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JULIUS CAESAR
• A political and military drama about the assassination of one of the most famous Roman dictator, Julius Caesar.
• Considered as the Shakespeare’s most famous work, a masterpiece. The theme and character seems to live along in the memory of its readers and resonate.
• The First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance among three prominent politicians in the late Roman Republic: Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.
Caesar, Pompey and Crassus.
• The play is about Caesar’s meteoric rise to power and conspiracy hatched against him by his rivals, prominent of which being Cassius.
• The theme of the play is
1. Power and Ambition.
2. The fear of Tyrant ( Dictator).
3. The betrayal of friend.
4. Love for nation.
5. Honour and loyalty.
6. Anarchy, confusion and unrest because of civil war.
• Caesar’s character
1. Ambitious.
2. Arrogant.
3. Charismatic.
4. Physically vulnerable at time/ epilepsy.
5. Charismatic.
Characters of the play
Characters
Julius Caesar
Calpurnia ( wife of Caesar)
Triumvirs after Caesar's death ( who faught for Caesar)
Octavius Caesar
Mark Antony (most trusted friend after Brutus)
Lepidus
Conspirators against Caesar
Marcus Brutus (Brutus) ( the tragic hero of the play, Caesar’s best friend who was brainwashed to kill Caesar)
Cassius ( Main villain)
Casca
Decius Brutus
Cinna
Metellus Cimber
Trebonius
Caius Ligarius
Tribunes (OFFICIALS)
Flavius
Marullus
Roman Senate Senators
Cicero
Publius
Popilius Lena
Citizens
Calpurnia - Caesar's wife
Portia - Brutus' wife
Soothsayer - a person supposed to be able to foresee the future
Artemidorus - sophist from Knidos
Cinna - poet
Cobbler
Carpenter
Poet (believed to be based on Marcus Favonios)[1]
Lucius - Brutus' attendant
Loyal to Brutus and Cassius
Volumnius
Titinius
Young Cato - Portia's brother
Messala - messenger
Varrus
Clitus
Claudio
Dardanius
Strato
Lucilius
Flavius (non-speaking role)
Labeo (non-speaking role)
Pindarus - Cassius' bondman
Other
Caesar's servant
Antony's servant
Octavius' servant
Messenger
Other soldiers, senators, plebeians, and attendants
TIME LINE
Act 1 ---- Plotting against Caesar.
Act 2 ---- Brutus joins conspirators and brings Caesar to Senate.
Act 3 ----- Caesar is assassinated. Powerful speeches by Brutus and
Mark Anthony.
Act 4 ----- Mark Anthony prepares for revenge, Brutus sees Caesar’s
Ghost.
Act 5 ----- The final battle, both Brutus and Cassius commit suicide
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