Human beings have a tendency to point out the flaws of their peers, simply because it is easier to find someone's flaws rather than their strengths. Bertrand Russell's essay, “Individual Freedom and Public Control,” supports this idea by suggesting that all societies are quick to judge and immediately reject any change that becomes present in the community. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus, and Mark Antony are innovators who gain direct support from the Roman masses and refute this idea of ​​societies' direct resistance to change. Bertrand Russell's views on society's reaction to innovators and upsetting the status quo are not an accurate representation of the Roman republic's reaction to the three key innovators in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was an innovator who used his courage and skillful military tactics to establish an empire and create a republic that worshiped and respected him. Shakespeare demonstrates this respect for Caesar in the opening scene of the play, when Marullus says, “Did you not know Pompey? Many times and often you have climbed the walls... to see the great Pompey pass through the streets of Rome" (1.1.42-43, 47). Pompey was the ruler originally supported by the Roman masses, but as soon as Caesar became powerful they rejected Pompey and immediately began supporting Caesar. Humans want to side with the person who will bring them success and happiness, and clearly most Romans are willing to change whoever they like if it's in their best interest, proving they are much more open to change than Russell would like. think. Russell suggests several reasons why societies would resist change: “The most important of these [reasons] is the instinct of conventionality” (Russell 1). Russ… at the center of the paper… existing and working” (Russell 1). He argues that all innovators who attempt to overthrow the status quo will face extreme adversity and will rarely succeed. This is not true in the case of Mark Antony, because he faced little difficulty in convincing the Roman masses to agree with him and set his plan of anarchy and chaos in motion. The representation of human nature through the characters of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar refutes Bertrand Russell's thesis. that humans resist change whenever possible. Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus, and Mark Antony were innovators who succeeded at one point, largely because the Roman masses were so open to change. The Roman masses and their overall ability to change from one opinion to another are indicative of man's ability to easily accept change when it is in his best interests and not always feel the need to resist it.