Julius Caesar The story of Julius Caesar begins in February, 44 BC where Julius Caesar re-enters back into Rome after defeating Pompey the Great, one of his old enemies. Throughout the entire play of Julius Caesar, act 1 was the most significant and substantial part of the play. It assembled and established the main themes, conflicts and moods for the rest of this drama. It brought out an introduction about the basic conflict and theme in which the play grows upon. The first scene of act 1 was severely and important and significant for numerous reasons. Most important was that scene one brought out the introduction of the central theme. This play begins with a triumph victory and