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You and three other "history professors" have been asked to head a committee to research Shakespeare's work. As history professors, you are interested in uncovering the facts behind Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Your committee will research ONE of the following characters: Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Brutus, Cassius and Calpurnia. Your committee will also be assigned ONE of the following topics: Caesar's Death, Battles, Superstition, Speeches of Marc Antony and Brutus, and Caesar VS Pompey.

Your goal is to discover if these characters and events are based on actual historical events or Shakespeare's imagination. You are also interested to know if Shakespeare changed aspects of characters and events to make his play more entertaining.