Thursday 20 June 2013

Julius Caesar: Shakespeare’s Play That Made the Roman General Famous for Ages

The renaissance age was the period, when the revival could be witnessed in a number of aspects of society. The renaissance costumes, paintings, sculptures, literature and a lot of other aspects have gained widespread popularity in the recent times.

Like many other facets, the literature of the renaissance age also has a great significance in the present scenario. William Shakespeare is one of the great names of the renaissance-age authors in this regard. He played a major role in enriching the renaissance literature. The plays written by him are acted as well as read by a large number of individuals even in the recent times.

William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Shakespeare wrote on a number of themes like humor, tragedy, history and more. His play “Julius Caesar”, has gained huge popularity these days. This is a drama on the historical theme and is based on the story of the famous Roman General of ancient time – Julius Caesar. The play tells about the conspiracy against Caesar and finally the end of the conspirators.

Summary of the Play
Caesar’s friend Cassius makes a conspiracy against Caesar. He also convinces the other friend of Caesar named Brutus to help him in his assassination. He tells Brutus that Caesar wants to change the Roman Republic to monarchy. He also writes letters to Brutus in different handwriting in order to convince him. Finally, Brutus agrees to take part in the conspiracy.

Caesar is killed by his friends, which comes in the Act 3 of the play. He is killed by the conspirators in the senate. The conspirators try to convince the public that they have accomplished this act for the sake of Rome. But, Caesar’s other friend Mark Antony starts his speech after getting the trust of the conspirators as well as public. He succeeds in turning the public opinion in Caesar’s favor and finally the conspirators had to run away from Rome. One of the companions of Brutus and Cassius, Lucius Cinna is murdered by the mob.
In the last act Cassius and Brutus prepare for war against Mark Antony and the adopted son of Caesar – Octavius. Finally, Brutus and Cassius were killed in the battle. In the end, Antony gives tribute to Brutus because he was the only person who did everything for the good of Rome.
Popular Scenes

There are some scenes in this drama, which are famous among the masses. The sorrowful scene of assassination of Caesar is one of the most famous among the audience. Besides, the speech of Mark Antony is the other one, in which he dramatically changes the opinion of the public.

Play Gave Fame to Julius Caesar
The play has gained a huge fame all over the world, and it will not be wrong to say that it has played a prominent role in giving the popularity to Roman General Julius Caesar.

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