Fate and its Ghost
Fate and Freewill relate to the concepts of rational thought, thought, and reason. Cassius comes along to show to us how weak Brutus is in using his freewill for himself, because of how easily he gives in to the plans put forth by Cassius. Cassius also tells Brutus, that he will show him the person he can be if you listen to me and we will conquer all. A major example of how fate really dwelves takes a turn into the play is when Brutus is reading his book, trying to clear his guilty consciousness of all his sins, and he hears a voice, and who might it be? None other than the GHOST of JULIUS CAESAR!! The Ghost itself does not tell Brutus that it is Caesar, but Brutus knows better than that, that it has to be him, for who else would it be; he didn't kill anyone else. When demanded to know its identity, the ghost replies, "Thy evil spirit, Brutus" (IV.iii.281). Julius Caesar's ghost is still seeking revenge against his murders, which means that even though he is dead, his soul will not rest till he acheives his ambition - revenge. Not long after this scene takes place, Brutus acknowledges the fact that his guilty consciousness is catching up with him and his death at this memont is inevitable, which is how fate ends the play with the honorable war suicide of Brutus. Brutus accepts the fact that he is destined to die, and fate will decide the time when he does, so he does not try to mess with the details of fate, and honorable accepts his fate.
The Ides of March - Doomsday :(
There are a lot of superstitious things going on during this play, which makes it interesting to read and to see what happens in the end, is it fate that brought the resulting end? Or it is just a mere cioncidence that the incidents took place in a certain way or order. Calphurnia, Julius Caesar's wife is a big believer in superstitions and the supernatural world for she beleives that these bad omens are a way of warning or foreshadowing what is to happen in the near future. A historical and central example is the Ides of March, also known as March 15th. This is a day that is bound to bring in sorrow and all bad omens, and something bad is bound to happen. This is why Calphurnia pleads with Julius Caesar to not step outside the house, because she hears things that are not supposed to occur in reality. The Ides of March relates to fate because it will be known as fate if something were to happen on this day, yet the people would most likely blame it on the only superstitious concept, the Ides of March. This also ties back in with freewill because everyone has the right to make his or her own choices and decisions in life. No one is forced to make his or her decision for him or her. This is where the line between fate and freewill is drawn.