He starts to tell Casca about the plot to kill Caesar, but Cinna shows up and interrupts him. Cassius eventually arrives and learns from Casca that the senators are planning on making Caesar a king the next morning. Cicero tells him that men construe omens the way they see fit. According to Casca, Antony offered Caesar a crown three times, and three times he refused it.Ĭasca meets with Cicero and tells the orator that there are many strange things happening in Rome that night, such as a lion in the streets and an owl screeching during the day. Casca soon joins them, and informs them that the cheers they heard were Caesar turning down the crown. Brutus tells him he cannot commit to anything immediately. ![]() ![]() Cassius informs Brutus that he is forming a plot against Caesar and wants Brutus to join it. During their conversation they are interrupted three times by cheers from the crowd. Meanwhile, Brutus and Cassius meet and talk about how much power Caesar has gained. Antony tells him not to worry about Cassius. He is worried that Cassius is dangerous because he "thinks too much" (1.2). Upon seeing Cassius, Caesar informs Antony that he would rather be surrounded by men who are fat and happy than thin men like Cassius. Caesar ignores the man and dismisses him as a dreamer. Caesar orders Mark Antony to strike his wife Calpurnia in order to cure her barrenness.Ī soothsayer calls out to Caesar as he passes and warns him against the ides of March, March 15. It is the feast of Lupercalia, February 15, a day when two men run through the street and strike those they meet with goatskin thongs. The tribunes verbally attack the masses for their fickleness in celebrating the defeat of a man who was once their leader.Ĭaesar enters Rome accompanied by his supporters and a throng of citizens. The plebeians are celebrating Caesar's victory over the sons of Pompey, one of the former leaders of Rome. For more information, visit Caesar opens with a scene of class conflict, the plebeians versus the tribunes. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play ![]() An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language ![]() A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Shakespeare’s play keeps this debate alive. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. The authoritative edition of Julius Caesar from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
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