In which Shakespeare play does the title character die in 1st half?

Answer 1

As others have said, Julius Caesar is one play where this happens. But there is another--kind of. The play that is usually called "Henry VI, Part 3" today was originally published under the title "The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York"--the Oxford edition of Shakespeare's complete works still lists it under that title--and Richard, Duke of York dies in the first _act_ of that play. It's a really fantastic scene that isn't read to often these days. So, that should be good for a gold star or something, no?

Answer 2

Shakespeare Title Character

Answer 3

Julius Caesar. But, even though the play is titled Julius Caesar, it is really about Brutus (according to most scholars). So, yeah, the title character dies in the first half, but the MAIN character doesn't die until the very end.

Answer 4

Julius Caesar

Answer 5

Julius Caesar.

Not Hamlet - Hamlet was the name of Prince Hamlet's father, who was murdered before the play begins, but the title character is the Prince, who dies in the final scene.

Answer 6

It's Julius Caesar. Although Brutus is the true tragic hero of the play, Caesar's presence dominates the play even after his death. (In Act 5 Scene 3, Brutus, looking at the body of his co-conspirator Cassius, exclaims, "O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet!")

Answer 7

Hamlet