Julius Caesar

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Edward Loomis Davenport as Brutus

Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, as portrayed by Marlon Brando, 1953

Julius Caesar, as portrayed by Sir John Gielgud, with Charlton Heston as Mark Antony (1970)

Watch William Shakespeare's eponymous protagonist dismiss Calpurnia's cautions in Julius Caesar

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Edward Loomis Davenport as Brutus

Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, as portrayed by Marlon Brando, 1953

Julius Caesar, as portrayed by Sir John Gielgud, with Charlton Heston as Mark Antony (1970)

Watch William Shakespeare's eponymous protagonist dismiss Calpurnia's cautions in Julius Caesar

Hear Donald Moffatt as George Bernard Shaw discuss William Shakespeare's eponymous protagonist Julius Caesar

Discover what George Bernard Shaw might have to say about William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar

Listen to Shakespeare's titular character converse with Mark Antony about Cassius's loyalty

Learn about Renaissance tragedy from William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Julius Caesar

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