Julius Caesar Persuasive Essay


Assassination, what a frightening and dreadful word that no one wants to hear. Yet, throughout the course of history, assassination is a regular occurrence. According to Dictonary.com, assassination is defined as: "To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons." In William Shakespeare's 1599 play, Julius Caesar, Caesar is assassinated by a disgruntled group of conspirators. The question that comes to mind is, Could assassination happen to our president in today's world? The answer is yes. An assassination to the president could occur today for a number of reasons, current world problems, former assassinations, and political views, just to name a few.

At a time when the economy is poor, a war with Iraq is on the rise, the tragedy of the Columbia, and the long lasting effects of September 1lth, America and the president are very vulnerable. This is the ideal time for an assassination to take place. Look at the facts, the government is incredibly occupied at the moment. The security of the president can simply take a backseat to other issues.

In addition, an assassination can occur at the most unexpected time. For example, in Julius Caesar, Caesar just defeated Pompey, yet there was men planning his death. After hearing of the cheering of the crowd after the victory, Murellus is disgusted, and calls the citizens, "you blocks, you stones." He then tells them that Caesar has not defeated an enemy, but rather that Ceasar has killed the sons of Pompey the Great. Pompey previously ruled Rome along with Caesar until their alliance fell apart, at which point they went to battle over the right to rule.

There have been too many assassinations in the last century to say that an assassination to the president couldn't happen in today's world. Famous assassinations have been...