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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... humor the true bent , And I will bring him to the Capitol . CASSIUS Nay , we will all of us be there to fetch him . BRUTUS By the eighth hour . Is that the uttermost ? CINNA Be that the uttermost , and fail not then . 191 no fear ...
... humor the true bent , And I will bring him to the Capitol . CASSIUS Nay , we will all of us be there to fetch him . BRUTUS By the eighth hour . Is that the uttermost ? CINNA Be that the uttermost , and fail not then . 191 no fear ...
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... humor I will stay at home . Enter Decius . [ She kneels . ] 49 56 [ He raises her . ] Here's Decius Brutus . He shall tell them so . DECIUS Caesar , all hail ! Good morrow , worthy Caesar . I come to fetch you to the Senate House ...
... humor I will stay at home . Enter Decius . [ She kneels . ] 49 56 [ He raises her . ] Here's Decius Brutus . He shall tell them so . DECIUS Caesar , all hail ! Good morrow , worthy Caesar . I come to fetch you to the Senate House ...
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... humor when he knows his time . 120 that rash humor i.e. , choler , anger 123 leave you so let it go at that 132 cynic i.e. , rude fellow ; also one claiming to be a Cynic philos- opher , hence outspoken against luxury 135 I'll ... time ...
... humor when he knows his time . 120 that rash humor i.e. , choler , anger 123 leave you so let it go at that 132 cynic i.e. , rude fellow ; also one claiming to be a Cynic philos- opher , hence outspoken against luxury 135 I'll ... time ...
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