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•Julius Caesar
•Calpurnia: Wife of Caesar
•Octavius Caesar, Marcus Antonius, M. Aemilius Lepidus:
Triumvirs after the death of Julius Caesar
•Cicero, Publius, Popilius Lena: Senators
•Marcus Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius
Brutus, Metellus Cimber, Cinna: Conspirators against Julius
Caesar
•Portia: Wife of Brutus
About the Author
The English writer and poet William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of all
time. Unfortunately, we don’t know many details about his biography.
There are no portraits, pictures or drawings of Shakespeare while he was still alive.
Shakespeare married at 18 and wrote his first known play when he was 25 years old; he also
acted in some of the plays.
Shakespeare only finished grammar school and never studied in the university.
There are over 80 different translations of his plays and poems. The number of translations
of Shakespeare’s works all over the world is second only to the Bible.
More than 25,000 different words are used in the works of Shakespeare, including many that
he created. Most people use only 2,000 or 2,500 words in speaking and writing: so, Shakespeare
used ten times the normal amount of words!
A really surprising fact: the great writer’s wife and children were all illiterate!
Introduction
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by
William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC
conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and the defeat
of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi. It is one of several Roman plays that
Shakespeare wrote, based on true events from Roman history, which also include
Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra.
Although the title of the play is Julius Caesar, Caesar is not the central character in
its action; he appears in only three scenes, and is killed at the beginning of the third
act. The protagonist of the play is Marcus Brutus, and the central psychological drama
is his struggle between the conflicting demands of honour, patriotism, and friendship.
The play reflected the general anxiety of England over succession of leadership. At
the time of its creation and first performance, Queen Elizabeth, a strong ruler, was
elderly and had refused to name a successor, leading to worries that a civil war similar
to that of Rome might break out after her death.
About the Main Characters
Julius Caesar Calpurnia