| Flavius and Marullus | tribunes who want to protect the people from Caesar’s tyranny |
| Julius Caesar | emperor of Rome |
| Casca | joins the conspiracy the night before the assassination; first to stab Caesar |
| Mark Antony | a confident and devoted follower of Caesar; one of the triumvirs |
| Calpurnia | wife of Caesar |
| Calpurnia | Who urges Caesar to stay home on the Ides of March? |
| Soothsayer | Warns Caesar “Beware the Ides of March” |
| Brutus | a magistrate of Rome; known for his honesty and noble nature; joins the conspiracy out of fear that Caesar will become a tyrant |
| Cassius | organizes the conspiracy and recruits Brutus; Brutus’ brother-in-law |
| Cicero | senator and famous orator (speaker) of Rome |
| Cinna | conspirator who comes up with the idea of having “noble Brutus” in the conspiracy; plants anonymous letters for Brutus |
| Lucius | Brutus’ young servant |
| Decius Brutus | conspirator who persuades Caesar to attend the senate on the Ides of March |
| Metallus Cimber | conspirator who attracts Ceasar’s attention by requesting his brother’s banishment be repealed |
| Trebonius | first of the conspirators to second Brutus’ argument not to kill Antony; one who lures Antony away during the murder |
| Portia | wife of Brutus; commits suicide by eating coals |
| Caius Ligarius | final member of conspiracy |
| Publius | elderly senator who escorts Caesar to the capitol |
| Artemidorus | gives Caesar the letter listing the conspiritors that will kill him |
| Popilius Lena | senator who wishes Caesar well in his “enterprise” as Ceasar enters the Senate house |
| Cinna, a poet | killed because of the angry mob mistaking him for a conspirator |
| Octavious Caesar | adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar one of the triumvirs who rule following Ceasar’s death |
| Lepidus | joins Antony and Octavious to form the second triumvirate to rule the roman empire after the assassination of Caesar |
| Titinius | an officer in the army commanded by Cassius and Brutus |
| Messala | a soldier serving under Brutus and Cassius; reports the death of Portia to Brutus at Sardis |
| Varro and Calusius | servants of Brutus; they spend the night in his tent at Sardis; neither of them observes the ghost of Caesar that appears to Brutus |
| He thinks that he is dangerous | What are Caesar’s thoughts about Cassius? |
| organizes the conspiracy | What plans does Cassius make about Ceasar? |
| the list of conspirators planning to kill him | What note does Artemidorus want to give to Caesar? |
| talking about Metallus’ banished brother | What excuse do the conspiractors use to surround Ceasar? |
| Liberty, Freedom, Tyranny is Dead! | What do they shout after killing Caesar? |
| 1. Can’t blame conspiritors2. Speaks well of Caesar3. Speaks after Brutus | Under what conditions will Antony be allowed to speak at the funeral? |
| 1. too free the slaved Roman citizens2. Caesar was “too ambitious”3. He loves Rome more than Ceasar | What reasons di Brutus give for killing Caesar? |
| They want Antony to be their leader and they want revenge. | How does Antony’s speech affect the people? |
| Antony’s speech | When is the major turning point in the play? |
| Pindarus | at Philippi, he erroneously tells his master, Cassius, that the scout, Titinius, has been captured by the enemy |
| Young Cato | son of Marcus Cato, the brother of Portia, the brother-in-law of Brutus, & a soldier in the army commanded by Brutus |
| Clitus and Dardanius | servants of Brutus; they refuse their master’s request at Philipi to kill him |
| Caesar’s Ghost | Who does Brutus think caused the two suicides? |
| Volumnius | a friend of Brutus & a soldier under him command at Philipi; he refuses to hold a sword for Brutus to impale himself on |
| Strato | loyal servant who holds Brutus’s sword so that he may commit suicide; later, he becomes a servant to Octavius |
Julius Caesar Characters
April 14, 2020