Julius Caesar's Personality

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Julius Caesar, a play believed to be written by Shakespeare in 1599. Is about of course Julius Caesar. The play for the most part does follow the events preceding Caesar’s death. The accounts of the wars fought are all backed up by old sources. The personality of Caesar though not completely controlling and overbearing was greatly understated. Included in the play that was not clearly historically correct were Caesar's sickness that he apparently battled. There is no historical reference or back up toward this point. Interestingly enough Caesar after conquering the sons of the previous king refused the crown multiple times.
One of the most known lines from Shakespeare's play comes from latin “Et tu, Brute?” this even though as famous

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