The protagonist of the play. He is the leader of Rome who hopes to be crowned head of the entire Roman Empire. He is enjoying popularity among the people because he has recently returned from a victorious battle against the sons of Pompey the Great; however, his susceptibility to flattery and his false sense of infallibility lead to his tragic assassination. The entire play revolves around this event and the attempts of his close friend Antony to avenge his death and restore order to Rome.
Late in the play, Caesar's ghost briefly appears as a character. Julius Caesar's heir. Julius Caesar's trusted companion. After Caesar's assassination, Antony turns the crowds against the conspirators.
He then enters into a pact with Octavius Caesar and Aemilius Lepidus to form a triumvirate to rule Rome. He instigates mob riots and subtly encourages the burning of the houses of the conspirators.
Along with Octavius and Lepidus, Antony leads an attack against Cassius and Brutus and their army of conspirators and defeats them at Philippi. A supposed good friend of Julius Caesar. He is an idealistic man, motivated by nobility and principles rather than by personal relationships. He agrees to the plot to assassinate his friend because he believes it is for the good of Rome. Ultimately, his misguided sense of nobility and his poor judgement lead to his downfall.
The chief architect of the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar. He is the opposite of Brutus in that his participation in the conspiracy is neither noble nor based on ideas.
He is envious of Caesar and wants to achieve power for himself. He is a shrewd manipulator of people, easily able to understand their motivations and intents. The first conspirator to stab Caesar. Cassius manipulates Casca's simplicity and persuades him that the storm and other unnatural phenomena are omens about the fate of Rome if Caesar becomes the king.
After the assassination Casca vanishes from the play. Julius Caesar's wife. She tries to prevent Caesar from going to the Senate because of her prophetic nightmare that foreshadows the assassination, but he does not listen to her.
Brutus' wife. She is devoted to her husband and is concerned for his safety above all else. When the tide turns against the conspirators, she commits suicide by swallowing hot coals rather than facing her husband's dishonor. The third member of the Second Triumvirate that rules Rome after Caesar's assassination. Setting Click on the images below to find out more about the setting of Julius Caesar and what we know about where the play is set.
Rome is a republic and until just before the start of the play it was ruled by a triumvirate, or group of three leaders. Caesar was one of them. When the play ends a new triumvirate is formed with Antony, Lepidus and Octavius Caesar.
Rome is a place of military might where victory is very important. Several of the main characters are also soldiers and Caesar himself is cheered for having won a great victory at the start of the play.
Caesar is the most important man in Rome and now the only ruler. There is a Senate in Rome where a number of politicians, called senators, meet to make decisions. The people of Rome are often highly superstitious and believe in the power of omens.
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