Question

Give short summary of julius caesar drama

Answer 1

When the play opens, Julius Caesar has just returned to Rome after defeating the sons of Pompey in battle.
Before we go any further, let's pause for a brief Roman history lesson. Pompey was a member of the "first triumvirate," and he and Caesar used to share power over Rome. Then Caesar and Pompey got into a big fight. Pompey lost. When he tried to run away to Egypt in 48 B.C., he was assassinated. But Caesar still had a problem: Pompey's sons were determined to avenge their father's death and overthrow Caesar. So Caesar tracked down Pompey's sons in Spain and stomped them out at the Battle of Munda in 45 B.C. Now back to the play.
Meanwhile, the festival of the Lupercal is in full swing. Caesar is chilling at the festival with his entourage when a soothsayer runs up and says "beware the Ides of March" (meaning, "hey, watch your back on March 15"). Caesar looks at the soothsayer and is all "whatever man."
While Caesar parties with his fans, Brutus and Cassius huddle together and talk trash about him. Cassius is all bent out of shape because he thinks Caesar is running around acting like a king. Without coming right out and saying so directly, Cassius suggests that maybe Brutus should lead Rome. Brutus says he gets what Cassius is saying, but he is also good friends with Caesar, so he needs a little time to think about things before he makes any decisions.
Brutus and Cassius run into Casca, a conspirator, who reports that Antony just offered Caesar the crown three times. Casca is mad, because each time Caesar pretended he didn't want the crown, which made the crowd of plebeians (common folk) love him even more. Not only that, but Caesar acted like a total drama queen and fainted the third time Antony offered him the crown. This made the "stinking" crowd go nuts.
Meanwhile, Brutus has decided to go ahead and kill his friend Caesar because the man might become a complete tyrant if he gains more power. Brutus reasons that, even though he and Caesar are BFFs, killing Caesar is the only way to save the Roman Republic. Brutus finally meets with all the conspirators, and they hatch a plan: they'll arrange to bring Caesar to the Capitol so they can hack him into a million little pieces.
Meanwhile, Caesar has had a rough night, complete with a crying wife (Calphurnia) who wants Caesar to stay at home because she's had a bad dream and fears something awful is about to happen to him. But Caesar ultimately decides to go to the Capitol, because Decius steps in and says something like, "Oh, hey, when Calphurnia dreamed that you were a statue full of holes and spouting blood, that just meant that you're going to be the greatest leader Rome has ever seen." Caesar is all, "Yeah, I think you're right." Decius promises that Caesar's going to be crowned king that day. Caesar goes skipping off to the Senate. On the way to the Capitol, an old man tries to give Caesar a letter warning him about the assassination plot, but Caesar blows him off.
Things really go awry when Antony shows up to weep over Caesar's body. While clearly distraught, he promises not to blame the conspirators as long as he's allowed to speak at the funeral in praise of Caesar's virtues. Of course, we hear in an aside that Antony plans mayhem and murder, so we're not surprised when he gets to the funeral pulpit and urges the people of Rome to riot against Julius Caesar's murderers.
On the battlefield the two enemy factions exchange some rough words, and Brutus claims he's not a traitor. Fighting ensues, and Cassius and Brutus set up on different parts of the field. Brutus is having some success in overtaking Octavius' army, but Cassius' guys are held fast by Antony's, so they're at a stalemate.
Then Cassius jumps the gun and kills himself over a misunderstanding: he thought his friend Titinius had been overtaken by enemy hordes, when it was really only Brutus' friends trying to hand a crown to Titinius so he could give it to Cassius. Titinius finds Cassius' body and kills himself too, so when Brutus arrives, his buddies are already dead. Then Brutus decides to kill himself. As he dies, he says he didn't kill Caesar with half so strong a will as he kills himself now, so we know he dies willingly.
Antony and Octavius know they've won even before they arrive to find Brutus' body. Antony gives a nice speech over the body in his usual style, saying Brutus was the noblest Roman ever and the only one of the conspirators who killed Caesar for Rome's good and not out of envy. Finally, Octavius agrees that Brutus's body can stay in his tent for the night, befitting a dead soldier, and they won't even have to share a bunk, as Octavius and his friends will be out celebrating all the death and victory. The end.

Answer 2

The extracts given in this chapter cover an important part of William Shakespeare 's play JULIUS CEASER in five acts .these cover mainly those parts in which julius ceaser is murdered by the conspirators, including Brutus,famous for his uprightness . These also show how Antony turns the table against them in a very clever manner
SOMETHING UNUSUAL SEEN BY CEASER AND DREAMED BY HIS WIFE
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The opening scene is of ceaser 's house . Ceaser is to go to the senate where he is going to be crowned. Ceaser says that there has been a great disturbanceon the earth and in the sky Tonight .Calpurnia , ceaser 's wife has cried three times in her sleep that they murdered ceaser
Calpurnia asks ceaser that he shall not go out of the house today . But ceaser says that the troubles shall vanish when they see his face . But Calpurnia is seriouse . She reasons out why ceaser should not go out . She has been frightened by Wht the watch man says that abt some unnatural acts . A lioness has given birth to her cubs in the streets . Graves have opened up and throw the dead out .fearful warriors have seen frightened In the clouds.blood has seen fighting in the clouds.blood has seen falling upon the Capitol.horses have neither and dead man have groaned .calpurnia is terribly afraid Be cause of this ill -omens.but ceaser does not fear because of these fearful things .he says that cowards die many times before their death .the brave die only once .ceaser finds it humorous if he stays at home as per as culpurnia's wish.decius brutush enters to fetch ceaser to the senate house . Ceaser tells him to the senators that he won't come to it. But the Brutus wants to know the reason .ceaser tells him that calpurnia saw in her dream that ceaser 's statue with hundred spouts .blood poured forth from them .many Romans have washed their hand in it with the smile
Hearing this Brutus skilfully and cleverly gives a new twist to this dream .he calls it auspicious. He senates that the Romans bathing their hands in ceaser 's blood as a significance that Rome shall be greater and powerful.his blood shall be a thing of the great respect.if ceaser doesn't go the senators mind may change to make him a king .this effects ceaser and go to the senate house
The scene now shifts to the Capitol . Climber as per the plans of the conspirators,bends low before ceaser .he pleads for his brother,.