'Julius Caesar' by William Shakespeare

‘Julius Caesar’ By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’ is not really about Caesar at all. It is about the contrast between two of the main characters, Brutus and Cassius. The play is called ’Julius Caesar’ because he is the pivot. The play is about the events leading up to and following his assassination.

There are three main characters: Marcus Brutus, Caius Cassius and Mark Antony.

Brutus is the main focus of the play. He was Caesar’s friend but was dragged into the plot to kill him because of his love of Rome. He believed that Caesar would become too powerful and that he had to kill him for the good of Rome. He was said to be the ‘noblest Roman of them all’ as he did not kill Caesar out of jealousy.

Brutus ‘sits high in all people’s hearts’ and is very loyal and honest. Some people may say that Brutus was too honest and I think that I would agree with this. When Brutus allows Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral, Antony twi...