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    Julius Caesar

    tragedy

    Julius Caesar is Shakespeare's tragedy of politics and betrayal. As Caesar returns to Rome in triumph, a group of senators led by Brutus and Cassius fear he means to make himself king, and conspire to assassinate him. The murder is only the midpoint. What follows is the chaos it unleashes, as Mark Antony turns the crowd and Rome collapses into civil war. It is a tense, fast play about power, conscience, and how good intentions can pave the way to disaster.

    ▸SCENE I. Rome. A street.▸SCENE II. A public place.▸SCENE III. The same. A street.

    ▸SCENE I. Rome. BRUTUS's orchard.▸SCENE II. CAESAR's house.▸SCENE III. A street near the Capitol.▸SCENE IV. Another part of the same street, before the house of BRUTUS.

    ▸SCENE I. Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting above.▸SCENE II. The Forum.▸SCENE III. A street.

    ▸SCENE I. A house in Rome.▸SCENE II. Camp near Sardis. Before BRUTUS's tent.▸SCENE III. Brutus's tent.

    ▸SCENE I. The plains of Philippi.▸SCENE II. The same. The field of battle.▸SCENE III. Another part of the field.▸SCENE IV. Another part of the field.▸SCENE V. Another part of the field.

    Characters

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    Julius CaesarDictator of RomeBrutusRoman senator, Caesar's friendCassiusRoman senator, leader of the conspiracyMark AntonyCaesar's ally, Roman general

    Famous Quotes

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    “Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar.”

    Caesar — Act 3, Scene 1

    “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.”

    Antony — Act 3, Scene 2

    “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

    Cassius — Act 1, Scene 2

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