“The further back you can look, the more likely you are to see further. » Winston Churchill seems to be saying that if you don't understand what happened in the past, you won't be able to stop it from happening in the future. William Shakespeare's portrayal of Julius Caesar is highly controversial. It seems like it's giving readers the chance to figure out whether they like it or not. In the form of historical accuracy, Shakespeare is precise in what he believes to be true. For Shakespeare, what he wrote is accurate for his place and time. Shakespeare is very confusing in his portrayal of Caesar, the way Cassius spoke of Caesar was out of pure jealousy. He never seemed to have any reason to assassinate Caesar other than wanting to do it for him, and Shakespeare exaggerated the play a bit to keep the audience interested. Shakespeare was very confusing in his portrayal of Caesar. In researching Caesar's personality and perspective, author René E. Fortin asked, "Which of these is the real Caesar?" (Fortin 342). Shakespeare does not seem to want to answer this question throughout the play. He wants individuals to understand who Julius Caesar is to each of them. There may not even be one Caesar. He can have different aspects of who he is throughout the play. With this theory, Fortin asserted, “The specific purpose is revealed if we consider Julius Caesar as a deliberate point-of-view experiment intended to reveal the limits of human knowledge” (Fortin 342). What Shakespeare was trying to convey is what people were trying to convey. I believe this is the truth about Caesar. He never wrote the precise truth. It was up to readers to have their own opinion. Shakespeare wanted to create a character that each individual would have their own... middle of paper... ugly. He never seemed to have any reason to assassinate Caesar other than wanting to do it solely for his own sake, and Shakespeare exaggerated the play a bit to keep the audience interested. It's never good to lie about what happened in the story, but adding small details that don't change the outcome to keep the outcome interesting won't hurt the past. Works Cited Chang, Joseph SMJ "'Julius Caesar' in the Light of Renaissance History." »JSTOR. University of Illinois Press, January 1970. Web. February 20, 2014. Draper, John W. “The Realism of Shakespeare's Roman Plays.” JSTOR.University of North Carolina Press, April 1933Fortin, René E. "Julius Caesar: A Point of View Experiment." JSTOR. FolgerShakespeare Library, 1968. Web. February 20, 2014. Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Julius Caesar. Open SourceShakespeare. George Mason University, nd Web. January 14. 2014.