LEC052040 SAMBATH U M . IDES OF MARCH IN SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR.

Significance of Ides of March in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

1 Romans believed in superstition but not Julius Caesar.
2 The ides of march is considered to be the 15th of march on which Caesar was assassinated.
3 Julius Caesar was warned by the soothsayers about the chaos on the ides of march.
4 Julius Caesar dismissed the seer by considering them as dreamers.
5 This ignorance of Julius Ceasar led to his assassination which shows the importance of superstition in the Shakespearean tragedy.

 Critical Significance of Ides of March in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Draft - 1

1 Superstition played a major role in shaping the characters in the play.
2 Julius Caesar was warned by the seers about the consequences on the ides of the march on his way back to Rome.
3 Caesar ignored the warning and dismissed the seers as calling them, dreamers.
4 The hubris (pride) is the major tragic flaw of Caesar that triggered his downfall.
5 The warning about the events on the assassination shows the importance of the astrological predication in Roman society.

Draft - 2

1 The tragic play Julius Caesar explores the concept of fate and destiny in relation to astrological prediction.
2 “Beware the ides of march” is the dominant statement that reveals/predict the fate of Julius Caesar
3 As the Tragic play Julius Caesar being a representation of a real story, the audience is aware of the death of Julius cease, thus Shakespeare develops the events to his assassination.
4 Julius Caesar decided to ignore the warnings,  which triggered his downfall.
5. The pride, a tragic flaw of Caesar, produced his decision to stay away from the superstition and omens which ultimately resulted in the death of Shakespeare.