Read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided. You will write a two-paragraph analytical response. In your first paragraph, identify and explain the following conflict: Caesar (and Caesar's supporters) vs. the conspirators.

In your second paragraph, explain how this conflict is resolved.

In both of your paragraphs, make sure you cite specific examples from the play to Support your ideas.

this question is pertaining to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar if that helps!​

Answer and Explanation:

The conflict between Cesar and his supporters against his conspirators occurs due to the discrepancy of vision, in relation to Cesar, that the conspirators and supporters have. While the conspirators frame Cesar as a manipulator, dangerous and hungry for power; supporters see him as a great leader and a thoughtful and efficient ruler. This duality can be seen in two moments, first in Act I, Scene II when Cassius tries to convince Brutus to stop supporting Cesar, take the reins of his own life and become a conspirator. This can also be seen in Act V, Scene I, when Cassius asks Brutus to not only stop supporting Cesar, but help murder him. In both cases, Brutus is confused whether or not he should support Cesar.

This confusion of Brutus is passed on to the reader, since Cesar has, in fact, great qualities and defects. This confusion is only broken by the positioning of Marco Antonio, who is extremely faithful to Caesar and presents all the hypocrisy of the conspirators to conspire and kill Cesar by showing that all of Caesar's acts were in favor of the Roman people.

"The Tragedie of Julius Caesar" was written by William Shakespeare and tells how the conspiracy that ended the life of Julio Cesar, the Roman dictator, was established, as well as tells the results and consequences of that assassination.