Brutus was Julius Caesar's
best friend, but he then
conspires to kill Caesar, he
literally stabs him in the
back. Eventually does not like Caesar.
Portia is Brutus's wife. She is
not in a lot fo the story
because she is a women, but
she does show that Brutus
should not keep secrets from
her. Who Portia like other
than her husband is not said in
the story.
Antony is a close friend of Caesar's
and does what he asks. He of
course does not want to go along
with the conspirators and stay out
of it. Then when Caesar dies he
takes it as an opportunity to try to
take power.
Calphurnia is Julius Caesar's wife. At
the end of the story she begs him to
stay home because she dreams he will
die. Caesar goes anyway so he does
not look like a coward.
Cassius is head of the group out
to kill Caesar, he resents the way
Caesar is treated like a God. He is
also responsible for convincing
Brutus to join the group. Does not like Caesar.
Casca is a Roman
conspirator who takes
part in Caesar's
assassination. Does not
like Caesar.
Octavius is Julius Caesar's
adopted son.He returns to
Rome when Caesar is
assassinated and joins forces
with Antony against the
conspirators.
Soothsayer speaks one of the
most famous lines in the
whole play, "Beware of the
Ides of March. A warning to
Caesar of his death. We can
assume he probably cares for
Caesar because he does try to
warn him.
Cinna (the Conspirator)
schemes with Cassius
about how to get Brutus to
join the conspiracy against
Caesar. Does not like Caesar.
Cinna (the poet) is a guy who is the victim of mistaken
identity. He was thought to be Cinna the Conspirator and
people wanted him dead. Since he says he is not a
conspirator, he may have supported Caesar, but that is not
proven.
Flavius and Murellus are two conspirators
that contributed to Caesar's death. Do
not like Caesar.