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When Octavius (Caesar's adopted heir) suddenly appears as Antony's co-equal partner, we have no idea who he is or how he got there.
Interview with co-directors and producers Charlotte B. Larson and Audrey Sweet from The Queen’s Men will present their ...
He is, of course, the Octavius in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar — the Octavius who, in the play, calls Marcus Lepidus “a tried and valiant soldier,” and is rebuffed by Mark Antony: “So is ...
Caesar’s republican opponents considered him a tyrant and assassinated him in 44 B.C., whereupon his grand-nephew Gaius Octavius, or Octavian (the future Augustus), whom he’d designated as his ...
Marc Antony addresses the crowd at Caesar's funeral, where a shroud hides the deceased leader's stab wounds. Octavius' mother, Atia, recently imprisoned by Cassius, is allowed to speak at Caesar's ...
The Battle of Philippi in 42 B.C.E. was one of the most decisive and dramatic conflicts in Roman history, marking the final ...
As Caesar’s adopted son and heir, Octavius is next in line for the old “et tu” and must fly from Rome to save his skin.
Actors who played the role of Octavius: Robert Gilbert [Off-Broadway] ...
One usually doesn't think of politically ambitious Cassius to be the central character in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," but Stephen Weingartner's captivating portrayal of this murderous Roman ...
All three productions — Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest — were set in a women’s prison, inspired by a creative collaboration between prisoners, actors and the production team in ...