Jealousy

Title	Jealousy
# of Words	505
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.02

Jealousy

Jealousy causes many of the characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to commit dangerous and foolish acts.  Cassius' jealousy drives him to kill Caesar.  All the conspirators, except the noble Brutus, kill Caesar because they feel threatened by his power.  Brutus is the only conspirator who murders Caesar for more honorable reasons.  Jealousy is a very important theme in this play.
Cassius feels very threatened by Caesar's power.  He remembers when he was an equal to Caesar, and doesn't think that Caesar deserves this much power.  He comments to Brutus, "I was born free as Caesar; so were you: / We both have fed as well, and we can both / Endure the winter's cold as well as he" (Act I, sc. II, 97-99).  Cassius is also enraged because Caesar doesn't like him.  Caesar suggests, "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; / He thinks too much: such men are dangerous" (Act I, sc. II, 194-195).  Cassius thinks that Caesar's temper is dangerous.  He declares, "Ye gods! It doth amaze me, / A man of such a feeble temper should / So get the start of the majestic world, / And bear the palm alone" (Act I, sc. II, 128-131).
Casca also is jealous of Caesar.  He is disgusted by Caesar's manipulation of the commoners.  He describes it as "mere foolery" (Act I, sc. II, 235).  Casca  agrees with Cassius that Brutus is an essential part the conspiracy. He says, "O, he sits high in all the people's hearts...

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