The Triumvirate of Symphonies

(ACT I) The tragedy of Julius Caesar is filled with foreshadowing and betrayal. Showing great power in times of glory, the conspiracy against the soon to be ruler of Rome plan to kill Caesar so he does not rule their precious city. Ironically, a soothsayer told Caesar to beware the 'Ides of March', or the fifteenth of March. This did not seem to faze Caesar as he went on with his days. This song, by none other than Creedence Clearwater Revival, represents this warning in a more in depth but simple (if that makes sense) way:

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I see the bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.

[Chorus:]
Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I hear hurricanes ablowing.
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.

[Chorus]
All right!

Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.

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(ACT I & II) As life goes on for Caesar and everyone around him, the conspirators formed by Cassius, Casca, and Brutus, have met to decide on what to do about Mark Antony and Caesar. This song by punk band Paramore shows how careful you really have to be in these dark times:

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I settle down
A twisted up frown
Disguised as a smile well
You would have never known
I had it all but not what I wanted
'Cause hope for me was a place uncharted
And overgrown

You'd make your way in
I'd resist you just like this
You can't tell me to feel
The truth never set me free
So I did it myself

You can't be too careful anymore
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out a little more
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Open your eyes like I open mine
It's only the real world
A life you will never know
Shifting your weight to throw off the pain
Well you can ignore it
But only for so long

You look like I did
You resist me just like this
You can't tell me to heal
And it hurts remembering how it felt to shut down

Can't be too careful anymore
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out a little more
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The truth never set me free
The truth never set me free
The truth never set me free
So I'll do it myself

You can't be too careful anymore
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out

Can't be too careful anymore
When all that is waiting for you won't come any closer
You've got to reach out more
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Finally, as the Ides of March approach Rome closer and closer, tension rises and the conspirators are ready to make a strike. Without hiding their crime, or good deed as they say, the conspirators have decided to assassinate Caesar before he is able to take the crown of Rome. This song by Panic at the Disco, although different time periods, displays the truth of what happens when you take power for granted and you just might get what you pay for:

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he paints her fingers with a close precision
He starts to notice empty bottles of gin
And takes a moment to assess the sins she’s paid for

A lonely speaker in a conversation
Her words were swimming through his ears again
There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you've paid for

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

Woah, Mona Lisa,
You're guaranteed to run this town
Woah, Mona Lisa,
I'd pay to see you frown

He senses something, call it desperation
Another dollar, another day
And if she had the proper words to say,
She would tell him
But she'd have nothing left to sell him

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

Woah, Mona Lisa,
You're guaranteed to run this town
Woah, Mona Lisa,
I'd pay to see you frown

Mona Lisa wear me out
Pleased to please ya
Mona Lisa wear me out

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

Woah, Mona Lisa,
You're guaranteed to run this town
Woah, Mona Lisa,
I'd pay to see you frown

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you've paid for

So far, power really is something hard to hold onto. The right person needs to know how to handle the plethora of duties put on them or people just might revolt...

(PUBLISHED BY HIKARU HUNT)