"Messala, today is my birthday. Give me your hand, and you will witness that i am forced to bet all of uor fredoms on one battle. I used to believe that there are no omens, just as Epicurus does, but now i have a little belief in Omens. When we came from Sardis, two Eagles were perched on our first flag, eating from some soldiers hands. They flew away today, and now there are crows, ravens, and kites flying over head. They are looking down on us as if we are prey. Their shadows are a canopy of death, were our army lies." -Cassuis

This quote is very important because it is Cassius discussing his worries. Cassuis is starting to believe that fate is happening because it is his birthday, and he may die in battle. Cassius is looking at the crows and ravens as a sign of his iminate doom. He is worried fate has caught up with him. Cassius ends up killing himself. He could have not killed himself, but he thought he was not worthy to live any longer. Cassius could have decided to not kill himself, and live another day. I believe this is is a mixture of fate and freewill. you could argue that he did die on his birthday, so it is fate. Or you could say that he Killed himself, and that was forcing fate otherwise known as freewill.

by:meeeach

Picture and Relatin to Topic

This picture show Caesar being stabbed by all the members of the senate, this relates to the topic of Fate and Freewill because it shows Caesar's freewill of going to the senate and his fate of being betrayed by his friend Brutus.

-RainMan

Fate is like the sun, because the sun always fallows a course without changing.

Free will is a child, because a child always changes his mind.

Brutus is like a dog, because he did whatever he thought best for Rome, even if it means killing himself.


by: meeeach

1. “Brutus, thou sleep’st"
We must work to kill Caesar
It's the best for Rome

2. Do not leave the house
I do not have good feelings
Something bad will happen

3. Stab at the leader
Everyone gets their own turn
"Et tu, Brute" says he.

~HippoLover1

Fate vs. Free will Similies & Metaphors

1. Fate vs. Free will is like Salmon because right after they lay eggs, they're supposed to die because of lack of nutrients. Free will sometimes gives them the power to get back to the ocean.

2. Fate vs. Free will is a dagger because you can choose to use it and hurt someone or you can decide you fate by doing the same thing.

3. Brutus is like a page in a book because its two sided and has a lot of information.


~HippoLover1

Modernizing

ANTONY
Caesar?

CAESAR
Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o' nights:
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.

ANTONY
Fear him not, Caesar; he's not dangerous;
He is a noble Roman and well given.

CAESAR
Would he were fatter! But I fear him not:
Yet if my name were liable to fear,
I do not know the man I should avoid
So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much;
He is a great observer and he looks
Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays,
As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music;
Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort
As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit
That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Such men as he be never at heart's ease
Whiles they behold a greater than themselves,
And therefore are they very dangerous.
I rather tell thee what is to be fear'd
Than what I fear; for always I am Caesar.
Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf,
And tell me truly what thou think'st of him.

ANTONY

Yes? What is it?

CEASAR

I’d rather have men with no will at all. Men who do what little that pleases them. But Cassius there has a powerful will. He will find out what I’m up to. People like that are dangerous.

ANTONY

Caesar, he’s fine. I think you’re just being paranoid. Everyone in Rome loves him.

CAESAR

I wish I could break him! Bend his will! I don’t fear him though. But if I could, I wouldn’t know that I should avoid that Cassius. I see him reading all the time, and he notices everything. He can see right through people—like glass. He has no interest in the theater, unlike you Antony. Music does not entertain him at all. I rarely see him smile, and when he does it’s as if it is a joke, that only he himself would know about. Only men like that can never be care-free for they see something greater than themselves, and because of that—he is dangerous. I’d rather tell you of what should be feared then what I fear, for I am Caesar. Now, Antony, come on the other side, my left ear is deaf. Come and tell me what you really think of him.

-Dr. Jones

Fate and Freewill S&M

Fate is like a dice because it is uncertain and can change your life in the most unexpected ways at any moment.

Fate and Freewill are opposites because they both effect your life but Fate is uncertain and random and Freewill is your own choosing.

Fate is the coal that powers the engine of Brutus and the conspiracy .

-RainMan

Fateful Fettuccine

Fateful Fettuccine
Preparation: boil water over flame of freewill, get ingredients ready for cooking.
Ingredients: I 6-ounce packaged conspirators
2 Cups of Caesar
1 Cup Portia
Dash of Casca
Pinch of Cassius
Sprinkle of Calpurnia
½ cup of Brutus
Instructions: Put 6 ounce Conspirators in boiling water of freewill and wait till tender or soft (may take awhile). Wait then drain, if need sprinkle common sense of Calpurnia. Mix Cassius, Casca, Brutus in medium bowl until saucey or creamy. Combine Conspirators with other ingredients. Top with Caesar and garnish with a little precaution of Portia. Serve with a side of Soothsayer.


yellowmellow

Fate and Freewill Poem

The Cloud of Fate

Peaceful wealth, or painful toil,
Chance of war, or civil broil,
'Tis not for man's feeble race
These to shun, or those embrace.
But that all-disposing Fate
Which presides o'er mortal state,
Where it listeth, casts its shroud
Of impenetrable cloud.

- _{Bacchylides (5th century B.C.)}

The poem talks of a “cloud” that penetrates everyone. What the clouds effect, is different to everyone. The poem gives examples of what the “cloud” does, like being born into wealth or of poverty, ones who are “exalted” or those who are “shunned”. Brutus was born into wealth and privilege therefore has access to Caesar and more importantly the people. Brutus is a perfect instrument in the conspirators plan to take down Caesar and convince the public of what they are doing is just. It might have just been fate that chose Brutus to take down Caesar.

Caesar is a very complex character. Just in the play people can have many different opinions about him. His power however, is unquestionable. In his life he is portrayed as a major influence of power, and his conquests and victories could be a direct effect of what he gained. But the poem suggests that fate is how he rose to power. The poem tells how the “cloud” or fate is the one that raises men to power and forces men to poverty. It could be fate that makes us who we are.

-Dr. Jones

Fate Vs. Freewill
Act I Scene 2
Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March.
Caesar: He is dreamer; let him: pass.
When the Soothsayer is warning Caesar of the day that he will be murdered Caesar is taking his own fate in his hand, and does nothing to take this warning. In his freewill he chose not to listen and kept walking, not taking second thought into what the Soothsayer was saying.

Brutus: Into what dangers would you lead me, Cassius That you would have me seek into myself for that which is not in me.
This quote that Brutus tells Cassius is fate, its fate because he doesn’t know what is going to happen, and yet he still have to curiosity to keep asking about it. We know what Cassius is trying persuade Brutus to do., and the freewill is that Brutus knows there is dangers and he still thinks about them.

Cassius: Men at some time are masters of their fates: the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.
This is important because when Cassius is talking to Brutus why Caesar was just like them, he says, that their fate is what they make it. The stars, are what the people back then used to predict the future of their lives.

Act I Scene 3
Casca: These are their reasons; they are natural; For, I believe, they are portentous things. Unto the climate that they point upon.
What this quote seems to be saying is that the events that are going to happen are going to happen because they are so inevitable, that it is just natural. The word portentous is a clear hint that what is going to happen in the future is going to be significant and serious.






yewllowmellow

Brutus

Be not deceived… I turn the trouble of my countenance merely upon myself.(Act I Scene II)

Rome holds of his name (Act I Scene II)

Under these hard conditions at this time is like to lay upon us. (Act I Scene III)

That you would have me seek into myself that which is not in me? (Act I Scene I)

Upon the next encounter yields him ours. (Act I Scene III)

Set honor in one eye and death i’ th’ other. (Act I Scene I)

-Dr. Jones