Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar Details
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi. It is one of several Roman plays that Shakespeare wrote, based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra.Although the title of the play is Julius Caesar, Caesar is not the central character in its action; he appears in only three scenes, and is killed at the beginning of the third act. The protagonist of the play is Marcus Brutus, and the central psychological drama is his struggle between the conflicting demands of honour, patriotism, and friendship.The play reflected the general anxiety of England over succession of leadership. At the time of its creation and first performance, Queen Elizabeth, a strong ruler, was elderly and had refused to name a successor, leading to worries that a civil war similar to that of Rome might break out after her deathPer Wikipedia
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The file I received was truncated at the beginning of ACT IV. So I was unable to read the last several pages of the play. I complained about it and was told that there were previous complaints but no answer to the problem. At the direction of the help desk I tried deleting the file and re-loading it. This did no good at all, indeed, I lost another page or two in the process.I got a full copy successfully from another supplier.