Julius Caesar

by Hilary Burningham, William Shakespeare

A graphic version of Shakespeare's play about political conspiracy in ancient Rome

71 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[A.H. Lyons · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay so I picked this up thinking it might be a helpful tool to use in the classroom while teaching Julius Caesar. This graphic novel is 1) more boring than Shakespeare’s text, 2) more confusing than Shakespeare’s text, and 3) oddly homogeneous. Many of the characters look very alike. It’s hard to tell who’s talking from panel to panel/page to page because they just look so alike. I’ve read Julius Caesar and annotated it, and struggled to remember who was speaking. This would be so tough for students. The arts somewhat colorless and lacks intensity, which is strange for such a bloody and dramatic play. There aren’t really dark shadows or a lot of contrast in the art, which I just thought was kinda odd. Anyway, I really don’t want to use this to teach. I feel it would do more harm than good.

[Lai Leyang · Rating 3 out of 5]

a novel of crime, betrayal, high-treason, jealousy, greed for more power and foolishness.

Brutus administered coup de grâce with a dagger on Julius Caesar. In the novel delineates “Et tu, Brute?”

“Veni, Vidi, Vici.” - Julius Caesar

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My student loved it, I survived...