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Historical Fiction

Julius Caesar

A play portraying the assassination of Julius Caesar.

First published
1656
Length
20,875 words
Reading time
About 1 hr 27 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

After defeating enemies in battle, Roman citizens celebrate in the streets as Julius Caesar and his entourage make their way through the city. As Caesar passes a soothsayer, he receives an ominous warning: “Beware the ides of March,” which he immediately disregards. Meanwhile, some of his closest followers are convinced their leader has become too powerful and plot his removal. Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans was Shakespeare’s primary source for Julius Caesar .

This Standard Ebooks edition is based on William George Clark and William Aldis Wright’s 1887 Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 20,875 words arranged in 7 navigable sections.

About the author

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is described by Wikidata as English playwright and poet (1564–1616), with citizenship or national association recorded as Kingdom of England.

Recorded occupations include playwright, poet, stage actor, writer, actor, and dramaturge. Languages recorded for William Shakespeare include Early Modern English, British English, and English. The structured record associates William Shakespeare with English Renaissance. Wikidata lists Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Shakespeare's sonnets among William Shakespeare's notable works. Open Library identifies Hamlet as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 12947 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, and Othello under William Shakespeare's authorship.