Study Guide

Julius Caesar Characters

By William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar is a powerful Roman political and military leader who gets stabbed in the back (and...

One of the conspirators, Brutus is supposed to be Julius Caesar's BFF but he ends up stabbing...

Antony is a good friend of Julius Caesar who launches himself into a major position of power over...

Portia is Brutus' devoted wife. She doesn't get a whole lot of stage time but we think she's an...

Calphurnia is Julius Caesar's wife. Just before Caesar is assassinated at the Capitol,...

Cassius is the ringleader of the conspirators. He's politically savvy and manipulative, and he...

Casca is a Roman conspirator who takes part in Caesar's assassination. Like all the other...

Octavius (a.k.a. "Young Octavius") is Julius Caesar's adopted son. Like his adoptive father,...

This is the guy who famously and cryptically warns Caesar to "beware the Ides of March" (1.2.21)....

We first meet Cinna in Act 1, Scene 3, where he schemes with Cassius about how to get Brutus to...

This poor guy is the victim of mistaken identity when an angry mob confronts him on the streets...

Flavius and Murellus are two snooty conspirators against Caesar. In the opening scene, they...