Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy written and first performed in 1599. The play dramatizes the conspiracy to assassinate the Roman dictator Julius Caesar and the civil war that follows. Though named after Caesar, the work centers on Brutus, whose struggle between personal loyalty and public duty drives the narrative.

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Topics: Assassins -- Drama · Brutus, Marcus Junius, 85 B.C.?-42 B.C. -- Drama · Caesar, Julius -- Assassination -- Drama · Conspiracies -- Drama · Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama · Tragedies (Drama)