In Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar,” the public self versus the private self is a recurring theme. Throughout the play, the characters tend to consider their public persona more important than their private persona. The characters all think they know what is best for Rome but ultimately set themselves on the path that leads straight to their deaths. The play begins with a party celebrating Caesar's victory at Pompey where a soothsayer warns Caesar to "beware of the ideas of 1.2.25 March", but Caesar shows no fear and pushes the soothsayer away and says: "he is a dreamer . Let's leave it. 1.2.26 » Caesar's ego is too big and in the end, his ego leads to his death. Instead of heeding what the soothsayer says, he ignores his warning because “Caesar is more dangerous than him (danger). 2.2.45 » In other words, Caesar acts courageously and fearlessly and is not afraid of what fate may bring him, but as the audience sees later in the play, Caesar is actually afraid of go to the capital BECAUSE it's the Ides of March. Overall, this foreshadows the events to come in the play, but also describes how the m...