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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... natural light illuminated the amphitheaters' stages, performances began between noon and two o'clock and ran without a break for two or three hours. They often concluded with a jig, a fencing display, or some other nondramatic ...
... natural light illuminated the amphitheaters' stages, performances began between noon and two o'clock and ran without a break for two or three hours. They often concluded with a jig, a fencing display, or some other nondramatic ...
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... nature that ever was, and has made his memory abominable to all good men, because he willed to seek his glory in the ruin of his country and the subversion of the most powerful and flourishing republic that the world will ever see.1 ...
... nature that ever was, and has made his memory abominable to all good men, because he willed to seek his glory in the ruin of his country and the subversion of the most powerful and flourishing republic that the world will ever see.1 ...
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... natural order of the cosmos. Elizabethan England would have been sensitive to such issues. In 1582, when Shakespeare ... nature of time as it was experienced both by Roman citizens and, after them, English subjects. That the decision on ...
... natural order of the cosmos. Elizabethan England would have been sensitive to such issues. In 1582, when Shakespeare ... nature of time as it was experienced both by Roman citizens and, after them, English subjects. That the decision on ...
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... nature 35 gentleness well-bred politeness 36 love friendship; wont accustomed 37 strange unfriendly; a hand (the allusion is to horse handling) 37-38 bear... Over behave roughly and unnaturally to 39 veiled my look i.e., concealed my ...
... nature 35 gentleness well-bred politeness 36 love friendship; wont accustomed 37 strange unfriendly; a hand (the allusion is to horse handling) 37-38 bear... Over behave roughly and unnaturally to 39 veiled my look i.e., concealed my ...
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