Julius Caesar vs. The Dark Knight
Jourdan Dible Character equivalency
• Julius Caesar –Harvey Dent (Two-Face)
• Brutus- Batman (Bruce Wayne)
• Cassius - The Joker
• Rome – Gotham City Similarities: Caesar vs. Harvey Dent
• Both are publicly celebrated as heroes • Both have the potential to be corrupted • Both Die (JC is literally murdered, Dent (metaphorical death) becomes the villain Two-Face Similarities: Brutus vs. Batman
• Both are trying to save the citizens from the dark side of the public hero ( Caesar/ Dent) • Both have complex moral codes that encourage their responses to violence • They have to make hard choices on whether they can kill /not kill. Cassius Vs. The Joker
• Catalysts for major plot development
• Joker creates Two-Face. (Corrupts/ “kills” a public hero)
• Cassius includes Brutus in the plot to assassinate Caesar. (Kills the Public hero) Similarities: Gotham versus Rome
• A public that needs protection from the villains. • Thoughts are easily influenced
The hero they deserve
Julius Caesar Harvey Dent Conspirators approach him • Joker sets up the trap using with the plot to kill Caesar Dent and Rachel as bait Julius Caesar is made to be a • Joker twist’s Dent’s mind villain after the “accident” Julius Caesar is murdered • Dent becomes Two-Face
“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
Julius Caesar The Dark Knight • Caesar – Serpent • Dent – Foreshadows his hatching from the egg own fate when he talks • murdered before he can about Caesar become corrupt • Dent “dies” and becomes • Instead of trying to help Two-Face defend Caesar (his friend) • A good guy is corrupted he helps murder him. and becomes a villain.
Resources
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