Flavius
tribune who breaks up crowd waiting to honor Caesar's triumph
Marcellus
tribune who breaks up crowd waiting to honor Caesar's triumph
Julius Caesar
Emperor of Rome
Casca
First to stab Caesar
Calpurnia
Caesar's wife
Mark Antony
devoted follower of Caesar; defeats Brutus
Soothsayer
Beware the Ides of March
Brutus
joins and then leads the conspiracy to kill Caesar
Cassius
organizes the conspiracy and gets Brutus to join
Cicero
A Roman senator renowned for his oratorical skill. Cicero speaks at Caesar's triumphal parade. He later dies at the order of Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus.
Cinna
plants the forged letter for Cassius, also a conspirator
Cinna
A poet mistaken for Cinna the conspirator
Lucius
servant to Brutus
Decius
reinterprets Calpurnia's dream and convinces Caesar to go to Senate
Metellus
distracts Caesar's attention so conspirators can carry out their plan
Trebonius
takes Antony away from the assassination scene so he won't interfere
Portia
Wife of Brutus
Ligarius
vows to follow Brutus
Publius
one of many who escort Caesar to the Senate meeting
Artemidorus
gives Caesar a letter of warning naming the conspirators
Papilus
wishes Cassius well in his "enterprise
Octavius
heir of Julius Caesar
Lepidus
joins with Octavius and Antony, used by Octavius and Antony
Pindarus
Servant to Cassius
Lucilius
captured by Antony's soldiers, mistaken for Brutus
Messala
reports Portia's death, discovers Cassius' body
Varro
servant to Brutus
Claudius
servant to Brutus
Titinius
officer, guards tent at Sardis
Cato
soldier in army of Brutus and Cassius
Clitus
servant of Brutus, refused to kill Brutus
Dardanius
servant of Brutus, refused to kill Brutus
Volumnius
friend and soldier to Brutus, refuses to hold Brutus' sword
Strato
holds Brutus' suicide sword