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**  Marcus Antonius [//Antony//] -  **  Caesar's good friend. triumvir after the death of Julius Caesar. Has one of the most important speeches of the play in which he convinces the crowd that Caesar's death was not for the better of Rome //[//Act iii, Scene ii, Lines 74-108//].//
 * [1] [2] ****Julius Caesar ** - Great Roman general and senator. Shows a characteristic of humbleness by refusing the crown several times.

**Marcus Brutus [//Brutus//]-** Caesar's good friend but becomes a conspirator against him. Only conspirator that believes Caesar's death will truly benefit Rome. Tragic hero of the story. He is torn between his love for Caesar and his love for Rome. Characteristics: easily persuaded

** Cassius **** - ** a general and acqueintance of Caesars. Becomes conspirator against Caesar. He feels that Caesar is too powerful and wants to kill him out of envy. convinces several characters to join the alliance against Caesar.

** Casca **** - ** conspirator against Julius Caesar

** Cinna **** - ** conspirator against Julius Caesar ** Calphurnia **** - ** Caesar’s wife, has a dream that Caesar is going to be killed, stops Caesar from going to capital

**  Portia -  **  Brutus’ wife **Octavius Caesar ** - triumvir after the death of Julius Caesar  **Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ** - triumvir after the death of Julius Caesar ** Cicero- **  senator

** Popilius Lena //[Publius]// - ** senator

** Trebonius- ** conspirator against Julius Caesar

** Ligarius- ** conspirator against Julius Caesar

** Decius Brutus **** - ** conspirator against Julius Caesar, fetches Caesar from his home and convinces him to go to capital

** Metellus Cimber **** - ** conspirator against Julius Caesar

** Flavius- **  tribune

** Marullus ** - tribune

** Artemidorus of Cnidos ** -  a teacher of rhetoric, gave Caesar warning of his death to come in a letter (//Act ii, Scene iii, lines 1-15//). ** A Soothsayer  ** -

** Cinna-  **  a poet, is not the same person as //Cinna [above]//, was killed because he has the name as //Cinna [above]// and was mistaken for a conspirator against Caesar

** Another Poet **

** Lucilius ** -  friends to Brutus and Cassius

** Titinius- **  friends to Brutus and Cassius

** Messala- **  friends to Brutus and Cassius

** Young Cato **** - ** friends to Brutus and Cassius

** Volumnius- **  friends to Brutus and Cassius

** Varro **** - ** Brutus’ servant

** Clitus **** - ** Brutus’ servant

** Claudius **** - ** Brutus’ servant

** Strato- **  Brutus’ servant

** Lucius- **  Brutus’ servant

** Dardanius- ** Brutus’ servant

** Pindarus  ** -  Cassius’ servant

** Plebians- ** Roman citizens

** Senators, Guards, Attendants, etc. **

 **BIBLIOGRAPHY:**  1. Character list: Shakespeare, William. //Julius Caesar //. New York: Signet Classics, 1998. 2. http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/juliuscaesar/characters.html