This is our year 10 research assignment for english at Napier Boys' High School

2. Basic information
 WHO- Julius Caesar was a roman dictator that gets
stabbed and comes back as a ghost to taunt Brutus.
 WHAT- The play that Julius Caesar is in is the tragedy of
Julius Caesar.
 WHERE- Ancient Rome, toward the end of the Roman
republic is where the play is set. It was written in 1599.

3. Characters
 Julius Ceasar
 Brutus
 Antony
 Cassius
 Octavius
 Casca
 Calpurnia
 Portia
 Flavius
 Cicero
 Lepidus
 Murellus
 Decius

4. Protagonist or Antagonist
 Julius Caesar is an antagonist because he has a
desire to run the state and Brutus is a defender of
the state which makes him an antagonist.

5. Plot synopsis
 Cassius gets jealous of Caesars power which
leads him to convince people including Brutus to
form conspiracy against him. They stab Caesar
on the ides of march as predicted by a
soothsayer. Cassius goes to war against Antony
who wants him killed. Caesar comes back as a
ghost to taunt Brutus. Brutus and Cassius both
kill themselves which is believed to be done by
the ghost of Caesar.

6. Conflicts in the play
 Person vs. person: Brutus must choose between
his country or his friend Caesar. His love for his
country wins out and joins the conspiracy.
 Person vs. self: Brutus must struggle with
himself over his loyalty to his friend.
 Person vs. Supernatural: Caesar comes back as a
ghost to taunt Brutus warning him of defeat.

7. Main source of conflict
 The main source of conflict is between Brutus and
Caesar because Brutus is Caesars close friend, Brutus
is torn between love for his country and love for his
friend. Love for his country wins out and Brutus
joins the conspiracy to kill Caesar.
 Caesar resolves this conflict by returning as a ghost
appearing to Brutus with warning of defeat: „Thou
shalt see me at Phillipi.‟

8. Julius Caesar at the beginning
 Exposition: Caesar returns to Rome in victory of the
civil war. Celebrating the triumph over Pompey.
 The exiting force: Cassius is annoyed with how much
the roman people love Caesar and believes he needs to
kill him so he persuades people to join him in a
conspiracy against him.

9. Middle
 Conflict or rising action: Caesar goes to the capitol
for his coronation which is on the ides of march
which he was warned to beware of.
 Turning point or crisis: The conspirators all crowd
around Caesar including Brutus and start
stabbing him.
 Catastrophe or falling action: The senators Antony
and Octavis start ordering mass executions in Rome.
Cassius and Brutus find out and suggest moving
their army to plillipi.

10. End
 Resolution: Caesar returns as a ghost when Brutus is
by himself and warns him that he will see him at
Philippi. Cassius and Brutus kill themselves which is
believed to be done by the spirit of Caesar.
 Denouement: Antony discovers that Brutus has
killed himself to prevent capture and declares that
he was the noblest Roman and the only conspirator
who did not murder Caesar out of personal self
interest.

11. What relationships does he have
with other characters
Julius Caesar has a relationship with Mark Anthony.
“He told his friend Mark Antony that Cassius is a
dangerous man”. He also had a relationship with
Marcus Brutus. “Brutus would not want to kill Caesar,
because he and Caesar were friends.” He was also a
husband to a wife called Calpurnia. “Caesars wife,
Calpurnia had been having bad dreams”.

12. What motivations drive your
character
 The motivations that drive Julius Caesar at
the beginning of the play are to become the
king of Rome because he is already seen as
the greatest and most powerful man in
Rome by the Roman people.

13. How does your character behave
towards others.
 Julius Caesar behaves as a good friend to Mark
Antony by looking out for him to beware of Cassius
as he is a dangerous man. He behaved as a good
husband and talked to his wife about her bad
dreams that she had been having. He said to his wife
that he would stay at home because he wanted to
please her.

14. How does Julius Caesar influence
the people around them
 Julius Caesar influenced the people around him because
he was a mighty and powerful leader who had an
overwhelming sense of confidence. Caesar thought
himself to be immortal and above all that is good and
righteous. He thought he was “ like a colossus and the
pretty men ought to walk under his huge legs and peep
about to find themselves in their dishonourable graves.”
People thought that Julius Caesar was as close to the
gods as a human could get all his wishes and orders
must be followed.

15. How is Julius Caesar affected by
conflict
 Julius Caesar is affected by the conflict between
himself and the conspirators against him. This
conflict caused Julius Caesar to be stabbed to death
by the conspirators which included is good friend
Marcus Brutus and when he saw Brutus he said “Et
tu brute which means “even you, Brutus?”.

16. Julius Caesar by the end of the play
 By the end of the play Julius Caesar has
achieved to get many people to kill
themselves like Brutus and Cassius who
were both part of the conspiracy against
him. Both of these suicides were believed
to be done by the ghost of Julius Caesar.

17. Quotes involving Julius Caesar
 Soothsayer to Caesar: “Beware of the ides of
march”.
 Caesar to Brutus:“ Beware of Cassius as he is a
powerful man”.
 Caesar to Calpurnia:“ Cowards die many times
before their deaths”.
 Caesar as he is stabbed by Brutus:“ Et tu
Brutus”.
 Ghost of Caesar to Brutus:“ Thou shalt see me at
Philippi”.

18. Bibliography
 Websites:
 http//www.Wikipedia.org=basic information
 http//www.Online literature.com= plot synopsis and structure of
plot.
 http//www.enotes.com= conflicts in play and major conflict.
 http//www.ingridgallery.com= major conflict in play.
 http//www.shmoop.com=antagonist or protagonist
 http//www.wiki.answers.com=influenced or influence
 http//www.novelguide.com=quotes
 http//www.sparknotes.com=characters
 Books:
 The graphic Shakespeare series Julius Caesar= relationships, behave
towards others, end of play and affect of conflict.
 Julius Caesar York notes William Shakespeare= motivations