Julius Caesar Themes

(Click the themes infographic to download.) When it seems evident to the conspirators in Shakespeare's play that Julius Caesar is headed for absolute power, he becomes a threat to the ideals and...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. (1.2.138-140) That...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Like ostriches and Lake Titicaca, male bonds are funny things in Julius Caesar. Men in the play must to choose between loyalty to their friends an...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Hold onto your brooches people—we're about to get meta in here. Just about all of Shakespeare's works contain self-referential, or "metatheatrical"...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) It's definitely a man's world in Julius Caesar. Characters who display any signs of weakness in the masculine realm of politics and warfare are conside...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) In Julius Caesar, manipulation is almost a professional sport. Politicians use their rhetorical skills to gain power and to influence large, fickle cro...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) When it comes to pride, Julius Caesar takes the gold. He's the most outwardly arrogant—and considering some of the other characters we're introduced...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Honor is one of the central conundrums in Julius Caesar. Some actions are done in the name of honor, others in spite of it. National honor challenges...