Julius CaesarThe Signet Classics edition of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of conspiracy and betrayal. In the first of his Roman history plays, the Bard tells the story of the murder of emperor Julius Caesar and the gruesome aftermath as ancient Rome descends into a violent mob. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editors, William and Barbara Rosen • Selections from Plutarch's Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans, the source from which Shakespeare derived Julius Caesar • Dramatic criticism from Roy Walker, Maynard Mack, Richard David, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Julius Caesar • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format • Recommended readings |
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... enemies) were the rich costumes and personal props the actors used: the most valuable items in the surviving theatrical inventories are the swords, gowns, robes, crowns, and other items worn or carried by the performers. Magic appealed ...
... enemies) were the rich costumes and personal props the actors used: the most valuable items in the surviving theatrical inventories are the swords, gowns, robes, crowns, and other items worn or carried by the performers. Magic appealed ...
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... enemies and theatrical competitors as well as from his co-workers and from the Elizabethan equivalent of literary journalists, it seems unlikely that, if any of these sources had known he was a fraud, they would have failed to record ...
... enemies and theatrical competitors as well as from his co-workers and from the Elizabethan equivalent of literary journalists, it seems unlikely that, if any of these sources had known he was a fraud, they would have failed to record ...
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... enemy, the Celtic leader Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Beyond the topical appropriateness, and amenability, of Roman history to late Elizabethan English drama and politics, Shakespeare might have been drawn to the idea of inaugurating ...
... enemy, the Celtic leader Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Beyond the topical appropriateness, and amenability, of Roman history to late Elizabethan English drama and politics, Shakespeare might have been drawn to the idea of inaugurating ...
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... enemy boats, holding aloft several books in one hand while the Egyptians shoot arrows at him. The former anecdote, by contrast, depicts Caesar in a moment of weakness, but it also reveals Cassius's own sense of inferiority, as well as ...
... enemy boats, holding aloft several books in one hand while the Egyptians shoot arrows at him. The former anecdote, by contrast, depicts Caesar in a moment of weakness, but it also reveals Cassius's own sense of inferiority, as well as ...
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... enemy seek us,” he insists. “So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers, / Doing himself offense; whilst we, lying still, / Are full of rest, defense, and nimbleness” (IV.2.251-54). Later, after the Battle of Philippi has begun ...
... enemy seek us,” he insists. “So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers, / Doing himself offense; whilst we, lying still, / Are full of rest, defense, and nimbleness” (IV.2.251-54). Later, after the Battle of Philippi has begun ...
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