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How long does it take to read Julius Caesar?

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare takes about 2 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 2 hours 30 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1656. 136 pages, about 37,400 words.

5 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 4 hours 9 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 30 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 34 minutes

The page count is the median across 1,531 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence
  • suicide
  • war

How these are chosen

Subjects: Antoine (Marcus Antonius), Assassination, Assassins, Bibliography, Biography, Conspiracies

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