Julius Caesar

Introduction  Play written by William Shakespeare  Written in 1599  Based on true events  Tragedy  Anachronistic elements from Elizabethan period

William Shakespeare • Regarded greatest writer in English, preeminent dramatist • Called England’s national poet • Wrote forty plays ,two lost • Six poems • Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth finest work

Summary • Portrays conspiracy against roman dictator • Intended to turn republican to monarchism • His assassination • Mark Antony’s famous funeral oration • Conspirators inevitable defeat

Most famous scene “murder scene”

Main characters • Marcus Brutus - Caesar’s friend • Cassius - prime mover in conspiracy • Mark Antony – Caesar supporter, second triumvirate

Famous quotes • “Friends, Romans, countrymen “ • "Beware the Ides of March“ • "Et tu, Brute!“ • "This was the noblest Roman of them all"

Interesting fact “Caesarean birth"

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Shanu Kukreti