Ben--English pd. 6

"Beware the ides of March"(I.ii.19, I.ii.25).

In the Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, when Caesar wins against the Roman general, Pompey, he goes out to the citizens and calls for many celebrations. As he celebrates he notices a soothsayer saying to watch out for the ides of March. The key point here is thast Caesar ignored his comments/pleads, and continued to celebrate, ignoring the clear warnings. It has wlays been said to be alert, and Caesar never was. He was intellectual, eloquent, and had captured the attention of the public. He had never listened, and it had just lead to his downfall. His wife had warned him to not go to his crowning ceremony, yet he continued to not listen to anyone or anything. But everyone knows that suspiscion lies everywhere, but it is our instinct that tells us to move forward. As we may know, Brutus lead to Caesar's downfall, but I believe that it was Caesar that broguht upon his own downfall. He had made bad decisions. For example, he knew about many of his enemies like Cassius, yet all he had done was try and avoid them. His actions never led to his words, making a nongenuine character. evn if Brutus had killed Caesar, I believe he is a good character. He had done it in fears of his own area to be under a dictator. Instead his words followed his actions, and he acheive a goal. Caesar never reached one. I believe Shakespeare has a hidden meaning in all of this. He wants to prove to always listen to your heart. Caesar had feelings of doubt. If there is doubt, we shouldn't try and automatically take the path. Decisions matter period.

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