Julius Caesar
...ople "[knew] how Caesar loved [them]"(III.2.147) and would also love him enough to avenge him. This proves that Caesar did not use laws to dictate to his citizens, as did Creon, it reveals that he used love and compassion as a friend to govern his people. Also, because he does 'leave to every [citizen]…/seventy-five drachmas"(III.2.157) it shows how Caesar loved every inhabitant of Rome as a friend and would even during death serve them faithfully. When his people heard Caesar's will, they were stirred up "and with the brands [set] fire [to] the traitors houses"(III.2.260) to avenge their diseased ruler. This shows that whereas Creon's people did respect him, Caesars people loved him, and would avenge him after his downfall. Because of this, Caesar's rule holds more meaning and love than that of Creon's, thus making him a more effective ruler. While both Caesar and Creon show love toward their people, they also each hold a respect for justice. Because Creon and Caesar both held a respect for justice, they both felt the throes of defeat, either because their sense of morality betrayed them, or because their stubbornness for justice prevailed. Because Caesar held a respect for justice he "was constant Cimber should be banished "(III.1.72), and would not give in to the conspirators demands. While dealing with this matter of justice, he let his guard down enough that the conspirators could get close enough to kill him. This shows that because his sense of morality would not allow him to consider even the slightest possibility of letting Cimber's brother return, he did not realize that he just gave his life to the conspirators. Creon also respected justice, even enough to be "whelmed in utter misery" (50) because after "her son's death, [Jocasta] stabbed herself to the heart"(50). Because Creon would not give mercy, instead thinking to uphold justice, his loved ones brutally committed suicide, and he was left alone in the world. This proves that whereas Caesars sense of morality through justice betrayed him, giving him the better of the two fates, Creon's inexorable feelings toward justice, he condemns his entire family to death, while he himself would walk in misery. Whereas love of their people and a respect for justice made Creon's and Caesar's downfalls bonded, their contradictory responses to power put them both at a loss. Creon and Caesar both had views on power that led to their downfall; Creon having a lust for power, and Caesar having humility while ruling. Creon, "in right of kinship nearest to the dead,/possess the throne and [takes] supreme power" (8). This shows that Creon wanted power and took possession of it as soon as he could, thus succumbing to his lust for power, hungering for the throne. This proves that Creon, unlike Caesar is not humble, and would condemn his entire family to death for power. Caesar, however, did not lust for power, he instead "Deni...