Context: Although Brutus kills Caesar to protect the republic, the mob seems to desire a king.
Analysis: Aristocratic republicans like Brutus do not understand what the common people need.
Synthesis: Without social order, people will either demand authoritarian rule, or they will rule by mob violence.
3. "If the rightful ruler is deposed or killed, chaos will result"
Evidence: After the death of Caesar, mass killings take place at the hands of the Roman populace.
Context: People run amuck in the streets of Rome, the natural world makes dire portents even before the killing occurs.
Analysis: People kill out of the thrill of killing in a mob scene. The Romans are even shown killing a poet who had nothing to do with the conspiracy because of his "bad verses."
Synthesis: Once there is anarchy, people take the opportunity to glory in their baser instincts.
Ordinary people are easily swayed by effective speechmaking/charismatic people; thus they can be changed into a dangerous mob"
Evidence: The mob is easily swayed by Mark Anthony to revolt against the assassins of Caesar.
Context: Although Brutus kills Caesar to protect the republic, the mob shows itself unworthy of democracy.
Analysis: Shakespeare wrote from a nation that was ruled by a monarch, not a strong Parliament.
Synthesis: Although Shakespeare's view of Caesar and Mark Anthony are ambiguous, he could not validate republican rule.
5. "Ambitions can change a man's character so that he no longer seeks good for all mankind, but rather seeks power only for himself"
Evidence: Caesar seems like a good man, but buckles a bit once the...
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