Month: September 2015

Before he is assassinated Caesar is shown as a cocky person he said in the text ‘I am as constant as the northern star’ this is a very well known star, as in the bible it is said that Mary and others followed the star, Caesar is saying that people will follow him and that he is great he also says ‘wilt thou lift up Olympus’ he is asking if anyone else will lift up Olympus other then himself, the way I see it as being said is that he is laughing as he says it, asking a very sarcastic question almost belittling anyone who he asks, he appears very egotistical and unapproachable, this is very smart as Shakespeare needs to show why they would kill him so showing him in this way gives us all a vendetta against him.

Shakespeare shows the Intentions of Brutus by allowing him to show his emotions and describe his game plans or the murder of caesar, and when it’s proposed to him the chance of murdering one of Caesars associates he turns down the deal due to the fact that he didn’t believe in the conspiracy and says ‘mark Antony, this not of him, for he can do
no more than Caesars arm when Caesars head is off’, Brutus is saying that he is just an accessory of Caesar and once Caesar is dead he is no longer a threat, he totally dismisses that chance of killing Antony because he just wants Caesar and not to kill Caesar like a savage but to as quoted ‘let us be sacrifices, but not butchers’ and also lets carve him as a dish fit for the gods.