# Books like Julius Caesar

**10** books similar to *Julius Caesar* by William Shakespeare (History / Tragedy · grades 9–11), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** power, betrayal, loyalty, rhetoric, political morality
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## Similar books

- [King Lear](https://readinglist.school/book/king-lear) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of power and betrayal and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Anthem](https://readinglist.school/book/anthem) by Ayn Rand _(880L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Invisible Man](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-man) by Ralph Ellison _(950L · Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Lord of the Flies](https://readinglist.school/book/lord-of-the-flies) by William Golding _(770L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Othello](https://readinglist.school/book/othello) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of betrayal and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [The Odyssey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-odyssey) by Homer _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (9–12).

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