William Shakespeare writes the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. This tragic play is
based on historical facts of the life of Julius Caesar. It displays the events
before his death such as his conquest over Pompey’s armies and his coronation
to be king and after his death. Furthermore, this play describes the minds and
motives of Caesar’s assassins. He gives a description of Cassius that serves
as a prediction on his choices regarding Cassius. In addition, my choices would
differ from those of Caesar’s if I was the exalted ruler. First, in Julius
Caesar, Caesar describes Cassius in the first act and he made choices based on
his description. Caesar referred to Cassius as having “a lean and hungry look
[and] he thinks too much, such men are dangerous”. What this means is that
Cassius exhibits no signs of cheerfulness and he is not “gamesome”,
indicating that he may be a threat to Caesar. However, he describes Cassius as a
one who “reads much, a great observer, and looks quite through the deeds of
men”. Moreover, Caesar felt that such a man could not be fully trusted and
felt Cassius had little loyalty to him. Next, I predict Caesar will make
thoughtless choices regarding Cassius. In the play, I predict that Caesar will
keep an eye on Cassius and avoid him as much as possible. Nonetheless, these
projected actions will still seal his fate later in the play. Some indications
of his imminent demise were the angry talk of the tribunes and the warning given
by the soothsayer: “Beware the Ides of March”. Furthermore, I predict that
Caesar will be stabbed to death by “augurers” near the Tiber River while
protecting Calpurnia. Finally, I would do things in a different way if I were
the exalted ruler of ancient Rome. I would not have trusted Cassius as much as
Caesar did because of his “dangerous looks” such as his facial expression.
As the exalted ruler of the Roman Em-pire, I would investigate many people whom
I have suspicions on. By doing these inves-tigations on people, I can lower my
chances of being assassinated. Moreover, unlike Caesar, I would consider some
warnings from people such as the soothsayer. In conclusion, judgements made by
Caesar about Cassius that predicted the future of the play. Caesar feels
suspicious about Cassius and sees him as a danger to his power. I predict that
various signs, such as the warning by the soothsayer and the dialogue of the
tribunes, will contribute to a future danger awaiting Caesar. In addition, the
events that followed would have been entirely different if I had been the
exalted ruler.