# Lucius — Julius Caesar character guide

> Lucius in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lucius Varro, Lucius Madam, Lucius Pella, Lucius Sir

**First appearance:** 0006-act-ii-scene-i

## Snapshot

Brutus's young servant, called from sleep to fetch a taper and search the window, whose innocent errands frame his master's darkest hours.

## Who they are

Lucius is the boy who answers Brutus's call in the orchard before dawn, lighting the study and finding the anonymous letter that urges Brutus to 'speak, strike, redress.' He moves through the night's tension with sleepy obedience, unaware that the paper he delivers and the calendar he checks are part of a plot's machinery. His presence makes Brutus's private torment domestic and immediate, a quiet witness to the sleepless night before the Ides.

## Relationships

### [Caius Cassius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/caius_cassius)

_professional_

Lucius serves as a loyal servant to Cassius, carrying messages and attending to his needs.

### [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/julius_caesar)

_professional_

Lucius is a servant in Caesar's household, performing duties and delivering messages.

### [Marcus Brutus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/marcus_brutus)

_professional_

Lucius is Brutus's trusted young servant, often attending to him and providing companionship.

### [Claudius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/claudius)

_professional_

Claudius and Lucius are fellow servants in Brutus's household, working together.

### [Varro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/varro)

_professional_

Lucius and Varro are fellow servants in Brutus's household, sharing duties.

### [Caius Cassius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/caius_cassius)

_professional_

Lucius serves as a loyal servant to Cassius, carrying messages and attending to his needs.

### [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/julius_caesar)

_professional_

Lucius is a servant in Caesar's household, performing duties and delivering messages.

### [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/julius_caesar)

_professional_

Lucius is a servant in Caesar's household, performing duties and delivering messages.

### [Caius Cassius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/caius_cassius)

_professional_

Lucius serves as a loyal servant to Cassius, carrying messages and attending to his needs.

### [Marcus Brutus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/characters/marcus_brutus)

_professional_

Lucius is Brutus's trusted young servant, often attending to him and providing companionship.

## In the story

### [Scene I: Brutus's Orchard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Brutus's loyal servant, who brings him a letter and announces the arrival of the conspirators.

### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/julius_caesar_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-iv)

Lucius is sent by Portia to the Capitol to observe Brutus and Caesar, and to report back on what he sees.

## Links

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