Julius Caesar Historical Fiction novels are often brought on by authors for special and particular reasons. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Julius Caesar, he documents the rise and fall of a great roman leader during a time of political unrest in Rome. This play was written during the sixteenth century in Shakespeare’s home, London, England. In the following paragraphs, a summary of the play will be provided along with a history of the time in which the book was set, a history of the time in which the book was published, reasons why the fictional and actual history may differ, and the point which the author tried to stress and did he get his point across. Julius Caesar begi