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
die on the Ides of March. It has been planned that it was Caesar’s time to go on the Ides of March. The last example of fate that appears in the play is the note that Caesar receives seconds before he is assassinated. He is given a note that says that he is going to be assassinated. He does not even read the note he decides that he needs to enter the Capitol of the Senate. It is fate that someone knew that Caesar was going to be killed, but it is also fate that Caesar was killed. He had so many warnings that he ignored, it was his fate to die. He was going to die not matter how many warnings he received. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Conclusion, Caesar and Brutus died because of their fate. Caesar had their had their destiny’s set out for them before they actually did it so their death’s had to happen. To answer the question do we have control of the fates? The answer is definitely no. Caesar and Brutus never could have controlled their fate. Also the night before the death of
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