Julius Caesar

When Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar, he wrote it in the era of Queen Elizabeth I. During the time of Queen Elizabeth I's rule she was 66 and had not announced an heir, much like Julius had not announced his, people started to think that if no heir was produced before she died England would be reduced to chaos such as in the War of the Roses. This was also a concern in the play of Julius Caesar. If Julius was to go off to war and died there would be no one to take his place which could send Rome into chaos.
We learn as we read the play that Julius is a charismatic and enterprising general of the Roman Army and that he takes over most of NW Europe and is still able to remain a hero in most of the poorer civilians eyes. But along with dedicated followers he also makes enemies. Some feared that with Julius becoming the absolute ruler of Rome that Julius's power would send the Roman Empire into slavery. With this fear, Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus decide that the only way to break the tension is to kill Julius Caesar. But in the end killing Julius Caesar is what sent the Roman Empire into turmoil. Instead of fixing the problem like they thought it would it only made it worse.
I didnt like JC as much as I did The Tempest. To me, Julius Caesar was a little harder for me to follow along with and understand. It helped being able to watch parts of the movie. By watching parts of the movie I was able to get into the play more and better comprehend it.