Julius Caesar Compare And Contrast

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Julius Caesar Compare & Contrast Julius Caesar was written in 1599 by one of the greatest playwrights in the world, William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar is a very powerful Roman general who has just returned from defeating the sons of Pompey in battle. He is parading down the streets basking in the glory of his victory, but little does he know a plot to assassinate him is brewing among his friends. The conspiracy is led by Cassius. Due to the time period this play as written in, Shakespeare used a lot of old english in the dialogue resulting in it sometimes being hard to understand. The dialogue is really clues you into where the scene is taking place, because in that time period, props were used very sparingly. Shakespeare wrote this tragedy

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