Essay Archive - Julius Caesar: The Use of Suspense
Julius Caesar: The Use of Suspense
Suspense can be defined as the uncertainties the reader feels about what
will happen next in a story, or in this case, a play. William Shakespeare
incorporated in Julius Caesar three very suspenseful events on which the whole
play depends.
The first suspenseful event of this play occurs when the conspirators
join and discuss their reasons for assassination. Cassius feels that he is
equal to Caesar, if not even better that him. Shakespeare builds suspense by
using this statement made by Cassius: "I was born free as Caesar…/we both have
fed as well, and we ....
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