Julius Caesar As A Tyrant In Killing Caesar By Jon Herman

In the story “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman, Julius Caesar is a tyrant. Caesar wanted all of the power for himself. He stole the power of the senate and wore red boots and Tyrrhenian purple clothing. When Caesar stole the power of the senate, he took control of Rome. As it says in the story, “From the beginning Caesar’s ambitions were known. Over and again he promised to return power to the senate once reforms were made.” But after everything was back to normal and peaceful again, he still held the power and never gave the power back. That’s one of the reasons why Brutus killed Caesar. Furthermore, Caesar wore red boots and Tyrrhenian purple clothing. The red boots he wore were boots that kings wore before his time. As it says in the story,