Julius Caesar (play)

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Shakespearean tragedy historical drama stage play

Julius Caesar is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political conspiracy, assassination, and aftermath surrounding the Roman leader Julius Caesar.

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Julius Caesar 8
William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" 3
"Julius Caesar" 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Plutarch's Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ
historical accounts of Julius Caesar ⓘ
characterizationFocus moral conflict of Brutus ⓘ
containsEvent Battle of Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
assassination in the Senate ⓘ
funeral orations for Julius Caesar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticDevice use of prophetic omens ⓘ
use of public speeches ⓘ
dramaticForm blank verse ⓘ
famousLine Beware the ides of March ⓘ
Et tu, Brute? ⓘ
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears ⓘ
firstPerformanceApproximate 1599 ⓘ
firstPerformanceVenue Globe Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre history play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation film adaptations of Julius Caesar ⓘ
television adaptations of Julius Caesar ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ
English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter Calpurnia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Casca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cassius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lepidus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marcus Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Octavius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portia NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeFocus aftermath of Caesar's death ⓘ
settingPeriod 44 BC ⓘ
settingPlace Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
structure five-act play ⓘ
subject Roman political conspiracy ⓘ
assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ
civil war in Rome ⓘ
fate and free will ⓘ
honor ⓘ
rhetoric and persuasion ⓘ

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Julius Caesar (1953 film) → basedOn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
Mercury Theatre → notableWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar (stage production)
Mercury Theatre → notableProduction → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar (modern-dress, anti-fascist interpretation)
Calpurnia → portrayedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
Calpurnia → characterIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Julius Caesar"
Ides of March 44 BC → isDramatizedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare’s play "Julius Caesar"
Marcus Junius Brutus → portrayedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
Gaius Julius Caesar → portrayedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar
Gaius Cassius Longinus → portrayedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
Adjoa Andoh → performedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
Tamara Tunie → theaterWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar (Broadway, 2005)
Porcia Catonis → portrayedIn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar
The Fault in Our Stars → titleOrigin → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Miklós Rózsa → notableWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
John Gielgud → notableWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human → includesAnalysisOf → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
Dear Brutus → titleComesFrom → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Dear Brutus → hasLiteraryAllusion → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shakespearean tragedy "Julius Caesar"
Caesar (1937 stage production) → basedOn → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
Roman Lives → influencedWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
Michelle Fairley → notableWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
Donmar Warehouse → notableProduction → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar (all-female production)
Smog (band) → notableWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Julius Caesar
Orla Brady → notableWork → Julius Caesar (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Caesar