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Study and watch Shakespeare’s drama, Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar is one of the famous plays written by William Shakespeare. The play describes the story of a man’s personal dilemma over moral action against a staged political plot. Julius Caesar fought against and killed his arch-rival, Pompey. Brutus was a noble Roman who thought about the good of Rome. He was trusted and respected by the Romans. Julius Caesar fell in love with the beautiful Egyptian queen Cleopatra. He fell to a conspiracy instigated by Cassius. Cassius, due to his jealousy turns Brutus to be involved in the conspiracy and poisons him against Caesar. Brutus thinking that what he is doing is good for Rome joins hands with Cassius. Finally, Caesar is murdered at the foot of Pompey’s statue whom he had defeated.


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