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Caesar Essay

Superstition is a reoccurring topic in the tragedy Julius Caesar. Many characters including Caesar and many of the conspirators rely on superstition heavily. Many of the characters see superstition as a way to live their lives and to make their decisions. Characters also see omens to justify their reasons for assassinating Caesar. In this ancient world many live their lives based on the superstition they see in front of them. Which sometimes is not very logical at all.
Caesar is first affected by superstition when he talks to Calpurnia. Calpurnia begs Caesar no to go to the senate because Calpurnia says ” Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies,/Yet now they fright me. There is one within,/Besides the things we have heard and seen,/Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch( Shakespeare 2.2.13-16)”. What Calpurnia says means I really never believed in omens, but they scare me now. I have heard of the sights the watchmen have seen and the things we have heard and seen. I believe they are omens. This affects Caesar at first he listens to his wife and decides not to go to the senate, and then Decius Brutus comes to take Caesar to the Senate and gives Caesar reason to go to the Senate. Caesar trusts Decius so he goes.
When the conspirators’ meet there is a thunderstorm (1.3.1-2) Cassius says the storm is Rome’s political unstable state (1.3.68). Cassius uses the storms superstition as a positive light on the conspiracy. He makes it seem like Caesar is a bad ruler and is responsible for Rome’s political state. I do not think Caesar is responsible fro Rome’s political state, which I do not think is really that bad and Caesar is just doing what is best for his country. This helps Cassius get control of the conspirators and to make their attempt at Caesar’s life justified. This helps the conspirators make up their mind to join the conspiracy and to make them feel they are doing nothing wrong.
Another superstition is   Caesar’s wife Calpurnia being...