Themes

===//Themes // === Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.

Fate versus Free Will
Caesar raises many questions about the force of fate in life against free will. in his proving points he states to Butus...

“Men at sometime were masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings”

Public Self versus Private Self
The play’s tragedy stems from the characters’ private feelings and loyalties in their belief of the the public good. Similarly, Most times charectors confuse who they really are for who they think they should be around people.

Misinterpretations and Misreadings
Cassius’s death a shining instance of misinterpretation. With Pindarus’s false answer that Titinius has been captured, when in fact Titinius has joined with allied forces, is the misinformation that prompts Cassius to commit to death.

Inflexibility versus Compromise
Both Brutus and Caesar are stubborn, rather indomidable people who suffer fatally for it.

Rhetoric and Power
the ability to sway people to your will with words is the most powerful type of authority. Caesar shows this explicitly