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Julius Caesar. 
Julius Caesar is a great Roman general. His power on the battlefield has earned him great power in the senate. In fact, he is nearly crowned the king of Rome.
Brutus.
Brutus is a senator and a close friend of Caesar. He too has great influence in the senate. His love of Rome triumphs over his love of Caesar and he is manipulated to join a coup to take down Caesar. He is very gullible and Cassius doesn’t have much trouble in convincing Brutus to help stab Caesar in the back.
Marc Antony.
Caesar’s right-hand man, Antony is Caesar’s closest friend. He helps to bring revenge on the conspirators after they take down Caesar.
Cassius.
The antagonist of the play, Cassius works to gather powerful men join a coup against Caesar. He is not only manipulative, but he is also power hungry. It is his jealousy of Caesar’s power that motivates him to bring down Caesar. He wants to attain some power for himself.
Casca.
During the Feast of Lupercal, Casca observes the day’s events. He watches as Caesar refuses the crown and then has an epileptic seizure. He recounts these events to Brutus and Cassius. Later, during an eerie storm, he meets up with Cassius. Cassius reveals his plan to conspire against Caesar. Casca joins Cassius’ coup with a handshake.
Cinna.
During an eerie storm, Cinna speaks to Cassius on how they can get Brutus to join their coup. Cassius has come up with a plan. He is going to forge letters supposedly written by the Roman people. The letters will complain of Caesar’s tyranny. Cinna’s task is to leave the forged letters at Brutus’ house. Later, as the events of the coup begin to take shape, Cinna is the first to stab Caesar at the Capitol.
The Soothsayer.
The Soothsayer, a fortune teller, attempts to warn Caesar several times of the ill-occurrences that might happen. Caesar never listens to his warnings.
Portia.
Portia is Brutus’ wife. She is wise enough to know that something is troubling Brutus. However, she is never told what is plaguing him. Eventually, after Caesar’s death, Portia kills herself by swallowing hot coals.
Calpurnia.
Calpurnia is Caesar’s wife. She has a horrible nightmare which foresees the death of Caesar. She also is fully aware of the other omens that warn of bad things that are to come. She tries to convince Caesar to stay away from the Capitol and almost succeeds.
Decius.
Decius takes it upon himself to convince Caesar to go to the Capitol. He learns of Calpurnia’s omens and he puts a positive twist to them. In doing so, he helps to successfully convince Caesar to go to the Capitol.
JULIUS CAESAR -- CHARACTERS
Artemidorus.
Artemidorus learns of the conspiracy to kill Caesar. He tries to warn Caesar of the coup via a letter that he has written; however, his attempt to give Caesar the letter is unsuccessful.
Lucius.
Lucius is Brutus’ faithful servant. He even fights for Brutus and is eventually captured by Antony’s men. He pretends to be Brutus when he is captured, but Antony knows better.
Metellus Cimber.
Metellus is one of the conspirators. At the senate, he gets on his knees and begs Caesar to allow his banished brother to return to Rome. While he begs, the other conspirators begin to gather around Caesar. They all want to get close enough to Caesar to stab him.
Octavius.
The rightful heir of Rome, Octavius is Caesar’s son through adoption. Octavius returns to Rome to avenge Caesar after his death. Octavius’ army and Antony’s army work together to bring down the conspirators’ armies.
Cinna the poet.
Cinna the poet is mistaken for Cinna the conspirator by an angry mob. He defends himself and the mob realizes he isn’t the same Cinna that conspired against Caesar. Regardless, he is killed by the mob.
Lepidus.
Lepidus joins Brutus and Antony in their exploits against the conspirators. Antony has a master plan for Lepidus. Antony will allow Lepidus to join them in their conquest against the conspirators; however, if anything were to ever go sour, then Lepidus would be used as a scapegoat.
Titinius.
Titinius is a close friend to Cassius. During the battle against Antony’s and Octavius’ armies, Cassius has Titinius run out to a group of soldiers in the distance. Cassius wants to know if the men are friends or foes. Pindarus, who has better eyesight than Cassius, watches Titinius from a distance. He thinks he observes Titinius being captured by the soldiers. Pindarus recounts this information to Cassius. Cassius believes he has just lost his friend. In reality, though, Titinius has encountered Brutus’ soldiers. The soldiers embraced him and were happy to see him.
Pindarus.
One of Cassius’ soldiers, Pindarus observes Titinius as he is supposedly captured by enemy soldiers in the distance. Pindarus recounts his observations to Cassius. Cassius, thinking that his friend Titinius has just been captured, is brought into a sudden depression. Cassius also believes that things are going poorly for them on the battlefield. With both worries weighing down his mind, Cassius has Pindarus kill him. Pindarus pierces Cassius with the same sword that Cassius used to stab Caesar.
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