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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... common laughter , or did use To stale with ordinary oaths my love 45 construe interpret . further otherwise 49-50 By ... value i.e. , because of which misunderstanding ( my assuming you were displeased with me ) I have kept to myself ...
... common laughter , or did use To stale with ordinary oaths my love 45 construe interpret . further otherwise 49-50 By ... value i.e. , because of which misunderstanding ( my assuming you were displeased with me ) I have kept to myself ...
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... common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder , Whereto the climber - upward turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round He then unto the ladder turns his back , Looks in the clouds , scorning the base degrees By ...
... common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder , Whereto the climber - upward turns his face ; But when he once attains the upmost round He then unto the ladder turns his back , Looks in the clouds , scorning the base degrees By ...
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... common pulpits , and cry out " Liberty , freedom , and enfranchisement ! " BRUTUS People and senators , be not affrighted . Fly not ; stand still . Ambition's debt is paid . CASCA Go to the pulpit , Brutus . DECIUS BRUTUS Where's ...
... common pulpits , and cry out " Liberty , freedom , and enfranchisement ! " BRUTUS People and senators , be not affrighted . Fly not ; stand still . Ambition's debt is paid . CASCA Go to the pulpit , Brutus . DECIUS BRUTUS Where's ...
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