Julius Caesar (play)

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Julius Caesar is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political conspiracy, assassination, and aftermath surrounding the Roman leader Julius Caesar.

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instanceOf Shakespearean tragedy
historical drama
stage play
author William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
basedOn Plutarch's Lives NERFINISHED
historical accounts of Julius Caesar
characterizationFocus moral conflict of Brutus
containsEvent Battle of Philippi NERFINISHED
assassination in the Senate
funeral orations for Julius Caesar
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticDevice use of prophetic omens
use of public speeches
dramaticForm blank verse
famousLine Beware the ides of March
Et tu, Brute?
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
firstPerformanceApproximate 1599
firstPerformanceVenue Globe Theatre NERFINISHED
genre history play
tragedy
hasAdaptation film adaptations of Julius Caesar
television adaptations of Julius Caesar
language English
literaryPeriod Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
English Renaissance NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Calpurnia NERFINISHED
Casca NERFINISHED
Cassius NERFINISHED
Cicero NERFINISHED
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
Lepidus NERFINISHED
Marcus Brutus NERFINISHED
Mark Antony NERFINISHED
Octavius Caesar NERFINISHED
Portia NERFINISHED
medium theatre
narrativeFocus aftermath of Caesar's death
settingPeriod 44 BC
settingPlace Ancient Rome NERFINISHED
structure five-act play
subject Roman political conspiracy
assassination of Julius Caesar
betrayal
civil war in Rome
fate and free will
honor
rhetoric and persuasion

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Julius Caesar (1953 film) basedOn Julius Caesar (play)
Mercury Theatre notableWork Julius Caesar (stage production)
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Mercury Theatre notableProduction Julius Caesar (modern-dress, anti-fascist interpretation)
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Calpurnia portrayedIn William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
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Calpurnia characterIn "Julius Caesar"
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Ides of March 44 BC isDramatizedIn William Shakespeare’s play "Julius Caesar"
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Marcus Junius Brutus portrayedIn William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
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Gaius Julius Caesar portrayedIn William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar
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Gaius Cassius Longinus portrayedIn William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
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Adjoa Andoh performedIn Julius Caesar
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Tamara Tunie theaterWork Julius Caesar (Broadway, 2005)
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Porcia Catonis portrayedIn William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar
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The Fault in Our Stars titleOrigin Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
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Miklós Rózsa notableWork Julius Caesar
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John Gielgud notableWork Julius Caesar
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human includesAnalysisOf Julius Caesar
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Dear Brutus titleComesFrom Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
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Dear Brutus hasLiteraryAllusion Shakespearean tragedy "Julius Caesar"
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Caesar (1937 stage production) basedOn Julius Caesar
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Roman Lives influencedWork Julius Caesar (play)
Michelle Fairley notableWork Julius Caesar
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Donmar Warehouse notableProduction Julius Caesar (all-female production)
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Smog notableWork Julius Caesar
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Orla Brady notableWork Julius Caesar
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