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Julius Caesar - College Term Paper

Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare wrote the play, “” with a large focus on theme in mind. He focused a great deal on deception and manipulation as one of these themes. In “” Cassius manipulates Brutus into agreeing to be in the conspiracy, Decius manipulates Caesar into going to the capitol, and Mark Antony manipulates the minds of the plebeians.
Cassius plays with Brutus’ mind to convince him that it would do Rome good to rid it of Caesar. Cassius accuses Brutus of being blind to the Romans’ pleas. He said the Romans were angry at Caesar and they wanted Brutus to rule. To help play on this, Cassius delivers fake letters to Brutus’ house. They were “in several hands...from several citizens...to ...

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brought up to stay in his home, Decius gave him an explanation in which he should forget them and go to the capitol. Primarily, Caesar’s reason was his wife, Calphurnia, whom had “dreamt...she saw [his] statue...which[ran] like a fountain with...pure blood.” (a2 s2 L78) Decius quickly replied by analyzing her dream. He ensures Caesar that it signified that “Rome shall suck reviving blood [from him], and... great men shall press for [honor].” (a2 s2 L87-89) Decius then flatters Caesar with words. He claims the senate wishes Caesar to become king and on this day they probably plans to crown him. However, they cannot crown him if he is not there, therefore they may change their minds. Decius claims that the senate would only laugh at such a reason, to believe Calphurnia’s dream. After hearing Decius’ words, Caesar quickly calls Calphurnia’s dream foolish and he felt ashamed to admit that he listened to her. Decius’ words manipulated Caesar into going to the capitol.
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Added: 9/30/2007 02:19:33 AM
Category: Arts
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