The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

Publisher:

Folger Shakespeare Library

, n.d.

Overview

Caesar’s assassination is just the halfway point of Julius Caesar. The first part of the play leads to his death; the second portrays the consequences. As the action begins, Rome prepares for Caesar’s triumphal entrance. Brutus, Caesar’s friend and ally, fears that Caesar will become king, destroying the republic. Cassius and others convince Brutus to join a conspiracy to kill Caesar.

Product Details

• Title: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
• Author: William Shakespeare
• Publisher: Folger Shakespeare Library
• Print Publication Date: n.d.
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Poetry, English; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Resource ID: LLS:TRGDYJULIUSC
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:23:55Z

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon”. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.