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Representation and Text

Text: Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare

Some online resources:

On Julius Caesar, the man:

• Wikipedia on Julius Caesar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar

• A detailed history: http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/caesar.html

On Plutarch, Shakespeare's source:

• Wikipedia on Plutarch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch

• Plutarch on Julius Caesar:  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Caesar*.html

On the Elizabethan stage:

• A virtual tour of the Globe Theatre: http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/abouttheglobe/virtualtour/ 

Shakespeare's play:

• The Wikipedia entry on the play: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar_(play)

• Some useful links: http://clicknotes.com/JC_Navigator/

• An audio reading of the play: http://www.prx.org/pieces/23945/

• The whole play online: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/julius_caesar/full.html

Productions of Julius Caesar:

• From the Royal Shakespeare Company: http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/plays/caesar.htm

           http://www.rsc.org.uk/julius/past/home.html

• A modern representation: http://www.amrep.org/caesar/

• Director’s notes on a production: http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/articles.aspx?&id=646

• A production study guide: http://www.citadeltheatre.com/events.php?eventid=665&cat=31