Do we have control of our fates?
Themes play an integral role in the play Julius Caesar. The actions and the way that the characters express themselves define the themes in the play. The play is not comprised of one or two themes but fate is one of the important themes of the play. Fate is found from the smallest instance and the real question is: Do we have control of our fates? The theme that stands out the most in this play is fate. There is no doubt that there is divine intervention in this play. The destiny of many of the characters in this play has been planned because there are so many predictions or visions of the future that actually come true. For example, the soothsayer predicted that Julius Caesar was going to die on the Ides of March. (Act 1, Scene 2) He did not make this prediction after he heard that Caesar was going to be assassinated, or the night before when everyone knew that he was going to die. He made this prediction many months in advance. The soothsayer knew that Caesar was going to die, because it was Caesar’s fate to
His wife had an awful dream predicting that her husband was going to die in the house of the Senate the next day. It was very fitting that the ghost of Caesar told Brutus that he was going to die. Caesar had their had their destiny’s set out for them before they actually did it so their death’s had to happen. Caesar and Brutus never could have controlled their fate. Sure enough when Brutus was at Philippi he was killed. They all occurred because Caesar was going to die. He was going to die not matter how many warnings he received. He is given a note that says that he is going to be assassinated. It was a bit of foreshadowing by the God’s giving a hint to the sinister events to come. This proves once again that many people’s destiny had been predetermined. Another instance of fate relating to the death of Caesar was the night before he died. When a dream comes true it is a strong indication that there is divine intervention or that the future has already been planned out. The last example of fate that appears in the play is the note that Caesar receives seconds before he is assassinated. In Conclusion, Caesar and Brutus died because of their fate. (Act 2 Scene 2) It was not the normal storm; it was a tremendous change in weather.
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