1. The Tragedie of Julius Caesar
By Dan Nikolaevskij

2. Outline Characters Plot Movies Other Interpretations
Historic Background
History of the Play
Sources

3. Characters Julius Caesar Marcus Antonius Caius Cassius Marcus Brutus
Casca
Cinna
Metellus Cimber
Decius Brutus
Trebonius
Ligarius
Calpurnia / Portia
Octavius / Lepidus
Other Servants and Friends

4. Plot – Act I Plebeians go to Caesar‘s triumphal march
„Beware the ides of March“
Cassius and Brutus talk
Stories of Caesar‘s weakness
Cassius tries to convince Brutus
Caesar returns from the games
Casca tells about Caesar
Cassius invites him for dinner
Casca and Cassius meet in night

5. Plot – Act II Brutus‘ monologue in garden Reads letter
Cassius and other conspirators comes
Brutus tells Portia about assault
Calpurnia has a bad dream
Decius Brutus persuades Caesar
Artemidorus writes warning letter
Portia very nervous – sends Lucis to Senat

6. Plot – Act III Artemidorus doesn‘t get through to Caesar
Senators are looking for a plea – Publius Cimber
Brutus, Cassius, Metellus knee (distraction)
Casca first strike
„Et tu, Brute“
Brutus allows Antonius to speak
Brutus‘ speech
Antonius‘ speech
People kill Cinna the poet

7. Plot – Act IV Deathlist writing Brutus and Cassius discussion
Portia dead
Caesar‘s ghost

8. Plot – Act V Generals talk few things Last goodbye Battle starts
Pindarus kills Cassius
Titinius commits suicide
Strato kills Brutus
END

9. Antonius and Octavius:
Historic Background
Assasination of G. Julius Caesar 44 BC
Battle of Philippi 42 BC
Both engagements combined
Antonius and Octavius:
19 legions
cavalry 33,000
100,000 men
Brutus and Cassius:
17 legions
cavalry 17,000
100,000 men VS

11. History of the Play - Sources
Plutarch‘s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
Translated by Sir Thomas North
Caesar‘s triumph is later (six months)
Curia on Capitol, not Curia Pomperiana
Events too close (in fact 5 days space)
καί σύ τέκνον (You too, child?)

12. History of the Play – Performances
1599
First published in The Folio 1623
Globe Theatre (ev. Opening play) 1599
In Germany debut performance 1785 Mannheim
1803 directed by Goethe in Weimar

14. Movies Over 20 TV- and Cinema-productions
First 1908: J. S. Blackton; W. V. Ranous
1911 ; 1913
1950: David Bradley (Charlton Heston as Antonius)
1953: Joseph Mankiewizc (Marlon Brando as Antonius)
1970: Stuart Burge (Charlton Heston as Antonius)
1979: Michael Langham (Morgan Freeman as Casca)
2007 HK-Action-Version by Gordon Chan

15. 1970
1950

16. Other Adaptions Book-A-Minute Classics
Caius Cassius
Brutus, we're plotting to kill your best friend Caesar. Wanna help?
Marcus Brutus
Because I love Rome more, I will. (They all stab Caesar.)
Julius Caesar
Et tu, Brute? In that case, I'd better die.
(dies) (The nation mourns, and everybody commits suicide.) THE END

17. Other Adaptions 1926: Benefit event Actor‘s Fund of America
1937: Orson Welles production at Mercury Theatre in New York
1958: Parody by canadian comedians Wayne and Shuster – Ed Sullivan Show

18. Thank thee to listen
Dan Nikolaevskij

19. My sources