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Power corrupts us all: Pa. Shakespeare Festival's 'Julius Caesar' cries political chaos

In a brilliant and riveting Julius Caesar, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare's depiction of the fear of impending political chaos. In this play - written in 1599, when Queen Elizabeth was nearing her end - we meet Caesar, as well as his rivals, conspirators, and common citizens, a virtual tableau of everyone touched by the struggle for power.

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