Ebook Julius Caesar – The man, The Historical Figure and The Image Behind Shakespeare's Play

The following article endeavors to present a portrayal of Julius Caesar different from the character built by William Shakespeare in his famous tragedy. In place of drawing a full-scale comparison between the play and the ancient documentation the article rather describes the character and behavior of Julius Caesar from several angels; namely, Caesar the man, his historical figure, and his image.

The discussion commences with a very short history of Caesar's life; then it proceeds to deal with several aspects of each of the above mentioned three angels. the final conclusion is that Shakespeare chose to create for his readers (or perhaps protagonists in the play?) a Caesar different from the one encountered in ancient and modern historical writings. An examination of Shakespeare's motives for this would be beyond the scope of this article.

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