![]() In real life, Brutus was Caesar’s close friend, so Brutus agonizes over whether he is doing the right thing and whether he owes more loyalty to Rome, or his friend Caesar: Ĭady Heron (played in the movie by Lindsay Lohan), is naive but intelligent. Similarly in Julius Caesar, Cassius convinces Brutus that once Caesar dies, Rome will be a republic again. Sir Patrick Stewart as Cassius in the 1972 RSC production of Caesar Even her name is a clue to her malevolent nature, she is named after the Roman god with two faces! Like Cassius, Janis claims that once Regina is destroyed, the social order of the high school will change from a dictatorship to a democracy, but what she really wants is to supplant and replace Regina and make herself the new queen Bee. Look at this clip where after Cady feels betrayed by Regina, Janis outlines her conspiracy, with a Roman sword in her hand! In the movie, Janis meets a well meaning girl and manipulates her into betraying Regina. ![]() It was when I watched this video, that I realized Mean Girls character Janis was an analog for Shakespeare’s character Cassius, the man who sets the plot in motion to assassinate Caesar. I didn’t realize that the movie has its roots in Julius Caesar until I saw this video from the YouTube channel The Take. In addition, both names are associated with royalty- Regina in Latin means queen. ![]() Regina George and Caesar both rule their empires through their armies, intimidation, their wealth, and their supreme self confidence. In Shakespeare’s play and Tina Fey’s script, the main antagonist is popular, dangerous, and inspired fear and envy from everyone. As you probably know if you subscribe to this blog, I love to review adaptations of Shakespeare, so imagine my delight when I realized that the classic teen comedy Mean Girls from 2004, (and the current Broadway show of the same name), is based on Julius Caesar! This movie doesn’t have Shakespearean dialogue or the names or locations, but the essence of the play is the same, albeit with a more modern ending.
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