Literary Techniques In Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar is definitely not a fun read unless you’re some sort of over-analytical, literary enthusiast. This is due to the complex plot, heavy symbolism, and, most importantly, the primitive form of English used. However, reading the story can be “fun” and interesting if you used techniques Foster presented in his book How to Read Literature Like a Professor. Foster introduced techniques to help analyze books to better comprehend them. As in Julius Caesar, Foster would analyze the story by observing techniques such as relations to Greek Mythology, Christ figures, and irony.
Foster would relate some events for Greek mythology. One specific example, Caesar ignored his wife’s warnings of danger, which later led to his death. This can relate