Do you think Julius Caesar wanted to be crowned King of Rome? Why?

Question

i have to write an essay on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and need some ideas to get me going

Answer 1

Julius Caesar was the emperor of Rome who failed to make good friends. His lack of social skills caused his murder.

Answer 2

It's unlikely he wanted to be a king, although he did want the same sort of power. He did, after being appointed dictator for life, begin wearing the high red leather boots that were an ancient symbol of kinship(may have been Etruscan, but I can't remember offhand). He was said to have been angered when the diadem on a statue of himself was removed, and he did publicly refuse the crown Marc Antony attempted to give him(twice) in public, although this may have been due to the booing of the crowd - Caesar built his power as one of the populares, so he would have been unwilling to go so entirely against the wishes of the mob.

Answer 3

Yes he would have liked it.
He also knew it was impossible.
Romans had been ruled by Etruscan kings before they freed themselves.
It was in their lawbooks that after they got rid of Tarquinius Superbus's domination, no Roman would ever be called king. Caesar's successor, Octavius, called Augustus, got around the problem by calling himself Augustus, First Citizen, and pretending to function through the Senate as before. Not one started using the title "Caesar" until decades had gone by as an hereditary title meaning the same thing as king-emperor.

Answer 4

According to my interpretation, back when I was studying Roman History - yes, he did want to be a king, but he pretended he didn't. I can't remember why I thought this, it's been a while since. I think it had something to do with his megalomania and how he started doing things that the kings used to do. I am very embarrassed right now because I used to know all this like the back of my hand.