Julius Caesar Conspiracy

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written in 1599 by William Shakespeare, has been read prolifically, studied, taught and adapted into film. As is common with the Shakespearean plays, the reader encounters an in-depth exploration of human action and reasoning in the midst of conflict. The tragedy follows Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus on their journey to overthrow Julius Caesar along his journey to assuming the Roman throne. The two, and six others who were apart of the conspiracy, did in fact succeed in killing Caesar, but the play concludes with the interference of three triumvirs, Octavius, Marc Antony and Lepidus, who crush the conspiracy’s hopes of things running smoothly. One of these people who, consequently, met their untimely downfall …show more content…
The tragic hero is nevertheless, still different from a normal individual, essentially allowing the audience to connect to someone who is on an elevated pedestal. It is undeniable that Marcus Brutus’ imperfection or tragic flaw of morality leads to a fatal naivete on his part. He joins the conspiracy not because he "loved Caesar less but loved Rome more" (3.2.26-27). Brutus joined the conspiracy under the idea that he would be saving the people of Rome from the future tyranny of Julius Caesar. Brutus has to explain to people that Caesar would become a dictatorial ruler and tries to rationalize the murder completely on hypothetical grounds. In his soliloquy of Act II, Brutus thinks aloud and explains his reasoning. “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg—Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous—And kill him in the shell,” (2.1.32-35). This causes him considerable mental strife, a departure from his stoicism. He is forced to wrestle with the sacrifice of his friendship with Caesar and his life for the greater …show more content…
The hero’s downfall occurs in result to their own free choice. The conversation between the conspirators occurs in Act II, Scene I. Cassius is trying to convince the conspirators that killing Marc Antony along with Julius Caesar because Mark Antony could be a threat also. However, Brutus successfully convinces him that killing both Antony and Caesar would result in a bloodbath if they did do so (2.1.160-190). Consequently, Antony is the one to turn the Romans against Brutus and start a civil war where Brutus meets his tragic death. Brutus allows Antony to speak at Caesar's funeral, which is another one of his major mistakes. Believing that Marc Antony would not cause any harm to Marcus Brutus, the exact opposite happened (Bloom). Marc Antony was able to change everyone’s mind that Marcus Brutus and the rest of the conspirators need to the receive the justice from stabbing Julius
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