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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare's tragedy of Julius Caesar, background, the play, the historical characters.
Shakespeare
About's Medieval History Guide's resources on the bard.
Why Shakespeare's Caesar?
Article from your Guide on the appeal of Shakespeare's Roman tragedy for various audiences.
Background & Synopsis to Julius Caesar
Robert Richmond, artistic director of the Aquila Theatre Company of London, describes the need for epic greatness and the supernatural in a modern production.
Character Analyses
From the 1913 Julius Caesar Variorum, edited by Horace Howard Furness, Jr., the characters of Julius Caesar, Octavius Caesar, M. Antony, Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, Casca, Messala, Artemidorus (soothsayer), Calphurnia, and Portia.
Introduction to Shakespeare's Caesar
A tenth grade lesson plan for studying Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. History links don't work.
Ren Faire Elizabethan Accents
Just for fun. Learn to speak like a Shakespearean actor.

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