Fate and Free Will

Fate and Free Will

1. Caesar's fate was for him to go to the Theatre of Pompey and get killed. However, although he was persuaded by Calpurnia not to go and was infomred by the Soothersayer to "Beware the Ides of March," Caesar still chose to go the the Theatre, which represents free will.

2. Brutus was persuaded by Cassius to overthrow Caesar, of course, Brutus eventually agreed to it. It was Brutus fate to do this, he was given an option and he chose the side of Cassius, which shows free will.

3. Before Cassius and the others arrived at Brutus' house in cloaks, Brutus was thinking about the decision, he gave careful thought and consideration to the situation and decided to kill Caesar. This is a example of free will.

4. All of the men; Brutus, Cassius Casca, Decius Brutus and more, they all had a choice, they could have decided against killing Caesar and not done it, however, they chose to kill Caesar. It was their fate to kill Caesar and "prevent tyranny."

5. Antony offered Caesar the crown three times, and three times Caesar declined the crown. It was mentioned how at the Theatre of Pompey, where Caesar was killed, Caesar was going to be offered the crown by the Senate. Caesar had the opportunity to accept the crown three times, which would have affected the future and caused him to not go to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March and not get assassinated. This shows Caesar had free will but chose incorrectly.

6. Portia, Brutus' wife, understood something was going on with Brutus, he lied that he was sick, and she noticed cloaked men at their house very late at night. She also seen that Brutus seemed messed up or confused about something and he refused to talk about it. Portia could have ignored it, went to talk to someone about it (which possible could have effected what happened to Caesar), or confront Brutus about it, which is what she did. Women were not treated equally as men, however, Portia still stood up against Brutus and demanded to be informed on what was going on.