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.
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.
Famous Quotes
- "Beware the ides of March." 1.2
- "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but once." 2.2
- "Et tu, Brute?" 3.1
- "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." 3.2
- "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears." 3.2
Julius Caesar in TV and Films
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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)
Julius Caesar Inspired Television and Film
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1917: Cleopatra
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