Julius Caesar

In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” there are events and characters that are developed in such a way that the audience is left to question the ideals of nobility and honour in politics. It is put forward that “things are not always as they appear.” One example of this is the character Mark Antony, who, at the beginning, is underestimated as a shallow,menial citizen by a contemporary, Brutus, but by the end, Brutus is proven …

…not what he seemed; he is clever, powerful, and honourable. To conclude, “Julius Caesar” had, and still has, considerable quality as a piece of verse drama, and also, through subtle changes in the tone to passionate but manipulative orations, proved that “things are seldom as the appear”, especially in the adroitly contrived development of Mark Antony. Furthermore, Shakespeare encourages the audience to contemplate their views of ambition, morality, and the fickle qualities of human nature.