Project Gutenberg 2005-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 82 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Gohier, Louis-Jérôme 1746 1830 Gohier, Louis-Jerome Gohier, L.-J. (Louis-Jérôme) La mort de César, tragédie en trois actes de Voltaire, avec les changemens fait par le citoyen Gohier, ministre de la Justice Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "La mort de César" by Voltaire is a historical tragedy in three acts, written during the Enlightenment period of the 18th century. This play focuses on the themes of power, betrayal, and the moral complexities surrounding leadership and tyranny, revolving around the assassination of Julius Caesar and the implications it has for Roman society. The narrative begins with Caesar's rise to power and his confrontation with various senators who are opposed to his rule. Central characters include Brutus, who grapples with his loyalty to Caesar and his duty to Rome, and Cassius, who incites Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar. As the political tension escalates, Brutus faces a moral dilemma upon discovering he is Caesar's illegitimate son, ultimately leading him to participate in the fatal plot. The play explores deep philosophical questions about the nature of tyranny, freedom, and the responsibility of leadership, culminating in the tragic death of Caesar and the subsequent fallout for Rome, exposing the fragility of power and civic virtue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Caesar, Julius -- Drama Tragedies PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 131163 129572 2024-09-07T06:53:42.710830 2023-09-07T08:38:49.810429 text/html text/html 122469 2020-12-14T11:57:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 560048 2020-12-14T11:57:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 596525 2024-09-07T06:53:51.228803 application/epub+zip 599281 2024-09-07T06:53:45.608836 application/epub+zip 92394 2024-09-07T06:53:43.283842 application/epub+zip 2006833 2024-09-07T06:53:53.865795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1994473 2024-09-07T06:53:49.077812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223459 2022-09-07T23:48:28.672687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89683 89602 2024-09-07T06:53:41.928840 2023-09-07T08:38:48.937426 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 88022 2020-12-14T11:57:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32109 2020-12-14T11:57:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20282 2024-09-07T06:53:54.012770 application/rdf+xml 11711 2024-09-07T06:53:43.642843 image/jpeg 3008 2024-09-07T06:53:43.461835 image/jpeg 612703 2024-09-07T06:53:42.750878 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia