The brutal killing of Cinna the poet [III.iii] by the plebians occurs just after Anthony has inflamed the mob against Caesar's murderers. He is mistaken for one of conspirators who holds the same name.

  • 1 1972
  • 2 1972

The mob violence, captured here in photographs from the RSC’s 1972 productions (photos 1 and 2), is an important metaphor for the collapse of stability that occurs when its ruler is murdered. Shakespeare repeatedly returns to this theme throughout most of his tragedies, but it only is in Julius Caesar and Coriolanus where the plebeians are depicted as a volatile and homicidal force.

Other recent RSC productions of Julius Caesar include David Farr’s 2004 production (photo 4) and the Complete Works Festival production directed by Sean Holmes (photo 3).

  • 3 2006
  • 4 2004

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