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Author:
William Shakespeare
Edition:
Barnes & Noble Shakespeare; annotated edition edition (July 26, 2007)
Summary:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar was written by William Shakespeare in 1599. It is one of several plays Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra.
This play dramatizes the most controversial event in ancient history—the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Caesar’s assassination occurs in Act 3, scene 1. The conspirators make clear that they committed this act for Rome, not for their own purposes, and do not attempt to flee the scene. After Caesar is killed, Brutus delivers an oration defending his actions. However, Mark Antony, with a subtle and eloquent speech over Caesar’s corpse—beginning with the much-quoted Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears—deftly turns public opinion against the assassins. The central psychological drama of the play focuses on Brutus’ struggle between the conflicting demands of honor, patriotism, and friendship.
– Julius Caesar (play). In Wikipedia. Retrieved April 3, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar_(play)
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