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- Writer: William Shakespeare
- Written: 1599
- Setting: 44 b.c., Ancient Rome
- Primary source: Life of Brutus and Life of Caesar by Plutarch
- First published: 1623
- First known performance: September 21, 1599 at Bankside
- Longest-running Broadway production, (157 performances)
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Julius Caesar is a classic tragedy that relates the events leading up to, and following the assassination of the Roman dictator and general, Julius Caesar.
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Main Characters
- Julius Caesar: A great Roman general and senator, recently returned to Rome in triumph.
- Marcus Brutus: Close friend of Julius Caesar, Roman senator and conspirator against Caesar
- Cassius: Roman senator and primary conspirator against Julius Caesar
- Mark Antony: Roman politician and general, one of the Triumvirate after Caesar's death.
- Octavius: Caesar's adopted son and appointed successor, member of the Triumvirate after Caesar's death
- Calpurnia: Caesar's wife.
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Julius Caesar (Play) Questions
What were Gaius Julius Caesars actual last words before/as he was stabbed (not Shakespeares)? 2 AnswersThe earliest available sources for any record of Caesar's death seem to the Roman historians Suetonius and Plutarch. Both of them say Caesar spoke no last words... read more
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Julius Caesar in TV and Films
- Note: The majority of these links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1908: Julius Caesar (Silent)
- 1913: Julius Caesar First Sound Production
- 1938: Julius Caesar (TV)
- 1950: Julius Caesar (Charlton Heston)
- 1953: Julius Caesar (Marlon Brando) (John Gielgud) (Greer Garson) (Deborah Kerr)
- 1960: Julius Caesar (TV) (William Shatner)
- 1970: Julius Caesar (Charlton Heston)
- 1979: Julius Caesar (V) (Morgan Freeman)
- 2002: Julius Caesar (TV) (Richard Harris) (Christopher Walken)
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Julius Caesar Inspired Television and Film
- Note: The majority of these links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1917: Cleopatra
- 1918: Brutus and Cassius (Silent)
- 1945: Caesar and Cleopatra
- 1960: An Honourable Murder
- 1960: Spartacus
- 1963: Cleopatra
- 2000: Great Generals of the Ancient World: Julius Caesar (V)
- 2002: Julius Caesar (TV movie)
- 2005: Empire (TV miniseries)
- 2005: Rome
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Julius Caesar is an incredibly boring play. Doodling aimlessly is more fun.
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SososososososossosoSO happy that I get to play the Soothsayer in Julius Caesar!!!!!!
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"Today, I was taking a test on the play Julius Caesar. It was multiple choice and one of the questions..." http://tumblr.com/xpo46rcy6
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just finished reading a long biography of Gaius Julius Caesar. "καὶ σύ, τέκνον" or maybe not? He may move on to the Shakespearian play now.
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Literature: Why is Shakespeare's play titled Julius Caesar, even... http://tinyurl.com/y8sdyg9
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