Question

Winik tells us that in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination, hundreds of "innocent suspects were rounded up, often on the flimsiest of evidence." Explain the connection between this and and the action of Act 3, Scene 3 from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

Answer 1

The quote "innocent suspects were rounded up, often on the flimsiest of evidence" shows that the officials suspected innocent people for the assassination of Lincoln. In Julius Caesar Act 3 Scene 3, 4 commoners begin to aggressively interrogate Cinna the poet, just because he has the same name as one of the conspirators in Julius Caesar's murder. In the end, they do not listen to any of his protests and sentence him to death even though he was innocent. These two situations are similar because they both tell of how when someone important is killed, people often go a little haywire trying to find the culprit. Sometimes, innocent people will be blamed for it.