The authoritative edition of\u00a0Julius Caesar<\/i>\u00a0from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.<\/p>\n
Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare\u2019s play keeps this debate alive.<\/p>\n
This edition includes:<\/p>\n
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
\n-Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
\n-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
\n-A key to the play\u2019s famous lines and phrases
\n-An introduction to reading Shakespeare\u2019s language
\n-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
\n-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library\u2019s vast holdings of rare books
\n-An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shakespeare may have written\u00a0Julius Caesar<\/i>\u00a0as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar\u2019s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[684,346,351],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["20368"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n