The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. She has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms. On 15 March, Caesar's wife, Calpurnia, urges him not to go to the Senate. Brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, Portia. After doing so, they visit Brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. Act IIĬassius, Casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate Brutus to join their cause to remove Caesar. But the conspirators are still wary of his aspirations. Book Cover for: Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare. They offered Caesar a crown three times, and he refused it every time. Tertulia, a sleek new app that takes a novel approach to online discovery. The conspirator Casca enters and tells Brutus of a ceremony held by the plebeians. Brutus has a more balanced view of the political position. The play, Julius Caesar (1599), was written by William Shakespeare, one of the greatest writers in the English Renaissance. Cassius, a successful general himself, is jealous of Caesar. He has been gaining a lot of power recently and people treat him like a god. They fear he will accept offers to become Emperor. Information to help you plan your visit to Shakespeare's family homesįellow senators, Caius Cassius and Marcus Brutus, are suspicious of Caesar's reactions to the power he holds in the Republic. Its portraits of ambition, loyalty, and treachery remain evergreen.

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