The authoritative edition of Julius Caesar from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, ...

TOO MUCH POWER IN ONE MAN’S HANDSJulius Caesar is a marked man. Adoring commoners celebrate his battlefield victories, but those higher up the Roman political ladder worry that his ambition has grown too large. On a stormy night full of alarming sights and ominous portents, Cassius persuades Caesar’s friend Brutus to help him with a momentous task: assassinate Caesar for the good of the Republic. But death doesn’t stop Caesar, whose spirit haunts the destinies of his friends and en...

"Cowards die many times before their deaths,The valiant never taste of death but once."Kobo Originals presents this complete, unabridged edition of William Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR in fully accessible ePub format.Original cover illustration and design by Jenny Zemanek.

"Julius Caesar" is one of the greatest political thrillers written by William Shakespeare. The play sets forth in Rome around 44 B.C. and tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of his conspirators.Jealous conspirators convince Caesar's friend Brutus to join their assassination plot against Caesar. To stop Caesar from gaining too much power, Brutus and the conspirators kill him on the Ides of March. Mark Antony drives the conspirators out ...

Step into the world of ancient Rome with this compelling audiobook of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy of ambition, betrayal, and political intrigue. The play follows the rise and fall of Julius Caesar, a celebrated military leader whose growing power threatens the fragile Roman Republic. Fearing he will become a tyrant, a group of senators, led by Cassius and Caesar’s trusted friend Brutus, conspire to assassinate him.The murder, meant to protect the Republic,...

'Cry "havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war' Set against the backdrop of a nation breaking out into civil war, Julius Caesar raises questions of governance, power, tyranny, and enslavement. This New Oxford Shakespeare edition situates these questions within the historical framework of the play's early history in theatre and print, as well as within its long performance history up to and including in the 21st century. The introduction examines the ways in w...

Shakespeare's tragic tale of power, politics, friendship, and betrayal in ancient Rome.Julius Caesar is basking in the glow of military triumph—but his friend Brutus has fallen in with a band of conspirators who argue that Caesar's ambitions may soon cast a pall of tyranny over Rome's people. Torn, Brutus finally agrees to pick up a knife and join in assassinating Caesar on the Ides of March.His act is driven by a fear of dictatorship and a desire to protec...

JULIUS CAESAR: SHAKESPEARE RETOLDShakespeare's 400-year-old language can be tough to understand...but, with Shakespeare Retold, it's easy!Written line-by-line in the same iambic pentameter versification of the originals, it offers a contemporary interpretation of the Bard's lines in the same form and pacing.Quickly understand each character, each plot twist, each convoluted phrase, each befuddling reference. Never get stuck on Shakespeare...

Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the conspiracy against the Roman dictator of the same name, his assassination and its aftermath. It is one of several Roman plays that he wrote, based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Although the title of the play is Julius Caesar, Caesar is not the central character in its action; he appears in only three scenes, and is killed at ...

'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war,That this foul deed shall smell above the earthWith carrion men, groaning for burial'Fearful that Caesar will become a tyrant, his friends plot to assassinate him in order to save Rome. But the conspirators' high principles clash with personal malice and ambition, and as they vie to manipulate the mob, the nation is plunged into bloody civil war. A taut, profound drama exploring power and betrayal, Julius Caesar exposes...

In ancient Rome, political intrigue and betrayal simmer beneath the surface as Julius Caesar rises to power. Despite warnings of impending danger, Caesar dismisses concerns about his fate and proceeds with plans for his triumphal entry into Rome. Meanwhile, a group of conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, conspire to assassinate Caesar, fearing his ambition threatens the stability of the Republic.As the plot unfolds, tensions mount, friendships are tested, and loyalties are quest...

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Julius Caesar to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagre...