When I first was thinking of questions I had that desperately needed answering. I wondered about how society has continued to evolve despite civil unrest and violence. Justice, I observed has remained constant through all of the changes earth has faced. However, I noticed the moral concept of justice has changed. It was then I developed my overarching question; What is the impact of justice in the evolution of society? To answer my question, I took a philosophical approach. I used The Republic, by Plato, which essentially is a series of conversations between Plato, and his teacher Socrates. To contrast this book I chose Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, which also discusses both justice and the concept of vengeance.

In Plato’s The Republic, Plato raises the question; What is Justice? His teacher, Socrates attempts to explain justice to him through a series of nonsensical comments. …show more content…
Within this book, I began to find many of the teachings and opinions of Socrates at play within the text itself. In Julius Caesar, the primary conflict of justice is with the Conspiracy, and with the avengers of Caesar’s death. The members of the conspiracy utilize the concept of Thrasymachus and use the power of the stronger to remove Caesar in hopes of restoring justice to the people of Rome, however, as pointed out with this version of justice, inequality arises. The vacuum of power left by Caesar's death leads to the gradual instability of Rome. Additionally, in response to this, the avengers of Caesar’s death, led by Antony and Octavian, attempt to use the concept of giving what is due and appropriate, and they attempt to seize Antony, succeeding, establishing justice. It was thus elucidated, that even a society with justice, is not guaranteed stability. As is seen with Octavian and Antony’s bitter rivalry, following the death of the conspirators, forced Rome into another civil