The Tragedie of Julius CaesarThe First Folio of 1623 was prepared for print by two members of Shakespeare's acting troupe -- John Hemings and Henry Condell -- which included comic actor Will Kemp and the great tragedian Richard Burbage. In a fascinating and detailed introduction, Freeman points out that because Shakespeare and his colleagues wrote from a rhetorical tradition -- a society where the emphasis was on the spoken word -- he wrote with an eye to how he wanted his plays performed, giving as much direction as possible to his actors. Freeman looks at what is known of the printing of that First Folio and analyzes the variations between the First Folio, later Folios, Quarto editions (where available) and modern editions of the plays. He examines the "corrections" made by editors over the centuries that have shaped the way we perceive Shakespeare today -- from the regularization of verse, to the changes from prose to verse (and vice versa) and the standardization of character prefixes. |
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... 227): Antonius should be represented as a young man, in his thirtieth year (historically he was thirty-seven years old Brutus, > Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius Brutus, Metellus Cimber, 2 DRAMATIS PERSONS.
... 227): Antonius should be represented as a young man, in his thirtieth year (historically he was thirty-seven years old Brutus, > Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius Brutus, Metellus Cimber, 2 DRAMATIS PERSONS.
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William Shakespeare. Brutus, > Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius Brutus, Metellus Cimber, Cinna, > Conspirators against Julius Caesar. 14 10 7 0. Casca] Caska Ft throughout. 12. Decius] Decimus Han. at the time of Caesar's ...
William Shakespeare. Brutus, > Cassius, Casca, Trebonius, Ligarius, Decius Brutus, Metellus Cimber, Cinna, > Conspirators against Julius Caesar. 14 10 7 0. Casca] Caska Ft throughout. 12. Decius] Decimus Han. at the time of Caesar's ...
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... time, and not, like Brutus, when it was too late. The difference, therefore, between his nature and the character of Brutus comes out on every [9, Casca] occasion: Brutus appears throughout just as humanely noble DRAMATIS PERSONS.
... time, and not, like Brutus, when it was too late. The difference, therefore, between his nature and the character of Brutus comes out on every [9, Casca] occasion: Brutus appears throughout just as humanely noble DRAMATIS PERSONS.
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... Casca] Stapfer (p. 365): If it were not a somewhat hazardous conjecture when applied to the most impartial of dramatic poets, one would be inclined to suspect that the type of character to which Casca belongs was a peculiar favourite of ...
... Casca] Stapfer (p. 365): If it were not a somewhat hazardous conjecture when applied to the most impartial of dramatic poets, one would be inclined to suspect that the type of character to which Casca belongs was a peculiar favourite of ...
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... Casca should be represented as somewhat younger than Brutus, whose school- friend he formerly was. A very expressive power of mimicry should be at his command, and this should be well taken into account in casting the part. — Mac ...
... Casca should be represented as somewhat younger than Brutus, whose school- friend he formerly was. A very expressive power of mimicry should be at his command, and this should be well taken into account in casting the part. — Mac ...
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