Sep 5, 2008

Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1601
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: 44
Setting: Rome
Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
Subjects: Murder or homicide, Assassination, Conspiracies or conspirators, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Heads of state
Locales: Roman Empire, Rome, ancient

Characters Discussed

Marcus Brutus (MAHR-kuhs BREW-tuhs), one of the leading conspirators who intend to kill Julius Caesar. Although defeated in the end, Brutus is idealistic and honorable, for he hopes to do what is best for Rome. Under Caesar, he fears, the Empire will have merely a tyrant. Something of a dreamer, he, unlike the more practical Cassius, makes a number of tactical errors, such as allowing Marcus Antonius to speak to the citizens of Rome. Finally, defeated by the forces under young Octavius and Antonius, Brutus commits suicide. He would rather accept death than...

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Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar

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