Julius Caesar Characterization by Leah Wells https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g Leah Wells, Anna So, Tovar Dickerson en-us 2017-03-23 18:50:37 UTC 2025-10-04 17:30:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Cassius lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162249117 2017-03-23 19:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162249117 Brutus lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162249140 2017-03-23 19:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162249140 Caesar lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162249161 2017-03-23 19:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162249161 Roman general and politician that played a critical role in the demise of the roman republic. tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162250513 2017-03-23 19:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162250513 aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162251085 A supporter of the Republic; Caesar's best friend. He's a very naive person, who considers himself to be very honorable & noble. Brutus cares a lot about the kingdom. ]]> 2017-03-23 19:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162251085 lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162251128 - the jealously conspirator]]> 2017-03-23 19:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162251128 Motives tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253088  Brutus worries that Caesar may aspire to dictatorship over the Roman republic, Caesar seems to show no such inclination, declining the crown several times. Yet while Caesar may not be unduly power-hungry, he does possess his share of flaws. He is unable to separate his public life from his private life, and, seduced by the populace’s increasing idealization and idolization of his image, he ignores ill omens and threats against his life, believing himself as eternal as the North Star.]]> 2017-03-23 19:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253088 Characterization tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253307 Direct: 
"Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous." (Shakespeare 1:2:38) In this quote Caesar openly admits that he wants these certain type of men to protect him & his power - which hints that while he may not be a total dictator he defiantly cares about staying ruler of the Roman Republic.
Indirect: 
" Beware the ides of march" (Shakespeare 1:1:28)
This shows Caesar's lack of trust and arrogance as he calls the soothsayer a dreamer.

"Let me have men about  me that are fat, sleek- headed men... Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much: such men are dangerous." (shakespeare 1:2:38)
Caesar is judgemental and is looking for any reason to get Cassius away from him.
]]> 2017-03-23 19:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253307 Bio tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253414 2017-03-23 19:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253414 Allies tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253683 Antony: A friend of Caesar
Cassius:A talented general & longtime acquaintance of Caesar. 
Calpurnia: Caesar’s wife. ]]> 2017-03-23 19:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253683 Possible Archetypes tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253754 Scapegoat: Caesar is the scapegoat archetype because he has to take the fall for others mistakes; but he does make mistakes of his own.]]> 2017-03-23 19:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253754 Characterization aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253925 Direct: 
  • "Be not deceiv'd: if I have veil'd my look, i turn the trouble of my countenance Merely upon myself. Vexed I am Of late with passions of some difference, Conceptions only proper to myself, Which give some soil, perhaps, to my behaviors;" (Shakespeare 1:2:28) The quote shows that Brutus  is willing to admit & reflect on his mistakes.   
  • "I am not gamesome: I do lack some part Of that quick spirit that is Antony. Let me not hinder, Cassius, your desires; I'll leave you." (Shakespeare 1:2:28) Here, Brutus admits that he is not as mischievous as Antony which shows his naive trait. 

Indirect: 
  • "What means this shouting? I do fear the people
    Choose Caesar for their king."  (Shakespeare 1:2:32) This shows that Brutus shows concern for the kingdom. 
]]> 2017-03-23 19:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162253925 Main Characteristic lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162254465 Characteristic of Cassius is his ability to perceive the true motives of men.]]> 2017-03-23 19:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162254465 Bio lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162504903 2017-03-24 18:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162504903 Motives lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162505307 Cassius's main motive was to kill Caesar because he believed that Caesar was oppressing the people and that it would only get worse as he gained power. Secretly, Cassius probably wanted to kill Caesar so that he in turn could take the throne.]]> 2017-03-24 18:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162505307 Allies lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162505360 Caesar: longtime friend (at the  beginning) 
Brutus: friends at the beginning until Cassius manipulated him]]> 2017-03-24 18:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162505360 Enemies lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162505425 Caesar: later on Cassius and Brutus plotted to kill him
Brutus: towards the end becomes his enemy ]]> 2017-03-24 18:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162505425 Characterization lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162507354
Direct
  • "He is a great observer, and he looks/ Quite through the deeds of men. He loves no plays, As though dost, Antony; he hears no music;/ Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort / As if he mocked himself” 
  • Caesar directly describing Cassius. (1:2:199-203)
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Indirect
  • “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world/ Like a Colossus, and we petty men/ Walk under his huge legs and peep about/ To find ourselves dishonorable graves” 
  • Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join his conspiracy through the previous speech.
  • Brutus finds himself honorable, and by saying Caesar makes everyone walk beneath him, Cassius attempts to persuade Brutus based on pride and what is best for Rome. (1:2:142-145)

  • "Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius/ That you would have me seek into myself/ For that which is not in me?
  • Cassius was leading Brutus on. (1:2: ;62-64


]]> 2017-03-24 18:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162507354 Enemies tovar_dickerson https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162508819 Brutus: Loves Caesar as a friend, opposes the ascension of any man to the position of dictator, fears that Caesar aspires to such power.
Casca: A public figure opposed to Caesar’s rise to power.
Portia:Brutus’s wife, daughter of a noble Roman who took sides against Caesar.]]> 2017-03-24 19:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162508819 Bio aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162509634 2017-03-24 19:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162509634 Motives aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162509952 Brutus along with Cassius both plot to assassinate Caesar however for different reasons. Brutus wants to get rid of Caesar because of his concern for the Roman Republic, and the fact that he felt threatened by him - worrying that Caesar would become a dictator. ]]> 2017-03-24 19:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162509952 Allies aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162511609 Caesar at the beginning of the play was good friends with Brutus. Cato, Lucilius, & Messala.]]> 2017-03-24 19:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162511609 Enemies aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162511984 Brutus has always disliked Cassius and towards the end when he wants to kill Caesar becomes his enemy. ]]> 2017-03-24 19:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162511984 Archetypes aso6570 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162512663 Could potentially be the tragic hero because with his nobleness in mind, and the fact that he cares so much about the Roman Republic he suffers by betraying a friend who he deemed as a 'dictator' to the city. ]]> 2017-03-24 19:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162512663 Archetypes lwel7490 https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162512703 Cassius is an anti hero. He convinces Brutus to join him to kill Caesar. Overall he is a failure because he also dies in the end. An anti-hero never succeeds.]]> 2017-03-24 19:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lwel7490/g3n8hprjyn4g/wish/162512703