A review by octavii42
Julius Caesar: The Oxford Shakespeare Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I was quite underwhelmed by this. Its a great subject for a tragic play and yet I feel so much opportunity was missed to really lean on the drama. There wasn't enough at the start to really explain why Brutus was conspire to kill Ceasar. He just immediately agrees to it. The speeches (especially Mark Anthony's) were not as tense as they should have been. I also think more could have been added. A scene showing the triumvirate diclscussing murdering all those senators for example would have been great and it would have cast a shadow over the apparent "heroes" of the story.