Self-Concepts in Julius Caesar
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Self-Concepts in Julius Caesar
All people have definite concepts of self. In different
situations, one may feel short, tall, smart, slow, fast, talkative,
reserved, etceteras. These self-concepts are usually very different than
how others view us. Depending on one's actions, words or even tone
of voice, one may misrepresent oneself and be misinterpreted. One may be
so arrogant or so humble that they prevent themselves from seeing
themselves through others' eyes. In William Shakespeare's play Julius
Caesar, two main characters, Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, present
different personas- one being each characters actual
self-characterizations, which we learn through their discussions with
others, and another is how they are actually perceived in the eyes of
others. Their inability to project their true motives in performing
certain actions eventually brings about their tragic downfalls.
Julius Caesar believed that people needed one strong ruler in
order to have maximum production and proper function of a society. He
believed that he possessed many, if not all, of the characteristics
required of a great leader. He spoke to others in a way which he believed
exhibited authority, told people why he should be the one to lead them,
and thought that his own advice was best. His unwillingness to listen to
others is received as arrogance. Though already warned by the soothsayer
to "beware the ides of March," Caesar refuses to heed advice to stay home
from Calpurnia, his wife, because he feels that she is trying to keep him
from obtaining power and status. Calpurnia believes Caesar to be a prince
and is convinced that some falling meteors are warnings of a prince's
death. When she hears her husband boast that he is more dangerous than
danger itself, she recognizes that this is simple arrogance, and tells him
so, saying, "Alas, my lord/ Your wisdom is consumed in confidence (Act II,
scene 2)." In response to her criticism and humble petitions, Caesar
momentarily agrees to pacify her. However, when he changes his mind and
decides to leave against her admonitions, she reluctantly, but obediently
fetches Caesar's robe and he departs for the Senate, and his meeting with
fate. Caesar's greatest character flaw, however, is thinking that he is
far above others and somehow invincible. When he compares his own
perseverance with that of the North Star, saying "But I am as constant as
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the leader spoke to others in a way which he believed.
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- Describes the reasons why people feel about us the way they do and, if necessary, make the changes which will affect them.
- Explains that as we go through life, we must learn to be perceptive of other people's thoughts and feelings.
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