Julius Caesar 4

There are many themes to the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespear. Shakespear developed a few themes throughout his play, the betrayal of friends, the power of a good speaker and the power of peer pressure. There are a few characteristics of a good theme. A good theme has: well developed characters, is well supported and after reading the play the reader takes something away. The strongest theme in the play "Julius Caesar" was, how …

…persuaded the mob with sarcasm to rebel against the conspirators. The most important change in characters was the change in Brutius and Cassius. Cassius became jealous of Ceasar's fame. He lead Brutus and the other conspirators to kill the "future tyrant." Many characters have changed throughout the play because of their "need" for power. In the end, however, each one was punished or deeply brought down by some unknown force, proving that destiny is inevitable.