Julius Caesar

✍ Scribed by William Shakespeare, Diana Sweeney

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 218
• Series: Cliffs Complete
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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• A summary and insightful commentary for each chapter
• Bibliography and historical background on the author, William Shakespeare
• A look at Early Modern England intellectual, religious, political, and social context
• Coverage of Shakespeare's source and the play's performance history
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
• Review questions, a quiz, discussion guide, and activity ideas
• A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Web sites

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✦ Table of Contents

Cliffs Complete ® Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar......Page 1
CONTENTS AT A GLANCE......Page 7
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9
INTRODUCTION TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE......Page 11
Family life......Page 12
The plays: On stage and in print......Page 13
Chronology of Shakespeare’s plays......Page 16
Works consulted......Page 17
Intellectual context......Page 18
Religious context......Page 19
Political context......Page 21
Social context......Page 22
The theatre......Page 24
The printing press......Page 26
INTRODUCTION TO JULIUS CAESAR......Page 27
Date and text......Page 28
Performance history......Page 29
Criticism......Page 31
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY......Page 33
ACT I......Page 35
Act I, Scene 1......Page 37
Act I, Scene 2......Page 41
Act I, Scene 3......Page 56
ACT II......Page 65
Act II, Scene 1......Page 67
Act II, Scene 2......Page 82
Act II, Scene 3......Page 90
Act II, Scene 4......Page 92
ACT III......Page 97
Act III, Scene 1......Page 99
Act III, Scene 2......Page 113
Act III, Scene 3......Page 125
ACT IV......Page 129
Act IV, Scene 1......Page 131
Act IV, Scene 2......Page 134
Act IV, Scene 3......Page 137
ACT V......Page 153
Act V, Scene 1......Page 155
Act V, Scene 2......Page 161
Act V, Scene 3......Page 162
Act V, Scene 4......Page 168
Act V, Scene 5......Page 170
CLIFFSCOMPLETE REVIEW......Page 177
CLIFFSCOMPLETE RESOURCE CENTER......Page 183
CLIFFSCOMPLETE READING GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE......Page 186
Index......Page 189