Project Gutenberg 2009-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 273 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Hudson, Henry Norman 1814 1886 Hudson, H. N. (Henry Norman) George, Andrew Jackson 1855 1907 George, A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Black, Ebenezer Charlton 1861 1927 08016937 The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Julius Caesar Produced by Kevin Handy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar" by William Shakespeare is a classic play written in the early 17th century. It focuses on the assassination of Julius Cæsar, exploring themes of power, betrayal, and political morality through the actions of key players like Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony. The work is notable not only for its historical significance but also for its dramatic exploration of ambition and moral conflict. The beginning of the play sets the stage by introducing the political climate of Rome, particularly the tension surrounding Julius Cæsar's rising power and the conspiratorial feelings of those who perceive him as a threat to the Republic. Citizens express their loyalty to Cæsar, while two tribunes, Marullus and Flavius, seek to disperse the crowd, hinting at the conflict ahead. This initial scene underscores the division among the Roman populace and foreshadows the conspirators' plot that will lead to Cæsar's downfall, setting the tone for a tragedy driven by ambition and ideological fervor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Conspiracies -- Drama Brutus, Marcus Junius, 85 B.C.?-42 B.C. -- Drama Caesar, Julius -- Assassination -- Drama Assassins -- Drama Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama PR Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 790825 789865 2024-09-12T08:19:43.627125 2023-09-12T11:34:47.463958 text/html text/html 789235 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 1290821 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1479700 2024-09-12T08:20:06.173030 application/epub+zip 1490064 2024-09-12T08:19:48.258087 application/epub+zip 314759 2024-09-12T08:19:45.683120 application/epub+zip 1886481 2024-09-12T08:20:15.770955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1786704 2024-09-12T08:20:03.486031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568942 2022-09-13T08:22:52.147695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489109 2024-09-12T08:19:38.937645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 489003 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 179035 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 488224 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178732 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 488708 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178627 2021-01-04T20:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24380 2024-09-12T08:20:15.976942 application/rdf+xml 19979 2024-09-12T08:19:46.240125 image/jpeg 4422 2024-09-12T08:19:45.961113 image/jpeg 1411850 2024-09-12T08:19:43.710116 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