Julius Caesar was first published as a part of the First Folio, a collection of the works of Shakespeare, which came out in 1623, some seven years after Shakespeare's death. It was not published in Shakespeare's lifetime; we are led to infer that it was not one of his popular plays.
The Ides of March or March 15th. The Ides were the middle day of the month.
Well, we are not exactly sure, but we know it played at the Globe on September 21, 1599, one of the earliest performances at this theatre and probably one of the earliest of this play.
Someone wrote in his diary that he saw this play performed in 1599. The premiere was probably around this time.
The play is titled "Julius Caesar" because it is about the final days of the Roman king, Julius Caesar.
The play is titled "Julius Caesar" because it is about the final days of the Roman king, Julius Caesar.
His wife Calpurnia.
Julius Caesar's soul never dies throughout the entire play. He is always there and there would never be a plot without him.
Julius Caesar got stabbed a lot. He was probably happy up to that point.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was told to beware the ides of March by a soothsayer in the play Julius Caesar.
The play is titled "Julius Caesar" because it is about the final days of the Roman king, Julius Caesar.
He is a conspirator against Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar, the play by William Shakespeare, is a play, actually.
The play is titled "Julius Caesar" because it is about the final days of the Roman king, Julius Caesar.
His wife Calpurnia.
Julius Caesar's soul never dies throughout the entire play. He is always there and there would never be a plot without him.
The Capitol
Julius Caesar got stabbed a lot. He was probably happy up to that point.
The Soothsayer in Julius Caesar is pretty much a gypsy or a fortune teller. This is the person who warns Caesar of the Ides of March (March 15h). He ignored the Soothsayer's warning and is killed by the conspirators on that date later on in the play.
Julius Caesar