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  • Essay / Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - 880

    Composers draw on our perspectives to instill a diverse interpretation of events, situations, and personalities depicted through various mediums shaped by their lens. Thus, the representation of contradictory perspectives in their works allows the speakers to experience a deeper understanding of the world. This is clearly demonstrated in Shakespeare's tragic play Julius Caesar (1599) and Jason Reitman's satirical film Thankyou for Smoking (2005). While the Elizabethan context illuminates Shakespeare's different perspectives on Caesar's assassination in relation to the complexities of human beings and the manipulation used to obtain power, centuries later Reitman also explores the multifaceted nature of a individual and the persuasion involved in taking control against a 21st century. backdrop of the century. All individuals, including those in positions of influence, are complex and have many facets to their personality. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare presents Caesar as an individual with a multifaceted personality, but positions his audience to accept his failures and support his position as a legitimate and stable ruler. A perspective of Caesar as a manipulative character is conveyed by Casca when he recounts the scene where Caesar refuses the crown in front of the crowd; Casca sneers, “He would have loved to have it…he was very reluctant to get rid of it,” immediately calling Caesar a manipulative character. Additionally, Cassius describes Caesar as a “man of such weak character” and a “sick girl.” However, the validity of these perspectives on Caesar is undermined by the envious and derogatory tone with which they are presented. Although Caesar proves to be manipulative and fragile, Shakespeare validates his political values...... middle of paper ...... thus, in different contextual settings, both composers offer audiences a deeper understanding of nature human nature and the world around us through their representation of an individual's ability to accumulate power through manipulation. Ultimately, Shakespeare's historical tragic play Julius Caesar (1599) instills various interpretations of Caesar's multifaceted personality and an individual's ability to manipulate society, verified by Jason Reitman's message in the film Thank You for Smoking (2005) in its exploration of Nick's many characteristics and his exploitation of individuals. The contextual values ​​of Shakespeare and Reitman and the different representations of these personalities, situations and events allow us to better understand how a privileged perspective is presented to us and thus gain a deeper understanding of the world in which we live..