This document provides a full character list for the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. It lists over 50 characters that appear in the play and identifies their roles. Some of the main characters included are Julius Caesar, a respected but feared ruler of Rome; Brutus and Cassius, conspirators who question Caesar's ambition; and Mark Antony, a close friend of Caesar. The characters are further categorized by the acts in which they appear to provide context for their involvement in the key events of the play.

1. Julius Caesar: FULL CHARACTER LIST
Julius Caesar – Gifted general, persuasive/talented speaker, respected/feared ruler of Rome
(loved/feared by the public; resented and feared by government)
Octavius (Caesar) (“Octavius”; later “Augustus Caesar”; JC’s nephew/heir to throne; one of 2nd
Triumvirs (after Caesar’s death)
(Marcus) Antony (“Antony”; close friend to Caesar?)
Lepidus (One of 2nd
Triumvirs (after Caesar’s death; Publius’s brother)
Cicero (great orator of Rome; supporter of Pompey over Caesar)
Publius Cimber (banished; Lepidus’s brother)
Popilius Lena
(Marcus) Brutus (“Brutus”; friend to Caesar? Once fought side-by-side with Caesar; begins to question Caesar’s ambition)
Cassius (Leader of the conspirators)
Casca
Trebonius
Caius (Ligarius)
Decius (Brutus)
Metellus Cimber
Cinna (#1) (there are 2 men by this name – beware! The first one we meet is a conspirator; the next is a poet)
Flavius
Marullus
Lucilius
Titinius
Messala
Cato (also Portia’s father; Brutus’ father-in-law)
(young) Cato
Volumnius
Varro
Clitus
Claudius
Strato
Lucius
Dardanius
Pindarus – Cassius’s servant
Calpurnia – Wife of Caesar
Portia – Wife of Brutus
Artemidorus – Teacher; supporter of Caesar
Soothsayer (a.k.a. a psychic/or an oracle – well-respected in ancient Roman culture)
Cinna (#2) – a poet
2nd
Triumvirs (of 2nd
Triumvirate of Rome)
3 joint rulers of Rome after Caesar’s death
(*1st
Triumvirs = Caesar, Pompey, and Crassius
Senators
Conspirators against Caesar
Tribunes (politicians that looked out for the rights of the common people)
Friends to Brutus and Cassius
Brutus’s servants

2. * Other characters include: additional senators, citizens, guards, attendants/servants, plebeians,
soldiers, ghost of Caesar, etc.
Act I Characters [CHARACTERS BY ACT]
Flavius
Marullus
A carpenter and a cobbler (a shoe maker)
Julius Caesar – Gifted general, persuasive/talented speaker, respected/feared ruler of Rome
Casca - Conspirator
Calpurnia – Wife of Caesar
Antony – Close friend of Caesar?
Soothsayer – a.k.a. a psychic/or an oracle – well-respected in ancient Roman culture
(Marcus) Brutus – once fought side-by-side with Caesar alongside General Pompey; he comes to question Caesar’s ambition
Cassius – Leader of the conspiracy
Cicero – Senator
Cinna (#1) – Conspirator
Act II Characters (*only new characters have descriptions)
(Marcus) Brutus
Lucius – Brutus’s servant
Cassius
Decius (Brutus) - Conspirator
Casca
Cinna (#1)
Metellus Cimber - Conspirator
Trebonius - Conspirator
Portia – Wife of Brutus
Caius (Ligarius) - Conspirator
Servant to Caesar
Calpurnia – Wife of Caesar
Caesar
Antony
Tribunes – (politicians that looked out for the rights of the common people)

3. Artemidorus – Teacher; supporter of Caesar
Soothsayer
Publius Cimber – Banished senator; Lepidus’s brother
Act III Characters (*only new characters have descriptions)
Caesar
Soothsayer
Artemidorus
Decius (Brutus)
Popilius Lena – Senator
Publius Cimber – (banished) Senator
(Marcus) Brutus
Cassius
Cinna (#2) – The poet
Metellus Cimber
Casca
Trebonius
Servant of Antony
Antony
Plebeians – Citizens of Rome; commoners
Act IV Characters (*only new characters have descriptions)
Antony
Octavius – Caesar’s nephew/heir to the throne; one of 2nd
Triumvirs (after Caesar’s death); 1st
emperor
Lepidus - One of 2nd
Triumvirs (after Caesar’s death); Publius’s brother
(Marcus) Brutus
Lucilius – Friend to Brutus and Cassius
Pindarus –Cassius’s servant
Cassius
Soliders
Poet
Messala - Friend to Brutus and Cassius
Titinius - Friend to Brutus and Cassius
Lucius

4. Varro – Brutus’s servant
Ghost of Caesar
Claudius - Brutus’s servant
Act V Characters (*only new characters have descriptions)
Octavius
Antony
Messenger
(Marcus) Brutus
Cassius
Lucilius
Messala
Titinius
Pindarus
(young) Cato – Friend to Brutus and Cassius
Soldiers
Clitus – Brutus’s servant
Dardanius – Brutus’s servant
Volumnius - Friend to Brutus and Cassius
Strato – Brutus’s servant