The Shake-speare Tragedy of Julius Caesar: An Essay on EnvyCoburn Press, 1909 - 102 pages |
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... fear the people Choose Cæsar for their king . * * It is said Caesar , finding the cry ( coming from hire- lings only ) to be unpopular , answered as though the people had simply mistaken his name : " I am not king , but Caesar . " Cf ...
... fear the people Choose Cæsar for their king . * * It is said Caesar , finding the cry ( coming from hire- lings only ) to be unpopular , answered as though the people had simply mistaken his name : " I am not king , but Caesar . " Cf ...
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... fear him not . Yet if my name were liable to fear , I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius . He reads much ; He is a great observer , and he looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves no plays , As thou ...
... fear him not . Yet if my name were liable to fear , I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius . He reads much ; He is a great observer , and he looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves no plays , As thou ...
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... fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air . * * Cf . Bacon : " If such foul smells be made by art and by the hand , they consist chiefly of man's flesh or sweat putrefied ; for they are not those stinks which the 18 JULIUS CESAR .
... fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air . * * Cf . Bacon : " If such foul smells be made by art and by the hand , they consist chiefly of man's flesh or sweat putrefied ; for they are not those stinks which the 18 JULIUS CESAR .
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... lion , Who glar'd upon me and went surly by Without annoying me ; and there were drawn Upon a heap a hundred ghastly women Transformed with their fear , who swore they saw Men all in fire walk up and down the streets ACT I. SCENE II . 21.
... lion , Who glar'd upon me and went surly by Without annoying me ; and there were drawn Upon a heap a hundred ghastly women Transformed with their fear , who swore they saw Men all in fire walk up and down the streets ACT I. SCENE II . 21.
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... lightning seem'd to open The breast of heaven , I did present myself Even in the aim and very flash of it . Casca . But wherefore did you so much tempt the heavens ? It is the part of men to fear and tremble 22 JULIUS CESAR .
... lightning seem'd to open The breast of heaven , I did present myself Even in the aim and very flash of it . Casca . But wherefore did you so much tempt the heavens ? It is the part of men to fear and tremble 22 JULIUS CESAR .
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Advancement of Learning Alarum ARTEMIDORUS Bacon battle bear better blood Cæsar Caius Calpurnia Capitol Casca Cassius Cato cautel character Cicero Cinna Citizen Claudius Cleopatra Clitus countrymen crown Dardanius death Decius Brutus dost doth dramatist enemy Enter BRUTUS Enter LUCIUS envy Exeunt Exit fear fire Flavius follow give gods hand hath hear heart honour ides of March Julius Caesar king Lepidus Ligarius live look lord Lucilius Marcus Brutus Mark Antony Marullus master mean Messala Metellus Cimber mighty mind mov'd night noble Brutus Octavius Peace Philippi Pindarus play Plutarch poet Pompey Pompey's Popilius Portia Publius Roman Rome senate Servant shake Shake-speare shout sick Soldier Soothsayer speak speech spirit stand Strato streets sword tell thee things thou art thou hast tion Titinius to-day to-night traitors Trebonius triumph unto Varro Volumnius wife word wrong
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Page 72 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touched his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world, But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus ? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 75 - O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb That carries anger as the flint bears fire ; Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark, And straight is cold again.
Page 16 - Would he were fatter: — But I fear him not. Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much ; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men...
Page 75 - Set in a note-book, learn'd, and conn'd by rote, To cast into my teeth. O, I could weep My spirit from mine eyes! There is my dagger, 100 And here my naked breast; within, a heart Dearer than Plutus...
Page 57 - Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all...
Page 58 - Roman ? If any, speak ; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile, that will not love his country ? If any, speak ; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.
Page 49 - I could be well mov'd, if I were as you; If I could pray to move, prayers would move me; But I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true-fix'd and resting quality There is no fellow in the firmament.
Page 63 - This was the most unkindest cut of all : For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms, Quite vanquish' d him : then burst his mighty heart ; And, in his mantle muffling up his face, Even at the base of Pompey's statue, Which all the while ran blood, great Caesar fell.
Page 74 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats ; For I am armed so strong in honesty, That they pass by me, as the idle wind, Which I respect not.
Page 73 - You say you are a better soldier: Let it appear so; make your vaunting true, And it shall please me well: for mine own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men. Cas. You wrong me every way; you wrong me, Brutus; I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say "better"?