The Man of Destiny - George Bernard Shaw

Author: George Bernard Shaw

This is Shaw's short play about Napoleon. He manages to bring his usual themes of class and money into it, but to tell you the truth, I read it a year and a half ago and barely remember it. I remember that I liked it OK at the time, but the plot, the other characters, all have faded. Thus I conclude, not one of Shaw's more memorable works.

Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare

Author: William Shakespeare

Two tribunes, Flavius and Murellus, find scores of Roman citizens wandering the streets, neglecting their work in order to watch Julius Caesar’s triumphal parade: Caesar has defeated the sons of the deceased Roman general Pompey, his archrival, in battle. The tribunes scold the citizens for abandoning their duties and remove decorations from Caesar’s statues. Caesar enters with his entourage, including the military and political figures Brutus, Cassius, and Antony. A Soothsayer calls out to Caesar to “beware the Ides of March,” but Caesar ignores him and proceeds with his victory celebration.