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Violence
A lot
The assassination of Caesar depicted on stage; battle deaths; a character falls on his sword
Language
None
No profanity; Shakespearean language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No significant substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Explores political idealism corrupted by ambition and the tragic consequences of moral rationalization
What this book is about
Shakespeare's political tragedy dramatizes the assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus, Cassius, and their co-conspirators, and the revenge war that follows under Mark Antony and Caesar's heir Octavian. A play about the rhetoric of honor, the limits of republican idealism, and what happens when good men convince themselves that murder is justified.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Assassination depicted on stage
Multiple deaths in battle and by suicide
Political manipulation and the rhetoric of justifying murder
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