Julius Caesar Act II essay

Prompt:  It is sometimes necessary to take decisive, preemptive action against someone because of what you fear he or she might do later. 

        Princess Peach is kidnapped and taken away to Bowser’s castle - again. Mario goes on a quest to rescue her by himself, and miraculously defeats Bowser with three jumps - again. Good, nice-looking guy beats bad, mean-looking guy, this stereotypical, repetitive theme has been present in video games, movies, cartoons, and novels for as long as I can remember. In reality, people with evil intentions walk our streets every day, and have learnt to disguise themselves behind smiling masks. It is no longer a simple matter to just avoid dangerous looking people, so you must be wary of your surroundings and take whatever actions that may make you feel safer.

      Just like the saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” don’t judge a person based off of their appearance. It is frightening to think of, but criminals have developed various different methods to hide themselves from plain sight. Let's say you (a girl) is sitting at a bar, and a smiling, happy-go-lucky guy walks over and offers to buy you a drink. He initiates a harmless little chat with you as you both sip your margaritas. He suddenly points towards the stage where a tomato was thrown at the singer. You turn behind you to witness the chaos ensued, laughing. In the seconds you turned your gaze away from your drink, he plops in some invisible powder, a.k.a. date rape drugs. You can imagine what happens afterwards. The girl may not have actually trusted the man, but she let her guard down since he was so friendly. This is a common story that many women have fallen victim to. You cannot expect every friendly person you come across has a goodwill. In fact, most criminals assume that roll in order to get close to their targets. If you ever feel something is wrong, don’t dismiss the feeling; act on it, stop it.

      Everyday, stories of theft, foul play, murder, and other horrible deeds show up in the media, revealing humans’ twisted nature. So many of these news stories appear that we are no longer shocked to hear a man charged for killing another man. Whenever I hear these gruesome stories, what surprises me most is not actually what happened, but who did it. Sure I can understand a random bystander unfortunately getting hit by a drunk driver, and even a man assaulting his own wife due to marital problems has become common, but what about brothers killing their own sister? Mothers killing their own newborn baby? Students killing their own teachers and classmates? It is just outrageous and sickening how criminals reason for the sinful acts they committed.

      Now that you are well informed of the dangers anyone can be to you, what is the safest thing you can do? Sure you can hide in your parent’s home for the rest of your life, but that is not what I am encouraging. I am not trying to give you a phobia of people and make you doubt everyone around you. Rather, live your life how you always have, just be careful of who you put your trust in. Follow your gut feeling, and if ever your intuition tells you something is off, take action and make it stop.

“ Love all, Trust a few ” - William Shakespeare.