Julius Caesar Book Review

Would you ever kill a leader for the sake of your country? This is the problem Brutus had to face. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar interested me with an interesting plot and dynamic characters.

This story took place in ancient Rome. It is written in old English by Shakespeare. It was a little bit difficult to understand but has notes on the side of every page to help you with your reading. It was the story about the fall of the great Julius Caesar.

Cassius, the main plotter against Caesar, decides to kill him because he is becoming too powerful. He brings together a group of men on the consul, like himself, to commit the act. Brutus, a friend of Caesar, has to be convinced very heavily to participate in this horrible act. He finally gives in deciding he will do it "for Rome."

Caesar gets warnings not to attend consul the day the killing is supposed to take place, but he attends anyway. Will they go through with the killing? If so, who will be the new ruler? Will a war break out?

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read Shakespeare novels. It was an interesting story and wasn't dull. It was, at times, violent. To fully understand this book, you need to be a good reader who can interpret the language Shakespeare uses.