Julius Caesar characters

Appears from the start

A tribune who rebukes Roman workers for celebrating Caesar's victory over fellow Romans. Alarmed by Caesar's popularity, he removes decorations from public statues with Marullus.

Appears from the start

A tribune who joins Flavius in dispersing a holiday crowd and stripping honors from Caesar's statues. He views the public's sudden devotion to Caesar as dangerous and fickle.

Also known as Caesar

First appears in chapter 2

Rome's dominant military and political leader, returning in triumph and receiving public celebration. He projects certainty and authority while privately observing omens, illness, and the loyalty of those around him.

Also known as Mark Antony

First appears in chapter 2

Caesar's devoted friend and follower, participating in the public festival as an athlete. Caesar trusts him, while Cassius dismisses him as a pleasure-seeker without serious political weight.

First appears in chapter 2

A respected Roman senator troubled by Caesar's rise and by his own divided loyalties. Cassius values his reputation and tries to recruit him into resistance against Caesar.

First appears in chapter 2

A Roman senator who sees Caesar's growing power as a threat to republican liberty. Perceptive, resentful, and skilled at persuasion, he begins sounding out Brutus about organized opposition.

First appears in chapter 2

A senator with a blunt manner who reports how Caesar was offered a crown and refused it three times before the crowd. His observations make him valuable to the emerging conspiracy.

First appears in chapter 2

Caesar's wife. Troubled by ominous dreams and reports of unnatural events, she urges her husband to remain at home rather than attend the Senate.

First appears in chapter 2

A public prophet who warns Caesar to be cautious on the middle day of March. Caesar dismisses the warning amid the festival procession.

First appears in chapter 4

Brutus's wife and Cato's daughter. Noticing her husband's agitation and secrecy, she asks to share his confidence and argues that she has the courage to bear difficult knowledge.

First appears in chapter 4

A conspirator who visits Caesar on the morning of the Senate meeting. When Calpurnia's warnings persuade Caesar to stay home, Decius reinterprets her dream as favorable and appeals to Caesar's pride.

First appears in chapter 6

A teacher and speaker who has learned the conspirators' names and purpose. He writes Caesar a warning and plans to deliver it along the route to the Capitol.

Also known as Octavius

First appears in chapter 11

Caesar's young relative and designated heir. He comes toward Rome after the assassination and joins Antony in taking political and military control.

First appears in chapter 11

A Roman political figure allied with Antony and Octavius after Caesar's death. The three use his house for their meeting as they decide whom to condemn and how to raise forces.