Julius Caesar (Shakespeare on Stage)

This superb tragedy centers on the senators Cassius and Brutus, who conspire to assassinate the title character and set up a new government. However, their plot is foiled by Mark Antony, who stirs the masses into battle against Caesar's murderers. Like many of Shakespeare's plays, Julius Caesar introduced a number of new expressions into the English language; for example, take note of how Casca describes Cicero's speech in Act I.