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Shakespeare sets Julius Caesar during a period of great political conflict in the Roman Republic. For nearly 500 years the Republic had been ruled by a group of senators and a pair of consuls drawn from the wealthiest and most powerful families of Rome.
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Rather than restoring Republican balance, Caesar’s murder...
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Setting. Click on the images below to find out more about the setting of Julius Caesar and what we know about where the play is set. Rome is a republic and until just before the start of the play it was ruled by a triumvirate, or group of three leaders. Caesar was one of them.
The Roman action takes place in the senate-house, the houses of Brutus and Caesar, in the Roman streets and in the Forum. The map below shows all the locations Shakespeare used for Julius Caesar.
Rather than restoring Republican balance, Caesar’s murder unleashes a brutal civil war in which the self-interest and power of the warring parties are all that matter. The first scene of the play depicts the conflict between Rome’s Republican past and Caesar’s ascendance.
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Julius Caesar is a play about the rights and wrongs of leadership. All of the information you need about the play is divided into four sections: Story , Characters , Language and Staging. Each section has three different levels of information.
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
