Shakespeare's Caesar compared to Plutarch's Life of Caesar
Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar was based mainly on Plutarch's Life of Caesar. In his play he based the events mostly on Plutarchs' biography but he also made additions to Plutarch's story for his own dramatic purposes. Shakespeare's has made additions to three important scenes in the play, Calpurnia's dream, and Artemidorus' attempts to warn Caesar and the assassination scene to suit his dramatic purposes.Shakespeare's dramatization of the assassination scene in the play was very similar to Plutarch's account of the event. Once Caesar walks into the Senate all of the conspirators gather around him to petition for Metellus Cimbers' brother who was banished from Rome. All of the Conspirators support his cause for his brother. The conspirators anger Caesar and Caesar repeals their demand. Casca then stri
fact that Casca was the first to strike Caesar and that Brutus was the last person to strike Caesar. Shakespeare took the facts that Artemidorus knew about the conspiracy and tried to warn Caesar. Shakespeare added the verbal reading of the letter and Caesar's' rejecting to look at the letter. Artemidorus' attempts to warn Caesar were also different in Shakespeare's version than in Plutarch's version. In Plutarch's version, Artemidorus wrote down the information about the conspiracy and said, "Read this one Caesar, and read it quickly and by yourself. I assure you that it is important and concerns you personally." Artemidorus then gave Caesar the letter, but Caesar did not get the chance to read it. In Shakespeare's play, Artemidorus said, "Caesar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius; come not near Casca; h
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