Project Gutenberg 2005-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 80 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Gohier, Louis-Jérôme 1746 1830 Gohier, Louis-Jerome Gohier, L.-J. (Louis-Jérôme) La mort de César, tragédie en trois actes de Voltaire, avec les changemens fait par le citoyen Gohier, ministre de la Justice Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Mort_de_C%C3%A9sar_(Voltaire) Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "La mort de César" by Voltaire is a historical tragedy in three acts, written during the Enlightenment period of the 18th century. This play focuses on the themes of power, betrayal, and the moral complexities surrounding leadership and tyranny, revolving around the assassination of Julius Caesar and the implications it has for Roman society. The narrative begins with Caesar's rise to power and his confrontation with various senators who are opposed to his rule. Central characters include Brutus, who grapples with his loyalty to Caesar and his duty to Rome, and Cassius, who incites Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar. As the political tension escalates, Brutus faces a moral dilemma upon discovering he is Caesar's illegitimate son, ultimately leading him to participate in the fatal plot. The play explores deep philosophical questions about the nature of tyranny, freedom, and the responsibility of leadership, culminating in the tragic death of Caesar and the subsequent fallout for Rome, exposing the fragility of power and civic virtue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Caesar, Julius -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) PQ Text FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature Category: History - Ancient 131238 2025-07-07T04:22:21.062224 text/html 122469 2020-12-14T11:57:17 text/html 618166 2025-07-07T04:22:30.228167 application/epub+zip 620701 2025-07-07T04:22:25.084209 application/epub+zip 107634 2025-07-07T04:22:22.634190 application/epub+zip 2029364 2025-07-07T04:22:32.721164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2017198 2025-07-07T04:22:28.247181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223459 2022-09-07T23:48:28.672687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89683 2025-07-07T04:22:20.186203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88022 2020-12-14T11:57:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21373 2025-07-07T04:22:32.932135 application/rdf+xml 11615 2025-07-07T04:22:23.145204 image/jpeg 3018 2025-07-07T04:22:22.888193 image/jpeg 32109 2020-12-14T11:57:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 560048 2020-12-14T11:57:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 632708 2025-07-07T04:22:21.103195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia