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Difference Between Plutarchs and Shakespeares Caesar     Julius Caesar was in a precarious situation. It could be interpretedthat he deserved the pile that pursued him for ambition or some other reason, orthat it was a cold murder for which he did not deserve. Both Shakespeare andPlutarch wrote about Julius Caesar. each tells the story a little differently.Plutarchs version is much sympathetic to Caears situation.     Shakespeare shows him to be an insensitive and conceited person thinkingonly of himself. This is shown by his response to Calpurnias dream. After herdescription of her dream he says, "Caesar shall forth. The things thatthreatened me Neer looked unless on my back when they shall see the face ofCaesar, they are vanished." This attitude to a warning implying that he wasgiven fair warning and his finale was partially due to his over confidence. Onthe other hand Plutarch gives him a more sensitive reaction to the dream in saying, "Caesar himself, it seems was affected and by no means easy in hismind."     Moreover, Plutarchs writings show the long guide of coincidencesalmost as Fate were deeming it necessary for him to die, and that he had no constraint over it. "...the scene of the final struggle and of the assassinationmade it absolutely clear that some heavenly power was involved...directing thatit" (the assassination) "should take place rightful(prenominal) here. For here stood a statue ofPompey..." This stating that Caesars murder was the deceased Pompeys revengefor he was killed by Caesar. Whereas, Shakespeare does not say anything aboutthe statue and shows the same coincidences in the play as warnings to him thatout of his own stupidity he did not take.     Lastly, after Caesars death the Romans were enraged to revenge him at