The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Characters |32 questions and answers

Juluis Caesar The Roman political general who defeated Pompey. He was born 100 B.C. He is plotted against because the conspirators believe that he will become a tryant. Caesar is stabbed by the conspirtators and his friend, Brutus in the Senate Octavian Caesar The adopted son of Caesar who comes back and joins Marc Anthony to get revenge. Mark Anthony The real friend of Caesar who joins Octavian to go and kill the conspirators. M. Ameilius Lepidus A weak leader, part of the Second Triumvirate with Antony and Octavius. Cicero A senator. He tells Casca that men construe omens the way they want to. He is later killed by Antony and Octavius when they purge the Senate. Publius A Senator sympathetic to the conspirators. Popilius Laena A Senator sympathetic to the conspirators. Marcus Brutus Caesar's friend, who later joins the the conspiratorsm and double-crosses his friend by stabbing him. Cassius Instigator of the conspiracy against Caesar.Cassius seems more motivated by jealousy, even hatred, of Caesar than by any political ideology, as he first professes Casca One of the conspirators. Casca is a cynic Trebonius One of the conspirators. Caius Ligarius One of the conspirators, convinced to join merely by the fact that Brutus was involved. Decius Brutus One of the conspirators. He goes to Caesar's house the morning of the murder to persuade Caesar to come to the Capitol by playing on his vanity and pride. Metellus Cimber One of the conspirators, who had a brother banished by Caesar. Cinna One of the conspirators. Flavuis A tribune who, along with Murellus, is punished for removing wreaths from Caesar's statues. Murellus A tribune who defaces Caesar's statues with Flavius. Artemidorus of Cnidos A man who tries to give Caesar a letter in which he describes the plot against him. Caesar ignores his letter. The soothsayer This is the guy who famously and cryptically warns Caesar to "beware the Ides of March" Cinna, A poet This poor guy is the victim of mistaken identity when an angry mob confronts him on the streets of Rome. Lucilius A servant to Brutus. Titinius An officer in Cassius' army. He kills himself when he finds Cassius dead on the battlefield. Messela an officer and soldier in Brutus' army. Varrus An officer and soldier in Brutus' army. Clitus ... Claudio An officer and soldier in Brutus' army. Strato ... Lucius ... Dardanius ... Pindarus ... Calpurnia The wife of Julius Caesar. She has a dream that she saw a statue of Caesar with many blood wounds. Portia the wife of Brutus. She proves her courage and strength by stabbing her thigh with a dagger in order to force Brutus to tell her about the plot to kill Caesar. She kills herself by swallowing hot coals from the fire after Mark Antony and Octavius assume power in Rome. Add or Remove Terms