The Public and Private Life Essay

In William Shakespeargons Julius Caesar, there is a conflict in the char pieceers customary and hole-and-corner(a) lives. The study characters, Julius Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and Antony, all experienced these conflicts. All actions these characters per take shape represent conflicts between the win of capital of Italy and their own sand of honor, emotions and love for each other. Caesar is trying to form a new political system in Rome called dictatorship. evening though he has the rivalry to become the emperor of Rome, he understands it is non the right moment to do so. He refuses the crown in campaign of the public and he cannot hide his big desire of being a king. His ambition has been shown through his actions. Although his refusals substantiate earned him the publics adoration, Cassius and Casca be disgusted by the spectacle. Casca reports that the rabblement hooted . . . when Caesar refused the crown (1, ii, 254-258). The conspirators who decide to stand up against hi m confuse caught his personal ambition.Even though Calpurnias dream about the beast providing an omen to warn Caesar, When beggars die, there are no comets seen the heavens themselves the pits forth the death of princes(2, ii, 30-33) she tries to convince him to stay home by the beliefs in their time that her prediction would come true. He still doesnt take heed to his wife and refuses to stay home. Calpurnia didnt guide up and tried to warn him several times. He was almost getting convinced but when Decius comes and says, Senate have concluded to givecrown(2 ii 93-94). Decius manipulates Caesar in saying that so he decides to go. Caesars public self takes priority to push him to go. Also, his closing to take care of public first keeps him from reading Artemidoruss letter. Because of his act of putting the public interests first that made him deal with real consequences afterwards. At the end, Caesars last word is Et Tu Brute?(3, i, 84-85). Because he realizes that he has sh own his ambition too much. Ignoring his private sentiments to follow public concerns brings Caesar to his death. Brutus shows that his personal life is not as important as Rome by not verbalize about the conspirators to his wife Portia.She suffers because of his actions. Portia says, and could it work so much upon your shape as it hath much prevailed on your condition, I should not know you, Brutus (2, i, 273-75). She claims that his behavior is curious and he has been acting bizarre. So she begs to know his secret but he decides to keep that secret. He believes that he hasto act on the peoples will -shall Rome stand under one mans awe(2, i, 54-55). He goes ahead with the murder of Caesar, despite their close companionship -Not that I love Caesar less, but I love Rome more(3, ii, 19-20). Brutus puts a align his personal loyalties and personal thoughts of Caesar. He acts on what he believes to be the publics wishes and downs Caesar. Brutus puts himself in danger by believe that h is public self is important than his private will. After Caesars assassination, Brutus believes they are sacrifices, not butchers(2, i, 171-177), so his self-morals impel him to give up his private self again.He shows mercy to Antony and allows him to do the funeral oration. Ironically, by killing Caesar, Brutus had a visit from Caesars spirit as he takes the lead of conspirators and Cassius. At the end, Brutus chooses to die honorably, sacrificing himself to reconcile his public and private lives. Not only(prenominal) Brutus cannot symmetricalness his public and private life but also Cassius cannot. Cassius lacks all sense of personal life and his motivations are based on his envy and jealousy. He allows Brutus the leadership of the group and that is a big mistake. Especially when Brutus decides to not commend of Mark Antony with the funeral oration, that he is allowed to make. Brutus let Antony do that he makes the entire metropolis be against the conspirators. Cassius has so m uch admiration and respect to Brutus that he concedes Brutus to the soldiery strategy in marching along to meet the army Antony and Octavius during the battle of Philippi war. Even if Cassius is smarter and more observant, he has to sacrifice his principles and compromise with your will, go on(4, iii, 220) as he is unable to challenge the authority and moral rights of Brutus.Antony is the only one who can come up his public and private selves perfectly. However, Mark Antony admires Brutus personally and praises him as the noblest Roman of them all(5, V, 73). He fights against Brutus to revenge Caesars death. Antony chooses to give up his public life, like his loyalty for Caesar. Antony is the only one who deserves the conquest because even though he admires Brutus he shows no hesitations on which side he wants to stay. The tragedies that occurred with the characters resulted in disaster because they refused to balance their some(prenominal) private and public feelings in favor of what they believed to be the public good. The apparent experiment of attempting to smorgasbord their private and public lives does not bring them any favor because they cannot adjust to a new way of life.Caesars ambition took over him, going away his wife, Calpurnia, who dreamt about his murder, in distress as she finds the news of his downfall to run a risk because his public persona lead him to his death. Caesar did not suffer his demise totally as Brutus falls from great heights as well when he refuses to tell the secret to his wife, Portia, when she begs him to tell her. He pushes aside his personal loyalties and decides to kill Caesar. However, Brutus and Caesars altering lifestyles seems to be no matter for Cassius as he has no private life but still refuses to admit his own sensibilities. Moreover, Antony didnt suffer a downfall because he knew how to balance separate both his public and private life.