Julius Caesar Characters

(Click the character infographic to download.) Julius Caesar is a powerful Roman political and military leader who gets stabbed in the back (and the arms, legs, and guts!) by a group of conspirator...

(Click the character infographic to download.) Antony is a good friend of Julius Caesar who launches himself into a major position of power over the course of the play. And, yes, this is the same...

(Click the character infographic to download.) Portia is Brutus' devoted wife. She doesn't get a whole lot of stage time but we think she's an interesting figure, especially when it comes to the p...

(Click the character infographic to download.) Calphurnia is Julius Caesar's wife. Just before Caesar is assassinated at the Capitol, Calphurnia has an ominous dream that seems to predict Caesar'...

(Click the character infographic to download.) Cassius is the ringleader of the conspirators. He's politically savvy and manipulative, and he absolutely resents the way the Roman people treat Jul...

Casca is a Roman conspirator who takes part in Caesar's assassination. Like all the other conspirators, Casca is worried that Caesar will be crowned king, which goes against the ideals of the Roma...

Octavius (a.k.a. "Young Octavius") is Julius Caesar's adopted son. Like his adoptive father, Octavius doesn't appear on stage that much. Throughout most of the play, Octavius is off travelling th...

This is the guy who famously and cryptically warns Caesar to "beware the Ides of March" (1.2.21). The "Ides of March" refers to March 15, the day Julius Caesar is assassinated by the Roman conspir...

We first meet Cinna in Act 1, Scene 3, where he schemes with Cassius about how to get Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar. He's also assigned the task of planting some phony documents in...

This poor guy is the victim of mistaken identity when an angry mob confronts him on the streets of Rome:CINNA THE POET Truly, my name is Cinna.FIRST PLEBIAN Tear him to pieces! He's a conspira...

Flavius and Murellus are two snooty conspirators against Caesar. In the opening scene, they catch a bunch of commoners celebrating Caesar's victorious return to Rome and try to give them a spanki...