Literary Analysis of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Literary Analysis of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare wrote his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, so that his readers could have an idea of the lives, wars, and conflicts during the roman times.

Shakespeare may have written the play because of his interest in history. He studied the writings of the historian Plutarch, who was alive at the same time as Caesar and wrote about his life. He also needed a job and money, and he had a fear of Queen Elizabeth dying. Shakespeare loved her and he feared that when she died the arts would flourish, so he wrote stories for her.

When a reader reads the play, they will learn about Caesars life, how he died, and also about the civil strife that followed. They may or may not want to learn more about The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, but if they did, they might want Shakespeare to develop a more broad description of the characters and include information from their pasts. For example, we do not know much about Portia except that she was married to Brutus and she later killed herself by swallowing embers.

There could be many moments in this play that readers could find memorable, but the most memorable might be the death of Julius Caesar. When Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Cinna, Decius, Ligarius, Metellus, and Trebonius all plan to kill Caesar, one might think that their plan will not work. Metellus goes to Caesar to beg him to let his brother return to Rome, and then the rest of the conspirators kneel at Caesar's feet to plead to him. Since he is so caught up in talking to them and listening to what they want, he does not realize that Casca comes up behind him to stab him. The rest of the conspirators follow Casca and stab him until Brutus is the last one. Caesar then says "E tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar," which is the most memorable line for many people who read this play.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar contains many factual events and people, but many readers may be skeptical to whether the whole play is true. While reading, a reader could believe everything they're reading, but if they're not superstitious then some events in the play may be hard to believe. Some of the characters believe to see omens in parts of the play, and the readers may interpret them wrong and not understand what is going on or what the character is thinking.

Readers may find that reading Julius Caesar will affect their attitude on the topic of the life of Julius Caesar and true events that happened during that time period. If they are not superstitious, then they might start to