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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Page xi
... means " captives " ) , and " patient expectation " ( which means patient waiting ) , the meaning and emotions of this speech can be easily understood . From here you can go on to dialogues or other more chal- lenging scenes . Although ...
... means " captives " ) , and " patient expectation " ( which means patient waiting ) , the meaning and emotions of this speech can be easily understood . From here you can go on to dialogues or other more chal- lenging scenes . Although ...
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... means to come by it . BRUTUS Why , so I do . Good Portia , go to bed . PORTIA Is Brutus sick ? And is it physical To walk unbraced and suck up the humors Of the dank morning ? What , is Brutus sick , And will he steal out of his ...
... means to come by it . BRUTUS Why , so I do . Good Portia , go to bed . PORTIA Is Brutus sick ? And is it physical To walk unbraced and suck up the humors Of the dank morning ? What , is Brutus sick , And will he steal out of his ...
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... means . By heaven , I had rather coin my heart And drop my blood for drachmas than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection . I did send To you for gold to pay my legions , Which you denied me . Was ...
... means . By heaven , I had rather coin my heart And drop my blood for drachmas than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection . I did send To you for gold to pay my legions , Which you denied me . Was ...
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