Empathy Julius Caesar

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Caesar’s thought at the end of Act 2 Scene 2 (Empathy Question) Today is the day I will be crowned. I have wanted this for so long and I am surprised the citizens of Rome have accepted me so quickly despite the fact I had just killed Pompey. This makes me worried- will they do the same to me if I were to be killed? Would they celebrate their new leader like they did to me? I would never know the answers to this question but I’d rather not think about it. I was a bit worried about Calpurnia’s dream, when she said my statue sprouted blood which Romans bathed their hands in. But I couldn’t let it show, I couldn’t let her see me as weak- if I was scared of a dream how would I lead the country? Rome needs a strong leader, not a leader who listens to every word his wife says. The soothsayer’s warning was nothing to be afraid of but what if this was a sign from the gods to warn me about this day? What if the strange things happening outside are also a warning for me that I should have declined the crown and not go to the senators. Perhaps I am over thinking this, the gods have been nothing but kind to me until this day. When Calpurnia was on her knees begging me not to go I couldn’t bear it, and because I love her so, I said that I would stay at home. It gave me a sense of relief for a brief moment, if I had to admit, I would agree with what she said. My confidence often overshadows my wisdom. However I do not want to be seen as cowardly by the citizens, what shame that would cause me. If Calpurnia’s dream was of my dying, then I shall die proudly when I am supposed to die- I won’t hide in my home and pray to the gods that they do not end my life too early. I told Calpurnia that cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste the death but once. Decius came by to bring me to the senators. I was ashamed to tell him that I was not going- I was

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