tus is becoming everything he feared Caesar would be” (Leithart). Brutus is becoming everything he feared Casear would be because he too has become a tyrant . At first he killed Cesar because he deluded himself into thinking that it was best for Rome, that is no longer true. He is now only thinking of himself.Although The Tragedy of Julius Cesar was set in ancient Rome, Shakespeare wrote it to please audiences of the time period that he was living in--the Elizabethan Era. The Elizabethans were very enamored with the theater, actors, and playwrights. In fact, Shakespeare is considered the most famous playwright of the entire era.Many of Shakespeare plays dealt with the supernatural in some shape, like MacBeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, and The Tempest. There were also other works having to do with superstition, such as The Spanish Tragedy, Doctor Faustus, and The Alchemist. The reason so many pieces of literature from that time period spoke of the supernatural was because the supernatural was in fact a very big part of the Elizabethan culture and ,“...in a day before medical science understood disease, before astronomy, meteorology, and geology had learned much about the heavens and the earth, magical beliefs played an even larger role in daily life than they do today” (Papp). Almost all Elizabethans believed in astrologers, alchemists, sorcerers, witches, and soothsayers. Astrologers were actually very well respected as opposed to their position in society nowadays. In fact, Shakespeare made many subtle references to astrology and the stars in order to relate to his audiences. Calpurnia speaks of “...comets seen” (339; act2,sc2) while Caesar proclaims “...but I am as constant as the Northern Star”(349; act3, sc2).However, there are even more important references to astrology made. In fact, the actual type of astrology alluded to frequently in Julius Caesar is catarchic astro...
