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Brutus | This character is friends with Caesar, but fears he aspires too much power. Cassius wants him to join the conspirators. |
Julius Caesar | A great Roman general and senator. |
Antony | A triumvir after the death of Julius Caesar. A friend of Caesar. He offers the crown to Caesar. Brutus does not want to kill him. |
Cassius | He is very cunning/manipulative. He is also one of the conspirators. |
Octavius | A triumvir after the death of Julius Caesar. Caesar’s adopted son and appointed successor |
Casca | A conspirator opposed to Caesar's rise in power. |
Calphurnia | Caesar's wife |
Portia | Brutus' wife |
Flavius and Marullus | Tribunes who condem the plebeians for their fickleness. |
Cicero, Publius and Popilius Lena | Roman senators |
Lepidus | A triumvir after the death of Julius Caesar. |
Decius | A conspirator who convinces Caesar that Calphurnia misinterpreted her dream. |
Soothsayer | He warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March" |
Cicero | Brutus does not want this Roman senator to join the conspiators. |
Artemidorus | Writes a letter warning Caesar of the conspiracy. |
William Shakespeare | Wrote the play Julius Caesar |