The Oxford Shakespeare: Julius Caesar

The most famous of Shakespeares Roman tragedies, Julius Caesar was written and first performed in 1599, and was apparently one the plays his contemporaries enjoyed most. Recounting the death of Caesar on the steps of the Senate house, the play offers some of Shakespeares finest scenes: Antonys skillful speech at Caesars funeral, and the quarrel and reconciliation between Brutus and Cassius with the news of Portias death. This edition includes a fresh consideration of the plays date and its place in the Shakespeare canon and examines how Shakespeare reshaped his sources (primarily Norths translation of Plutarchs Lives).