INTJ 3w2 Characters

I thought Caesar was going to be an ENTJ like his historical counterpart when I started this film, but as it went on, more and more his hesitation to act without serious consideration leaned me toward Ni-dom. Caesar is always very careful and strategic, thinking through his political decisions, not giving anyone an impulsive answer, and wanting to line up all of his strategies in place before he takes any kind of definite action. He arrives in Egypt knowing he is going to conquer it after the murder of Pompey angers him, but then he waits for several weeks for backup (which he sent for much earlier) before burning the Egyptian fleet and taking over Alexandria. Cleopatra wants him to place her on the throne, but he must consider the political ramifications first and plays his cards very close to his chest, not revealing his plan to kill her brother through diplomatic channels (presenting it as an act of mercy) until he has full control. He wants to become emperor of Rome, and at first, refuses to consider emperor of the Roman Empire instead, because it’s not what he envisioned (Cleopatra has to convince him of the worth of this, and how to use it as a new strategy). He is dismissive of anyone’s Ni except his own; when his wife has a terrible dream about his murder in the senate, he refuses to listen to her warning and attends instead, which leads to his death. In terms of logic, he is very straightforward, a powerful general who has conquered much of the known world, and who doesn’t let his personal feelings get in the way of carefully overcoming Egypt. He takes it, primarily because of its vast resources (enough wheat to feed them all), but also out of an emotional motivation—vengeance for the murder of his son-in-law. He is not offended by Cleopatra’s bluntness, but instead, sees the truth and reason in what she says. He is cunning in that he knows how to work within diplomatic channels and the merits of not upsetting the general public or turning them against him prematurely. Caesar waits to see if his child is a son before he picks the child up, publically acknowledging to the world that he is the boy’s father. He shows little to no use of Se at any point in the film, preferring to work behind the scene and lead his army from a safe place rather than put his life at risk.

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Caesar is a very intelligent man when it comes to managing his image; he doesn’t do exactly what the Egyptians intend for him to do, when he lands in Alexandria. They expect him to march in and make the crowd angry, but instead, he wins them all over by purchasing wares on his way to the palace. He fret that one day he will lose control and have an epileptic fit in front of others, and they will see his “weakness.” He is careful not to let anyone see him in this state, and feels ashamed to have Cleopatra know about it. An ambitious and political schemer, Caesar has sort of a super-ego self-condemnation about his own ego and desire for power, but also ultimately has enormous ambitions. He feels that he deserves to be the emperor of Rome, because of all the service he has done throughout the Roman Empire. He is charming, and widely popular throughout Egypt and Rome. But he also shows a ruthless side, when he threatens to rape Cleopatra after she humiliates him in front of others by barging into his quarters and telling him what to do (he kisses her, but does no more, and later is seduced by her).