The Tragedy of Juilus Caesar

by William Shakespeare

English 1 edition

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Written in 1599 (the same year as Henry V) or 1600, probably for the opening of the Globe Theatre on the south bank of the Thames, Julius Caesar illustrates similarly the transition in Shakespeare's writing toward darker themes and tragedy. It, too, is a history play in a sense, dealing with a non-Christian civilization existing 16 centuries before Shakespeare wrote his plays. Roman history opened up for Shakespeare a world in which divine purpose could not be easily ascertained. The characters of Julius Caesar variously interpret the great event of the assassination of Caesar as one in which the gods are angry or disinterested or capricious or simply not there. The wise Cicero observes, "Men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves" (Act I, scene 3, lines 34-35). Categories: Vani Prakashan, Play, Yatra Books The Tragedy of Juilus Caesar is available from Vani Prakashan. Explore this book and discover more titles from the Vani Prakashan collection.