Julius Caesar
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JULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIUS CAESAR, Triumvir after his death. MARCUS ANTONIUS, ” ” ” M. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS, ” ” ” CICERO, PUBLIUS, POPILIUS LENA, Senators. MARCUS BRUTUS, Conspirator against Caesar. CASSIUS, ” ” ” CASCA, ” ” ” TREBONIUS, ” ” ” LIGARIUS,” ” ” DECIUS BRUTUS, ” ” ” METELLUS CIMBER, ” ” ” CINNA, ” ” ” FLAVIUS, tribune MARULLUS, tribune ARTEMIDORUS, a Sophist of Cnidos. A Soothsayer CINNA, a poet. Another Poet. …
Details
- AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
- SourceProject Gutenberg #1522
- Length19,541 words · 1h 18m of reading
- Chapters19
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
19 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01Dramatis Personæ
- 02The Ghost of Caesar
- 03SCENE I. Rome. A street.
- 04SCENE II. The same. A public place.
- 05SCENE III. The same. A street.
- 06SCENE I. Rome. Brutus’ orchard.
- 07SCENE II. A room in Caesar’s palace.
- 08SCENE III. A street near the Capitol.
- 09SCENE I. Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting.
- 10SCENE II. The same. The Forum.
- 11SCENE III. The same. A street.
- 12SCENE I. Rome. A room in Antony’s house.
- 13SCENE II. Before Brutus’ tent, in the camp near Sardis.
- 14SCENE III. Within the tent of Brutus.
- 15SCENE I. The plains of Philippi.
- 16SCENE II. The same. The field of battle.
- 17SCENE III. Another part of the field.
- 18SCENE IV. Another part of the field.
- 19SCENE V. Another part of the field.
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