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Lepidus

Weak triumvir used by Antony and Octavius.

minor

Also known as Exit Lepidus

First appearance: Scene I

Lepidus shows up with force in Scene I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Consents to his brother's death and is sent to fetch Caesar's will, but is scorned by Antony as a mere errand-runner.
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LULuciusCLClaudiusVAVarroMBMarcus BrutusJCJulius CaesarLELepidus

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