Antony and Cleopatra | Caesar (Character Analysis)
Historically, Octavius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome. He was born in 63 B.C. and died in 14 A.D. He was the nephew of Julius Caesar, who adopted him and treated him as his own son. In 27 B.C., Octavius received the honorary title Caesar Augustus; this is the name modern historians generally use when they refer to him.
In Antony and Cleopatra, Caesar is a man of destiny. He will be successful in achieving his goal: the destruction of the republic and the restoration of one-man rule. He accurately predicts the "time of universal peace" (IV.vi.4) when civil wars will come to...
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