Julius Caesar
First published 1594 · English · 145 pages
- Drama
- Historical fiction
- Biography and memoir
Julius Caesar is a tragedy based on events in ancient Rome. Caesar returns in triumph and grows ever more powerful, and a group of senators, including his friend Brutus, fear that the Republic is under threat. The play follows their uneasy plot and the political storm that follows, with much of its drama in public speeches and private doubts. It explores loyalty, honour, persuasion and the dangers of both tyranny and violent action. It is admired for its clear structure and its sharp portrait of politics.
Quotes
Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.