Julius Caesar (The Play Itself)

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by Julius Caesar, believed to have been written in 1599.

blurb..

"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 plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra."

There are many themes during Julius Caesar...

• Fate versus Free Will
• Public Self versus Private Self
• Misinterpretations and Misreadings
• Rhetoric and Power

Motifs during Julius Caesar are:

• Omens and Portents
• Letters

Symbols during Julius Caesar are:

• Women and Wives

• Julius Caesar

Triumvirs after Caesar's death

• Octavius Caesar
• Mark Antony
• Lepidus

Conspirators against Caesar

• Marcus Brutus
• Cassius
• Casca
• Decius Brutus
• Cinna
• Metellus Cimber
• Trebonius
• Caius Ligarius

Tribunes

• Flavius
• Marullus

Senators

• Cicero
• Publius
• Popilius Lena

Citizens

• Calpurnia – Caesar's wife
• Portia – Brutus' wife
• Soothsayer
• Artemidorus – sophist from Knidos
• Cinna – poet
• Poet (believed to be based on Marcus Favonius)^[2]
• Lucius – Brutus' attendant

Loyal to Brutus and Cassius

• Volumnius
• Titinius
• Young Cato – Portia's father
• Messala – messenger
• Varrus
• Clitus
• Claudio
• Dardanius
• Strato
• Lucilius
• Labeo (non-speaking role)
• Flavius (non-speaking role)
• Statilius (non-speaking role)

Other

• Caesar's servant
• Antony's servant
• Octavius' servant
• Pindarus – Cassius' bondman
• Cobbler
• Carpenter
• Messenger
• Other soldiers, senators, plebeians, and attendants

RANDOMS FACTS:

• Caesar's assassination is one of the most famous scenes of the play, occurring in Act 3 
• The early scenes deal mainly with Brutus's arguments with Cassius and his struggle with his own conscience.
• Although the title is Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar is not the most visible character in its action; he appears in only five scenes.

SHAKESPEARE HIMSELF 1564 stratford upon avon 

attended

 grammar school 

wife was called Anne Hathaway 

had 3 children 

bit of a druggy 

did about two plays a year

52 when he died