Internal Conflicts In Julius Caesar

Plot in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a dramatic play written by William Shakespeare, that occurs before the disbanding of the Roman Republic in 44 B.C. The story begins with Caesar’s triumphant procession through the city after his defeat over Pompey, which foreshadows his journey towards becoming a future powerful ruler of Rome. However, Julius Caesar is overconfident and vulnerable to adulation, which exposes him when people who he trusts plot a conspiracy against him. Shakespeare develops plot by using the internal and external conflicts of Brutus to illustrate how honesty overpowers greed. Shakespeare further develops the plot of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar through the internal conflicts of Brutus and displays a theme that honor is more influential than avarice. One of Brutus’ internal conflicts is deciding on whether to keep his friendship with Caesar and trust he will be an effective leader for Rome or betray and kill Caesar. Brutus makes his opinions about the situation evident as he states that he “knows no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general” (Shakespeare 2.1.11-12). Brutus’ only quandary is how Caesar’s rule will affect the people of Rome, wondering if he will rule as a dictator and treat the people as slaves or let the citizens have a say in important political decisions. He is irresolute in making his decision because Caesar is one of his good
The internal conflicts of Brutus that include choosing on whether to kill Caesar and his susceptibility to other’s persuasions show that he will agree with anything that corresponds to honor. The external conflicts of Brutus that are against the conspirators and Antony show that he has his beliefs set in stone and will not alter them. Overall, Brutus believes that dying with honor is more important than living with