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Difference Between Plutarchs and Shakespeares Caesar     Julius Caesar was in a precarious situation. It could be interpretedthat he merited the fate 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. separately tells the story a little differently.Plutarchs version is more sympathetic to Caears situation.     Shakespeare shows him to be an insensitive and conceited person thinkingonly of himself. This is shown by his reaction to Calpurnias pipe dream. afterwards herdescription of her dream he says, "Caesar shall forth. The things thatthreatened me Neer looked but 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 death was partially due to his over confidence. Onthe other hand Plutarch gives him a more sensitive reaction to th e dream insaying, "Caesar himself, it seems was affected and by no means easy in hismind."     Moreover, Plutarchs writings show the long string of coincidencesalmost as Fate were deeming it inevitable for him to die, and that he had nocontrol over it. "...the scene of the final struggle and of the assassinationmade it perfectly clear that some heavenly power was involved...directing thatit" (the assassination) "should get wind place just 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 act 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