Julius Caesar / Shakespeare, William

Fearing Julius Caesar's ambition Cassius forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March.

"The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones" How do you choose between the life of your friend and the future of your homeland? In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus, "the noblest Roman of them all," has only his personal integrity to help him choose which is the greatest good and where he must place his allegiance. The wrong choice will result in certain personal and national devastation. With its stirring speeches and vivid images of men at both their noblest and most terrible, the play will leave the reader with a deeper understanding of what it means to be human. To make Julius Caesar more accessible to the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition provides in-depth explanation, as well as historical background. Convenient sidebar notes and an extensive glossary help the reader navigate the complexities of the text and enjoy the beauty of Shakespeare's verse, the wisdom of his insights, and the impact of his drama.

Presents Shakespeare's classic drama in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate the leader on the Ides of March.

Presents Shakespeare's play about the assassination of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.

Presents William Shakespeare's play adapted into graphic novel format about Cassius, who fears Julius Caesar's ambition and forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, which includes Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate him on the Ides of March.

Features the fully unabridged script, a running synopsis of the action, background notes and performance illustrations, an explanation of unfamiliar words, and a wide range of classroom-tested activities for groups and individuals.

This striking tragedy of political conflict focuses on the ancient Roman world and the famous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. Ironies abound most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement once Caesar is dead.