The volume is a detailed study of the text of the play Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. It provides an invaluable guide to understanding and interpreting the play as a history play and a tragedy, beginning with the sources on which the play is based. It examines the plot of the play, its main themes and characters and deals with other aspects of the play like its poetic diction and imagery, wit, humour and imagination in the play. Quoting from the play, it tries to show how the play reveals the power of language.