The document summarizes key aspects of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar in 3 acts: 1) In the first act, Julius Caesar defeats his rival and becomes ruler of Rome. Some Romans, including Brutus, decide to assassinate Caesar. 2) In the second act, Brutus leads the conspiracy to kill Caesar, who is assassinated. 3) In the third act, Antony gives Caesar's funeral oration and turns the public against the conspirators, leading to Brutus and Cassius committing suicide.

1. “Romans countrymen, and
lovers,hear me
for my cause, and be silent, that
you hear.
Believe me for mine honour, ande
have respect
To mine honour ”
JULIUS
CAESAR
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1599)

2. The plot
• First act:
In 44 B.C. Julius Caesar defeats his rival.
• Second act:
Brutus decides to kill Caesar.
• Third act:
Caesar is assassinated, eventually Antony
gives his funeral oration.
• Fourth act:
A military dictatorship succeeds the rule
of Caesar
• Fifth act:
Brutus and Cassius committ suicide.

3. Julius Caesar: the title character
Julius Caesar:
•Protagonist of the play
•Focus of the discussion
•Reason for the revange
•Julius Caesar: past;
conspiracy: future and desire
for freedom

4. The characters
• Brutus:Roman nobleman
with sense of principles
and nobility, power of
words
• Antony: Roman nobleman
with charm, more pratical
than Brutus and a subtler
political mentality,power
of words

5. The rhetoric of politics
• Rhetoric:maker of history,irony and rhetoric forms are
ideological-political values in persuading,convincing

6. Ambition in public man
• Ambition:problem
of goodness and
honestly in people
having public roles
(for this reason
Antony defeats the
“clever”Brutus)

7. Julius Caesar: the mirror of the
Elizabethan order
• Order not only political or
social
• Universe ruled by
benevolent God
• King’s right from God
• Everyone linked together
by a chain
• Cassius’s jealousy
destroys the divine
harmony

8. The power of monarchy
• Historical play about a
political assassination
• Historical plays were
popular at
Shakespeare’s time
• Nowadays democracy,
Shakespeare’s time
strong rulers