Examples Of Disparity In Julius Caesar

Disparity of Public and Private Persona
There is much to be said about the disparity between public and private persona in the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. When studying the characters’ human nature, it helps to delineate how the characters’ deepest avidities so greatly influence their choices. Both Brutus and Antony are very public figures throughout the play. However, the conflict of their duplicitous actions emerges from what is kept private and what they reveal to the public.
The character, Brutus, in the play is guilty of putting his personal allegiances aside and putting what he thinks the public desires him to do first, which in this case is to kill his friend Caesar. His actions stem from his fidelity to Rome, which he evidently loves more than Caesar, a dear friend. An example of Brutus’s change in nature is between him and his wife, Portia. Portia and Brutus are close, and Portia is clearly used to Brutus confiding in her; however, Brutus keeps his personal thoughts in and continues to make his decisions on the account of what he thinks is good for the public. Knowing that Brutus is so close to Portia, it is hard to dismiss the scene where he receives the news of her suicide. As soon as he receives the news he replies: “Speak no more of her. Give me a bowl of
Following Caesar’s death, Antony and Brutus speak their feelings in their soliloquies, in which they convey both their sides of the story. In Brutus’s speech, he directs his words towards the Roman citizens and refers to Caesar as “ambitious”, which creates the idea that Caesar is conceded and does not care about his people. On the other hand, before Antony starts his persuasive speech, he visits with the conspirators and shakes their hands. During the scene, Cassius asks Antony where his loyalty