Shakespeares Julius Caesar has obvious class divisions that are illustrated many times throughout the book. These divisions can be seen in todays world as well and I immediately drew connections to how it relates. When Flavius and Murellus walk down the Roman street that is filled with different commoners, they immediately have an attitude of high class and that they are better than the commoners that spend their days working. The commoners are in the streets celebrating Caesars triumph, but Flavius and Murellus are not amused. Murellus gets angry at a cobbler who is not working because he is taking a holiday to observe the parades. Murellus demands he get back to work in his shop. This reminded me right away of our capitalist society today. The workers get little to no say in what they do and are looked down upon by the people who are wealthy and do not have to do the tedious hard work of a commoner. It also made me think how something like holidays are restricted for workers because the owners want them to work as much as possible and make as much money as they can. Though Flavius and Murellus are not the owner of the cobbler, they are in the society because they are enabled. This also is a common theme in todays world. The enabling of the wealthy and upper class to do as they please all because of their wealth. They are able to manipulate workers and make it as easy as possible for them to run up their net worths. Flavius and Murellus are enabled because of their places in society and feel like they can boss anyone they please. Ive seen this happen many times in todays world, one specific example is at restaurants. People like to get mad at the server who is working as hard as he or she can for not very much money an hour, but only do so because they feel like the server holds no important place in society. Most people are not going to go to the owner or the CEO to complain, but to the commoner that is working their hardest. It is easy to scold, critique, and berate these people because of their monetary value, just how Flavius and Murellus did to the cobbler. I do not condone this behavior, but have simply just observed it throughout the years. Murellus also scolds the cobbler for the fact that he is celebrating Caesars victory which I was able to relate to todays world as well. When someone is rooting for your team or side you are likely to agree with them and be friendly. When it is the opposite, it usually does not end well. This is seen in our country today with our political parties. The wealthy scolding the working class for voting for their candidate because the wealthy are afraid of new taxes, etc. The commoners and working class are made the scape goat of a lot of societies problems, but in reality the working class plays an incredibly vital role in our society that may never be recognized.
