The Tragedy:  Julius Caesar

Entire play in one page

Act 1, Scene 1: Rome. A street.
Act 1, Scene 2: A public place.
Act 1, Scene 3: The same. A street.
 

Act 2, Scene 1: Rome. BRUTUS's orchard.
Act 2, Scene 2: CAESAR's house.
Act 2, Scene 3: A street near the Capitol.
Act 2, Scene 4: Another part of the same street, before the house of BRUTUS.
 

Act 3, Scene 1: Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting above.
Act 3, Scene 2: The Forum.
Act 3, Scene 3: A street.
 

Act 4, Scene 1: A house in Rome.
Act 4, Scene 2: Camp near Sardis. Before BRUTUS's tent.
Act 4, Scene 3: Brutus's tent.
 

Act 5, Scene 1: The plains of Philippi.
Act 5, Scene 2: The same. The field of battle.
Act 5, Scene 3: Another part of the field.
Act 5, Scene 4: Another part of the field.
Act 5, Scene 5: Another part of the field.

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Complete annotated text (Acts I - V)  of Julius Caesar.

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Modern English version of Julius Caesar

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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare in RealVideo
Part one (approx. 1 hr.)
 Part two (approx. 1 hr.)

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This paraphrase of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is intended as a supplement to the original work. Read it along with the original as an aid to comprehension, not as a replacement, since no paraphrase can ever match the richness of Shakespeare's original text. Act I   Act II   Act III   Act IV   Act V   Links   Paraphrase side-by-side with the original text Thanks to Rodney G. Nelson for creating this file!

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The complete play in five acts; a Shakespeare Recording Society Production Cast Performance

·  Part I 33 minutes

·  Part II 33 minutes

·  Part III 35 minutes

·  Part IV 30 minutes

Act I

• Reading Guide
  • Act I Reading and Study Guide (.pdf)
  • Act I Reading and Study Guide (.doc)

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Act II

• Reading Guide
  • Act II Reading and Study Guide (.pdf)
  • Act II Reading and Study Guide (.doc)

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Act III

• Reading Guide
  • Act III Reading and Study Guide (.pdf)
  • Act III Reading and Study Guide (.doc)

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Act IV

• Reading Guide
  • Act IV Reading and Study Guide (.pdf)
  • Act IV Reading and Study Guide (.doc)

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Act V

• Reading Guide
  • Act V Reading and Study Guide (.pdf)
  • Act VReading and Study Guide (.doc)

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"Julius Casesar"

Excerpts from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" starring Sir Ralph Richardson and Anthony Quayle and directed by Howard Sackler.

Part 1 .au format (4.7 Mb), .gsm format (1 Mb), .ra format (0.6 Mb).
Caesar has been warned by a soothsayer to beware the ides of March (March 15). In this scene, Caesar's wife begs him not to go to the Capitol because she has had ominous dreams and fears for his life. Brutus, Caesar's friend and a conspirator against him, appears and convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol in spite of the portents.

Part 2 .au format (5 Mb), .gsm format (0.6 Mb), .ra format (0.6 Mb).
Caesar, a great general, is petitioned by several citizens to show clemency to one of his enemies. He declines, pompously speaking of himself in the third person. The group of conspirators then proceeds to stab him. With his dying breath he gasps, "Et tu, Brute? ("And you, Brutus?") Thus falls Caesar." The conspirators exult, and Shakespeare inserts a self-referential joke as Cassius says, "How many ages hence shall this our lofty scene be acted over in states unborn and accents yet unknown!"

Part 3 .au format (2.6 Mb), .gsm format (0.6 Mb), .ra format (0.3 Mb).
Brutus presents a rational argument in favor of Caesar's assassination at the beginning of the funeral. His logical but prosaic way of speaking convinces the attending Romans to accept his political reasons for the crime -- but only temporarily.

Part 4 .au format (5.3 Mb), .gsm format (1 Mb), .ra format (0.6 Mb).
We hear the end of the funeral scene. After Brutus finishes his eulogy, Marc Antony gets up to speak. In contrast with Brutus's rational argument, Marc Antony appeals solely to emotion, rousing the crowd to pity Caesar and manipulating them by sheer force of feelings. Again, Shakespeare inserts an ironic touch; Marc Antony disingenuously claims "I am no orator, as Brutus is," even though he has just defeated Brutus in a battle of words.

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