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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... tell the =Ed.F = tellthee” means that the Folio text's “tell thee” hasbeen rejected in favor of the editorial correction “tell the,”which makes better sense of the rest of the First Soldier'sspeech. KEY FACTS MAJOR PARTS: (with ...
... tell the =Ed.F = tellthee” means that the Folio text's “tell thee” hasbeen rejected in favor of the editorial correction “tell the,”which makes better sense of the rest of the First Soldier'sspeech. KEY FACTS MAJOR PARTS: (with ...
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... Tell me, good Brutus, can yousee your face? BRUTUS No, Cassius,forthe eye seesnot itself But58 byreflection, by some other things. CASSIUS 'Tis just59, And it is very much lamented, Brutus, That you have no such mirrors as will turn61 ...
... Tell me, good Brutus, can yousee your face? BRUTUS No, Cassius,forthe eye seesnot itself But58 byreflection, by some other things. CASSIUS 'Tis just59, And it is very much lamented, Brutus, That you have no such mirrors as will turn61 ...
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... tell what you and other men Think of this life, butfor my singleself, I had as lief not be101 asliveto be In awe of such a thing as I myself.102 I was born free as Caesar, so were you: We both have fed as well, and wecan both Endure the ...
... tell what you and other men Think of this life, butfor my singleself, I had as lief not be101 asliveto be In awe of such a thing as I myself.102 I was born free as Caesar, so were you: We both have fed as well, and wecan both Endure the ...
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... tell you What hath proceeded worthy187 note today. BRUTUS I will do so: but look you, Cassius, The angry spotdoth glow on Caesar's brow, And alltherest look likea chidden190 train: Calpurnia's cheek is pale, and Cicero Looks with such ...
... tell you What hath proceeded worthy187 note today. BRUTUS I will do so: but look you, Cassius, The angry spotdoth glow on Caesar's brow, And alltherest look likea chidden190 train: Calpurnia's cheek is pale, and Cicero Looks with such ...
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... tell thee what isto be feared Than what I fear, foralways Iam Caesar.218 Come onmy right hand, forthis ear isdeaf, And tellme truly what thou think'st of him. Sennet. Exeunt Caesar and his train CASCA You pulled me bythe cloak:wouldyou ...
... tell thee what isto be feared Than what I fear, foralways Iam Caesar.218 Come onmy right hand, forthis ear isdeaf, And tellme truly what thou think'st of him. Sennet. Exeunt Caesar and his train CASCA You pulled me bythe cloak:wouldyou ...
Contents
The TragedyofJulius Caesar The List of Parts | |
Scene 5 | |
Farr and Lucy Bailey Shakespeares Careerin the Theater | |
A Chronology | |
Acknowledgments and Picture Credits | |
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Act 5 Scene actors Alarum andthe Antony’s ARTEMIDORUS assassination atthe audience battle bear blood Brutus and Cassius Caesar’s body Caius Calpurnia Capitol Casca Cassius Cato Cicero Cimber Cinna CLITUS conspirators crowd crown dangerous death Decius doth Elizabethan Exeunt Act Exit Farr fear Flavius Folio FOURTH PLEBEIAN fromthe Ghost give gods hand hath hear heart honourable inhis inthe Jonathan Bate Julius Caesar kill king Lepidus Ligarius look lord Lucilius Lucius Mark Antony Messala Metellus mighty modern Murellus noble Octavius ofthe omens performance Philippi Pindarus play Poet political Pompey Pompey’s Portia production Roman Rome Royal Shakespeare Company running scene SECOND PLEBEIAN senate SERVANT Shakespeare SOLDIER SOOTHSAYER speak speech spirit stage stand Stratford-upon-Avon Strato sword tell thatthe theater theaudience thee theplay there’s THIRD PLEBEIAN thou Titinius tobe tothe Tragedy Trebonius Varrus Volumnius Winter’s Winter’s Tale withthe words