Get help with free book summaries and chapter summaries by william shakespearehamlet, macbeth, romeo and juliet, julius caesar, a midsummer nights dream, the tempest. Julius caesar opens with a scene of class conflict, the plebeians versus the tribunes. During the festivities, a soothsayer warns caesar to beware the idea of marchan omen caesar quickly dismisses. Octavius caesar caesar s adopted son he is a member of the ruling triumvirate after caesar s death and convinces mark antony to begin the war against the conspirators. The play opens with julius caesar s triumphal entry into rome after defeating his rival, pompey. The tribunes verbally attack the masses for their fickleness in celebrating the defeat of a. Julius caesar sparknotes literature guide sparknotes literature guide series 9781586633615.
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