearance and reality, but in addition to those, each play explores its own issues, which are dramatised in the language, the actions of the characters and in the setting.
Power(corruption and fear of it)
Theme no.1
When it seems evident to the conspirators in Shakespeare's play that Julius Caesar is headed for absolute power, he becomes a threat to the ideals and values of the Roman Republic.They assassinate Caesar before he can be crowned king. The irony is that Caesar's death results in civil war. As two factions with questionable motives grab for power, chaos ensues and the Republic is never the same again. By dramatizing the historical circumstances surrounding Caesar's assassination, Shakespeare asks a series of questions relevant to his 16th-century audience and readers today: How should cities and countries be governed? What makes a good leader? What happens when a political leader's power is unchecked? And, what happens when the leader dies without a suitable replacement lined up?
Fate vs Free Will
Theme no.2
Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. (1.2.9) That's what Cassius says to Brutus as the two contemplate removing Caesar from power. Although Cassius claims that men are "masters of their fates" as a way to motivate the conspirators to action against Caesar, there's a lot of evidence to suggest he's wrong. The play is full of omens and prophesies that come true, which undermines the sense that characters can exercise free will and shape the outcomes of their lives. We should also keep in mind that Julius Caesardramatizes historical events that have, by definition, already happened. As characters struggle with questions of fate vs. free will, the audience already knows what their futures hold. This tends to create a lot of dramatic irony.
Friendship/Betrayal
Theme no.3
Male bonds are funny things in Julius Caesar.Men in the play must to choose between loyalty to their friends and loyalty to the Roman Republic, which leads to some of the most famous examples of manipulation and violent betrayal in Western literature. This is especially true for Brutus, who chooses to join the conspirators' assassination plot when it seems clear tohim that his BFF, Julius Caesar, is headed for absolute power
Gender (women are weak)
Theme no.4
It's definitely a man's world in Julius Caesar.Characters who display any signs of weakness in the masculine realm of politics and warfare are considered sissies. Women are considered weak and irrelevant (as when Caesar totally disregards Calphurnia's ominous dream so he won't be thought of as a wimp). Portia, one of the play's two female characters, subscribes to the idea that women are feeble and erratic: her infamous declaration, "Ay me, how weak a thing / The heart of woman is!" echoes throughout the play.
Some more themes
some more
1- Manipulation/Propaganda(for ambition)
2- Words are powerful weapons.
3- One man’s hero is another man’s villain. (Heros & Villains)
You may not know
5 things
1. He wasn’t born by caesarean section.
2. He was kidnapped by pirates.
3. His love life was complicated.
4. He had a son with Cleopatra.
5. He’s considered the father of leap year.