The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
In this spectacular tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare returns to the ancient Roman world and the assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of turbulent rivalries, prophetic warnings – "Beware of the March Holidays" – and touching on public oratory – "Friends, Romans, citizens!' Irony abounds, and above all, for Brutus, whose destiny is to learn that his idealistic motives to join a conspiracy against a future dictator are not enough to support the movement after Caesar dies.
