Julius CaesarIn this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turns to the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings–“Beware the ides of March”–and of moving public oratory, “Friends, Romans, countrymen!” Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement once Caesar is dead. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography |
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... LUCILIUS Give the word , ho , and stand ! BRUTUS What now , Lucilius , is Cassius near ? LUCILIUS He is at hand , and Pindarus is come To do you salutation from his master . BRUTUS He greets me well . Your master , Pindarus , In his own ...
... LUCILIUS Give the word , ho , and stand ! BRUTUS What now , Lucilius , is Cassius near ? LUCILIUS He is at hand , and Pindarus is come To do you salutation from his master . BRUTUS He greets me well . Your master , Pindarus , In his own ...
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... Lucilius ( The Folio reads Lucius here and Lucilius in 1. 50 , but when Shakespeare interpolated a passage in the next scene at II . 124-166 he evidently intended to have Lucilius guarding the door . ) 4.3 . Location : The scene is ...
... Lucilius ( The Folio reads Lucius here and Lucilius in 1. 50 , but when Shakespeare interpolated a passage in the next scene at II . 124-166 he evidently intended to have Lucilius guarding the door . ) 4.3 . Location : The scene is ...
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... Lucilius ( This phrase marks the end of Brutus ' private conversation apart with Lucilius . ) 97 The gods may the gods 98 Lovers friends 99 still always 100 reason reckon 105 Cato i.e. , Marcus Porcius Cato , Brutus ' father- in - law ...
... Lucilius ( This phrase marks the end of Brutus ' private conversation apart with Lucilius . ) 97 The gods may the gods 98 Lovers friends 99 still always 100 reason reckon 105 Cato i.e. , Marcus Porcius Cato , Brutus ' father- in - law ...
Contents
Foreword | vii |
Introduction | xvii |
Julius Caesar in Performance | xxv |
Copyright | |
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Alarum Antony's army Artemidorus available in Canada BANTAM CLASSIC-A BANTAM BANTAM CLASSICS battle bear blood Brutus and Cassius BRUTUS CASSIUS Caius Calpurnia Capitol CASCA Cassius CASSIUS BRUTUS Cato Cicero Cinna Claudius CLITUS conspiracy conspirators countrymen dangerous Dardanius Decius Brutus doth dream Enter Brutus Exeunt Exit fear fire Flavius follow FOURTH PLEBEIAN friends give gods hand hath hear heart honor humor ides of March Joseph Papp Julius Caesar king Lepidus Ligarius live look lord Lucilius Marcus Brutus Mark Antony marketplace Marullus matter Messala Metellus Cimber mettle murder night noble Brutus Octavius Philippi Pindarus play's Plutarch political Pompey Pompey's Portia Publius Roman Rome scene SECOND PLEBEIAN Senate SERVANT Shake Shakespeare Shakespeare's play soldiers SOOTHSAYER speak speech spirit stand Strato sword tell theater thee things THIRD PLEBEIAN thou art Titinius tragedies Trebonius unto VARRO Volumnius words