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Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
The Pelican Shakespeare
General editor Alfred Harbage
This play explores the events that conspired in the lead up to the fall of the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, and in the years that followed his death.
Julius Caesar also depicts the psychological turmoil of one of his conspirators, Marcus Brutus, whose vision of empire collides with personal and patriotic demands. Brutus's fragmented struggle forms a central theme of the play.
Believed to have been originally written in 1599.
A few pages have passages underlined in pencil, and there are a couple pen lines in margins. Does not affect text. Cover page has owner inscription. Cover has minimal shelf wear to edges and corners. Book has discoloration along side and bottom edge. Red mark along spine. Back cover has discoloration towards edges.