This collection aims to make the best of Shakespeare's theatre accessible to a younger audience whilst providing great stories to read. The ominous Ides of March threaten to destroy Julius Caesar's hold over the Roman Senate. He is acting too much like a king and a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate him. Brutus is persuaded to join the murderers for the good of Rome but he is haunted by the ghost of Caesar and Antony is determined to turn the people against him.
This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Collection .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .
Kathy Elgin works in the education/publications deaprtment of the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is the series consultant. Tony Morris illustrated Lion Children's Books' successful Lion Story Bible series. His other work includes the What's Their Story? series for Oxford University Press, and Hodder Children's Books' Historical Storybooks series.
This book contains the following story:
Julius Caesar
Beware the ides of March' warns a soothsayer. Caesar, grown arrogant on military victory, assumes the people will acclaim his dictatorship. But the staunch republicans Brutus and Cassius conspire to assassinate him. Civil war follows, as Antony and Octavius seek revenge.