The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
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Note: This guide is included in the course, A Survey of World Literature.
This is Shakespeare's great work relating the end of Julius Caesar's life and the civil war that followed. Caesar was a first-class politician who was not above by-passing the Roman Senate if it suited his political ambitions. However, Caesar pushes the the Senate a bit too much, leaving many to believe that there was no choice but to kill Caesar. One can argue that Caesar represents the beginning of the Roman empire.
Note: This guide is included in the course, A Survey of World Literature.
This is Shakespeare's great work relating the end of Julius Caesar's life and the civil war that followed. Caesar was a first-class politician who was not above by-passing the Roman Senate if it suited his political ambitions. However, Caesar pushes the the Senate a bit too much, leaving many to believe that there was no choice but to kill Caesar. One can argue that Caesar represents the beginning of the Roman empire.