038 The Ides of March: Julius Caesar (1599)
Update: 2025-04-24
Description
The one where Brutus gets radicalised by anonymous commenters
Conspiracy, assassination, sky-rending omens. Julius Caesar is dictator-for-life, and some people think this might be bad for democracy. But is it right to kill him?
And then the second half of the play is about a war that no one remembers.
Does Julius Caesar deserve its place among Shakespeare's A-list? Join Michael and Sophie to find out!
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Sources:
The Oxford Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Oxford University Press)
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