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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... called the King's Men ) . In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theatre in Southwark near the Thames River . Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time , including ...
... called the King's Men ) . In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theatre in Southwark near the Thames River . Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time , including ...
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... called Laconic style ( that is , concise and sententious ) and one by Antony in the Asiatic style ( that is , more florid , anecdotal , and literary ) —are only the most prominent of many public utterances . In the first scene ...
... called Laconic style ( that is , concise and sententious ) and one by Antony in the Asiatic style ( that is , more florid , anecdotal , and literary ) —are only the most prominent of many public utterances . In the first scene ...
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... called the debilitating " effects of power in a male dominated world . " Inevitably , in some productions a darker view of political machination has taken a more ideologically determined shape when the director has deliberately chosen ...
... called the debilitating " effects of power in a male dominated world . " Inevitably , in some productions a darker view of political machination has taken a more ideologically determined shape when the director has deliberately chosen ...
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... called Hail Caesar in 1994 directed by Anthony Michael Hall and starring Hall as Julius Caesar MacGruder , recent years have been lean ones in film and television . Julius Caesar is a script in search of a modern film or television ...
... called Hail Caesar in 1994 directed by Anthony Michael Hall and starring Hall as Julius Caesar MacGruder , recent years have been lean ones in film and television . Julius Caesar is a script in search of a modern film or television ...
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