Julius Caesar Bias Analysis

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Bias is a metaphorical snake that is lurking about every corner, it is unavoidable, unescapable, and frankly crippling modern society. American people’s ideas are being curved and maculated by news channels that claim not to be bias. A quick switch to turn on the television can result in one-sided ideas. In a web quest I took discussing bias, I learned its importance. Most importantly, the two major reasons to check for bias in a webpage is: trust and self-defense. The way we carry ourselves, whether we know it or not, is most important in everyday life. What we believe, what we do, what we say, and what we feel determines how we are treated by the people around us. A bias can alter our minds; thus altering the way we are respected in society. …show more content…
I scored an eight out of eight on the passage on the Martin Luther king and Fox News passages. I scored a six out of eight on the Charrette’s Web passage and a seven out of eight on the passage about Nebraska. On the ones that I did not score perfect on I had trouble detecting the presence of unbalanced information. Not only can these ideas of prejudice reasoning be demonstrated in society, but is incorporated in literature as well. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, bias through the power of argument is used vividly by all characters. However, in one particular scene with Julius Caesar and his wife, Calpurnia, debate whether or not Caesar should leave the house and go to work that particular day. That particular was March fifteenth- this was the day that Caesar was destined to die. By Calpurnia saying “Do not go forth to-day: call it my fear.” (Shakespeare 31) This word choice and extreme bias influenced Caesar for a short time. This length of time is due to Caesars ability to change his mind very quickly. Calpurnia’s appeal to Caesar’s emotions through word choice exposed her prejudice of Caesar staying
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