Dec 25, 2009

Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar

At a glance:

Author: Julius Caesar
First Published: 1601
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Tragedy
Time of Work: 44
Setting: Rome
Principal Characters: Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, Marcus Brutus, Caius Cassius, Portia, Calpurnia
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

The Story:

At the feast of Lupercalia all Rome rejoiced, for the latest military triumphs of Julius Caesar were being celebrated during that holiday. Yet tempers flared and jealousies seethed beneath the public gaiety. Flavius and Marallus, two tribunes, coming upon a group of citizens gathered to praise Caesar, tore down their trophies and ordered the people to go home and remember Pompey’s fate at the hands of Caesar.

Other dissatisfied noblemen discussed with concern Caesar’s growing power and his incurable ambition. A soothsayer, following Caesar in his triumphal...

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Julius Caesar | Julius Caesar

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