Shakespeare's play is based on Plutarch's Lives of the Greeks and Romans, which Shakespeare almost certainly took at school.
Plutarch
Shakespeare got much of his information from the writings of Plutarch. But remember, Shakespeare was not a historian, he was a playwright. He used artistic licence to change the characters and their motivations in order to write a good play.
It was because he was high on morphine
The original author of the Julius Caesar play is William Shakespeare. Throughout time many people have tried to improve or take credit for the marvelous work of William Shakespeare.
He got the story from Plutarch's Lives of the Greeks and Romans.
Plutarch
Plutarch
At his writing desk.
Julius Caesar did not write any plays. He was a Roman general and statesman who lived from 100 - 44 BCE. The play "Julius Caesar" was written by William Shakespeare and is a dramatization of Caesar's assassination and its aftermath.
Shakespeare got much of his information from the writings of Plutarch. But remember, Shakespeare was not a historian, he was a playwright. He used artistic licence to change the characters and their motivations in order to write a good play.
The source Shakespeare used to write Julius Caesar was Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Brutus and Life of Caesar.
Because, Julius Caesar was a good topic and it was better to write it by Shakespeare than any other poet or playwright
It was because he was high on morphine
The original author of the Julius Caesar play is William Shakespeare. Throughout time many people have tried to improve or take credit for the marvelous work of William Shakespeare.
He got the story from Plutarch's Lives of the Greeks and Romans.
It is said that Shakespeare used the writings of Plutarch for ideas for his ancient history plays.
Paradise Lost was written by John Milton.