How long does it take to read Julius Caesar?
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.
Subjects: Antoine (Marcus Antonius), Assassination, Assassins, Bibliography, Biography, Conspiracies