The cast of Julius Caesar
The people who make Julius Caesar move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
Marcus Brutus
Tragic protagonist; noble conspirator consumed by reason and honor · Thirty
Caius Cassius
Ambitious conspirator and ideological architect of Caesar's assassination · Older than Brutus
Mark Antony
Caesar's ally and master orator; architect of the conspirators' downfall · Middle-aged
Julius Caesar
Ruler of Rome; tragic catalyst whose death unleashes civil war · Not specified
Casca
A blunt, sour conspirator; Caesar's assassin
Lucius
Brutus's young servant and attendant · young
Messala
A loyal officer and messenger; voice of reason in the chaos
Octavius Caesar
Caesar's adopted heir; cold political operator who rises to power after the assassination · Young man
First Citizen
Common plebeian; voice of the Roman mob
Second Citizen
Member of the Roman crowd; voice of popular opinion
Fourth Citizen
Roman plebeian; voice of the crowd's shifting loyalties
Portia
Brutus's wife; a woman of courage and insight trapped between loyalty and helplessness · adult
Third Citizen
Voice of the plebeian mob; witness to Caesar's fall and the crowd's manipulation
Decius Brutus
Conspirator and skilled manipulator of Caesar
Cinna
Conspirator and messenger; a minor but active member of the plot against Caesar
Lucilius
Loyal officer and aide to Brutus; messenger and soldier
Servant
Messenger and attendant to Octavius Caesar; witness to aftermath
Titinius
Loyal officer and friend to Cassius; messenger and soldier
The Plebeians / The Roman Crowd
The collective voice of Rome; a swayable mob transformed from loyalty to Caesar into agents of chaos and revenge
The Soothsayer
Ancient prophet and voice of warning
Cinna the Poet
Innocent bystander caught in the mob's rage; victim of mistaken identity
Clitus
Brutus's loyal servant and soldier
Calpurnia
Caesar's wife; a woman of premonition and courage · Not specified
Flavius
Tribunal of the plebs; Caesar's political opponent
Marullus
Tribun who attempts to dismantle Caesar's power through symbolic removal
Pindarus
Cassius's bondman; instrument of his master's suicide
Second Commoner
A cobbler and Roman citizen caught in the political turmoil of Caesar's Rome
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