# Julius Caesar — Character guide

> Key figures in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

- [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/julius_caesar.md): The titular Roman dictator whose assassination drives the plot.
- [Marcus Brutus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/marcus_brutus.md): Honorable senator and conspirator who joins Caesar's assassination for Rome's sake.
- [Mark Antony](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/mark_antony.md): Loyal friend of Caesar who turns the crowd against the conspirators.
- [Caius Cassius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/caius_cassius.md): Jealous instigator of the conspiracy against Caesar.
- [Octavius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/octavius_caesar.md): Caesar's adopted heir who forms the second triumvirate with Antony.
- [Casca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/casca.md): Conspirator who first stabs Caesar and reports the strange omens.
- [Decius Brutus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/decius_brutus.md): Conspirator who persuades Caesar to go to the Senate.
- [Trebonius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/trebonius.md): Conspirator who distracts Antony during the assassination.
- [Metellus Cimber](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/metellus_cimber.md): Conspirator who petitions Caesar for his brother's recall.
- [Caius Ligarius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/caius_ligarius.md): Conspirator who overcomes illness to join the plot.
- [Portia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/portia.md): Brutus's devoted wife who proves her strength by wounding herself.
- [Calpurnia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/calpurnia.md): Caesar's superstitious wife who dreams of his murder.
- [Lucius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/lucius.md): Brutus's loyal young servant who provides music and companionship.
- [Pindarus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/cassius_pindarus.md): Cassius's servant who mistakenly reports Titinius's capture.
- [Titinius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/titinnius.md): Friend of Cassius who dies by suicide after a misunderstanding.
- [Messala](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/messala.md): Republican officer who brings news of Portia's death to Brutus.
- [Young Cato](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/young_cato.md): Brutus's ally who dies fighting at Philippi.
- [Strato](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/strato.md): Brutus's servant who holds the sword for his suicide.
- [Volumnius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/volumnius.md): Friend of Brutus who refuses to help him die.
- [Clitus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/clitus.md): Soldier who refuses Brutus's request to kill him.
- [Lepidus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/lepidus.md): Weak triumvir used by Antony and Octavius.
- [Cicero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/cicero.md): Famous orator who appears briefly to comment on omens.
- [Publius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/publius.md): Senator present at Caesar's assassination.
- [Popilius Lena](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/popilius_lena.md): Senator who hints he knows of the conspiracy.
- [Artemidorus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/artemidorus.md): Teacher who warns Caesar in a letter about the plot.
- [Soothsayer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/soothsayer.md): Prophet who warns Caesar to beware the Ides of March.
- [Cinna the Poet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/cinna_the_poet.md): Poet mistaken for conspirator Cinna and killed by the mob.
- [Flavius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/flavius.md): Tribune who scolds commoners for celebrating Caesar's triumph.
- [Marullus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/marullus.md): Tribune who rebukes the crowd for honoring Caesar.
- [Claudius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/claudius.md): Servant of Brutus who helps guard his tent.
- [Lucilius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/lucilius.md): Friend of Brutus who impersonates him to save his life.

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