tragedy

Julius Caesar

c. 1599

The most dangerous speech in Shakespeare — and the conspiracy that proves it right.

Start reading — Act 1, Scene 1 →

Scenes

Act 1

1.1 Rome. A street. 1.2 The same. A public place. 1.3 The same. A street.

Act 2

2.1 Rome. Brutus’ orchard. 2.2 A room in Caesar’s palace. 2.3 A street near the Capitol. 2.4 Another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus.

Act 3

3.1 Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting. 3.2 The same. The Forum. 3.3 The same. A street.

Act 4

4.1 Rome. A room in Antony’s house. 4.2 Before Brutus’ tent, in the camp near Sardis. 4.3 Within the tent of Brutus.

Act 5

5.1 The plains of Philippi. 5.2 The same. The field of battle. 5.3 Another part of the field. 5.4 Another part of the field. 5.5 Another part of the field.

Dramatis personæ

JULIUS CAESAR
OCTAVIUS CAESAR Triumvir after his death.
MARCUS ANTONIUS ” ” ”
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.
CINNA a poet.
LUCILIUS TITINIUS, MESSALA, young CATO, and VOLUMNIUS, Friends to
VARRO CLITUS, CLAUDIUS, STRATO, LUCIUS, DARDANIUS, Servants to Brutus
PINDARUS Servant to Cassius
CALPHURNIA wife to Caesar
PORTIA wife to Brutus