Portia The wife of Brutus and the daughter of Marcus Cato. Consequently, he is the only conspirator who does not actually stab Caesar. Trebonius The first of the conspirators to second Brutus' argument that Antony be spared, Trebonius lures Antony out of the Senate House so that the other conspirators can kill Caesar without having to fear Antony's intervention. Metellus Cimber The conspirator who attracts Caesar's attention by requesting that his brother's banishment be repealed, allowing the assassins to surround Caesar and thereby giving Casca the opportunity to stab him from behind. Lucius Brutus' young servant Brutus treats him with understanding, gentleness, and tolerance.ĭecius Brutus The conspirator who persuades Caesar to attend the Senate on the day of the ides of March by fabricating a flattering interpretation of Calphurnia's portentous dream and by telling Caesar that the Senate intends to crown him king. The triumvirs have him put to death.Ĭinna The conspirator who urges Cassius to bring "noble" Brutus into the conspiracy he assists by placing some of Cassius' forged letters where Brutus will discover them. He is calm and philosophical when he meets the excited Casca during the night of portentous tumult proceeding the day of the assassination. He is defeated by Antony at the first battle of Philippi, and he commits suicide when he mistakenly believes that Brutus has been defeated.Ĭicero A senator and a famous orator of Rome. He argues that Antony should be assassinated along with Caesar, that Antony should not speak at Caesar's funeral, and that he (Cassius) and Brutus should not fight at Philippi, but he eventually defers to Brutus in each instance. Brutus defeats Octavius' forces in the first battle at Philippi, but loses the second battle and commits suicide rather than be taken prisoner.Ĭassius The brother-in-law of Brutus and an acute judge of human nature, Cassius organizes the conspiracy against Caesar and recruits Brutus by passionate argument and by deviously placed, forged letters. He joins the conspiracy because he fears that Caesar will become a tyrant, but his idealism causes him to make several poor judgements and impedes his ability to understand those who are less scrupulous than he.
He is widely admired for his noble nature. Marcus Brutus A praetor that is, a judicial magistrate of Rome. He is one of the triumvirs, and he and Octavius defeat Brutus and Cassius at Philippi.Ī soothsayer He warns Caesar during the celebration of the feast of Lupercal to "beware the ides of March." He again warns Caesar as he enters the Senate House. He is able to dupe Brutus into allowing him to speak at Caesar's funeral and by his funeral oration to excite the crowd to rebellion. He has a reputation for sensuous living, but he is also militarily accomplished, politically shrewd, and skilled at oration.
Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) He appears first as a confidant and a devoted follower of Caesar, and he offers Caesar a crown during the feast of Lupercal. He joins the conspiracy the night before the assassination and is the first conspirator to stab Caesar.Ĭalphurnia The wife of Julius Caesar she urges him to stay at home on the day of the assassination because of the unnatural events of the previous night as well her prophetic dream in which Caesar's body is a fountain of blood. He is assassinated midway through the play later, his spirit appears to Brutus at Sardis and also at Philippi.Ĭasca Witness to Caesar's attempts to manipulate the people of Rome into offering him the crown, he reports the failure to Brutus and Cassius. Unfortunately, he is not the man he used to be and is imperious, easily flattered, and overly ambitious.
Julius Caesar A successful military leader who wants the crown of Rome. Flavius and Marullus Tribunes who wish to protect the plebeians from Caesar's tyranny they break up a crowd of commoners waiting to witness Caesar's triumph and are "put to silence" during the feast of Lupercal for removing ornaments from Caesar's statues.