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 ix
... seen , and performed . It's amazing how lines that are so troublesome in print can flow so naturally and easily when spoken . I think it was precisely this music that first fascinated me . When I was growing up , Shakespeare was a ...
... seen , and performed . It's amazing how lines that are so troublesome in print can flow so naturally and easily when spoken . I think it was precisely this music that first fascinated me . When I was growing up , Shakespeare was a ...
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... seen , Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch . A lioness hath whelpèd in the streets , And graves have yawned and yielded up their dead . Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds In ranks and squadrons and right form of war ...
... seen , Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch . A lioness hath whelpèd in the streets , And graves have yawned and yielded up their dead . Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds In ranks and squadrons and right form of war ...
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... seen very bright after Caesar's death , the eighth night after was never seen more . Also the brightness of the sun was darkened , the which all that year through rose very pale and shined not out , whereby it gave but small heat ...
... seen very bright after Caesar's death , the eighth night after was never seen more . Also the brightness of the sun was darkened , the which all that year through rose very pale and shined not out , whereby it gave but small heat ...
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