The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by William Shakespeare
"The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar" by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy written and first performed in 1599. The play dramatizes the conspiracy to assassinate Roman dictator Julius Caesar and the civil war that follows. While Caesar's name appears in the title, the story focuses on Brutus, whose inner conflict between personal loyalty and public duty drives the tragedy. Through political intrigue, persuasive rhetoric, and moral dilemmas, Shakespeare explores themes of
power, ambition, and the fragility of republican government. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Commentator | Hudson, Henry Norman, 1814-1886 |
| Contributor | George, Andrew Jackson, 1855-1907 |
| Editor | Black, Ebenezer Charlton, 1861-1927 |
| LoC No. | 08016937 |
| Title | The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar |
| Alternate Title | Julius Caesar |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar_(play) |
| Credits |
Produced by Kevin Handy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Conspiracies -- Drama |
| Subject | Brutus, Marcus Junius, 85 B.C.?-42 B.C. -- Drama |
| Subject | Caesar, Julius -- Assassination -- Drama |
| Subject | Assassins -- Drama |
| Subject | Rome -- History -- Civil War, 43-31 B.C. -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 28334 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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