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. |
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Alarum art thou bear blood Brutus and Cassius CAES Caesar doth Caius Cassius Caius Ligarius Calpurnia Capitol CASCA Cassius CATO Cicero Cinna Claudius Clitus countrymen dangerous DARDANIUS dead death Decius Brutus deed didst dost enemy Enter BRUTUS Exeunt Exit LUCIUS eyes Farewell fear feast of Lupercal fire FOURTH CIT give griefs hand hath hear heart honourable humour ides of March Julius Caesar Lepidus Ligarius live look lord LUCIL Lucilius Marcus Brutus Mark Antony Messala Metellus Cimber mighty night noble Brutus Octavius Peace Philippi Pindarus poet Pompey's Portia Publius pulpit Re-enter LUCIUS Roman Rome Scene senators shout sick smile SOOTH speak spirit stand Strato streets sword tell thee thing THIRD CIT thou art thou hast Titinius to-day to-night traitors Trebonius unto vile Volumnius William Shakespeare word wrong Ост