Julius Caesar Characters (Acts 2/3)

Caesar

Caesar

Roman general and senator, returned to Rome after being in the military, has a big ego

Brutus

Supporter of the republic, one of Caesar’s dearest friends, becomes a conspirator, despises dictatorships

Cassius

General, longtime acquaintance of Caesar, despises that Caesar has become so adored

Portia

Brutus’s wife and confidante, kills herself because she hates that Octavius and Antony have come to power by swallowing hot coals

Casca

Opposes Caesar’s rise to power, shares the three crowns anecdote with Brutus and Cassius, thinks Caesar is deceiving the public

Cinna

Conspirator, strategizes with Cassius on how to get Brutus to join the conspiracy

Antony

Loyal to Caesar, convinces the conspirators that he will be compliant after Caesar’s death, sparks the civil war

Trebonius

Had to get Antony out of the capitol

Cinna the poet

Killed by the mob because they thought he was a conspirator

Artimedorius

Slips Caesar the note detailing the specifics of his death at the Senate

Octavius

Caesar’s appointed successor, was traveling abroad, joins Antony in killing the conspirators

Cicero

Senator known for speaking skills, speaks at Caesar’s parade, not asked to join conspirators because he was too individualistic

Decius

Convinces Caesar that Calpurnia misinterpreted her dream, conspirator

Metullus Cimber

Distracts Caesar by saying that he wants his brother to be freed

Soothsayer

Bewares Caesar of the ides of march early in the play