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Julius Caesar

Chapter 2: Dramatis Personæ
By William Shakespeare
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The play follows political tensions in Rome as senators conspire to murder a popular leader to prevent perceived tyranny; the assassination triggers persuasive public speeches, shifting loyalties, and a struggle for power among rival leaders. Debates about honor, republican liberty, fate versus free will, and the ethics of violent resistance are explored through characters' private doubts and public actions. After the killing, competing rhetorical strategies inflame public opinion, alliances form and fracture, and civil war culminates in decisive battles that seal the conspirators' tragedy. The work interweaves political maneuvering, moral ambiguity, and the personal costs of public action.

Contents

ACT I
Scene I. Rome. A street
Scene II. The same. A public place
Scene III. The same. A street
ACT II
Scene I. Rome. Brutus’ orchard
Scene II. A room in Caesar’s palace
Scene III. A street near the Capitol
Scene IV. Another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus
ACT III
Scene I. Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting
Scene II. The same. The Forum
Scene III. The same. A street
ACT IV
Scene I. A room in Antony’s house
Scene II. Before Brutus’ tent, in the camp near Sardis
Scene III. Within the tent of Brutus
ACT V
Scene I. The plains of Philippi
Scene II. The same. The field of battle
Scene III. Another part of the field
Scene IV. Another part of the field
Scene V. Another part of the field

Dramatis Personæ

JULIUS CAESAR
OCTAVIUS CAESAR, Triumvir after his death.
MARCUS ANTONIUS, ” ” ”
M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS, ” ” ”
CICERO, PUBLIUS, POPILIUS LENA, Senators.
MARCUS BRUTUS, Conspirator against Caesar.
CASSIUS, ” ” ”
CASCA, ” ” ”
TREBONIUS, ” ” ”
LIGARIUS,” ” ”
DECIUS BRUTUS, ” ” ”
METELLUS CIMBER, ” ” ”
CINNA, ” ” ”
FLAVIUS, tribune
MARULLUS, tribune
ARTEMIDORUS, a Sophist of Cnidos.
A Soothsayer
CINNA, a poet.
Another Poet.
LUCILIUS, TITINIUS, MESSALA, young CATO, and VOLUMNIUS, Friends to Brutus and Cassius.
VARRO, CLITUS, CLAUDIUS, STRATO, LUCIUS, DARDANIUS, Servants to Brutus
PINDARUS, Servant to Cassius

CALPHURNIA, wife to Caesar
PORTIA, wife to Brutus

The Ghost of Caesar

Senators, Citizens, Soldiers, Commoners, Messengers, and Servants.

SCENE: Rome, the conspirators’ camp near Sardis, and the plains of Philippi.