Julius Caesar · Tragedy · c. 1599

Julius Caesar in Plain English

A group of senators decide the most powerful man in Rome has to go. Killing him turns out to be the easy part. Every scene below has the original text and a clear modern translation, side by side, line by line.

Act 1 3 scenes

Scene 1 Rome. A street. Two officials find workmen celebrating Caesar's victory and tear into them for it — these are the same crowds who cheered Pompey, … Scene 2 Rome. A public place. A soothsayer warns Caesar to beware the ides of March; Caesar dismisses him. Then Cassius goes to work on Brutus — the longest sed… Scene 3 Rome. A street. Night, thunder and lightning. The night before the assassination. Casca, terrified, describes impossible omens — a burning hand, a lion in the street, an owl at…