Shakespeare A to Z | Brutus
Brutus is the main character of Julius Caesar. He is based on the historical figure Marcus Brutus, a Roman nobleman who conspired to assassinate the Roman ruler Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. Shakespeare relied heavily on the account of Brutus written by the Roman historian Plutarch.
The historical events the playwright dramatized in Julius Caesar are based on the political struggle that shook Rome in the final years of the Roman Republic. Caesar had become a dictator who was extremely popular with the citizenry. However, conservative Roman senators and other nobles feared that he...
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