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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... reason the indoor theaters introduced breaks in the performance, the intermission so dear to the heart of ... reasons, individual companies gained control of both the public, open-air theaters and the indoor ones, and companies mixing ...
... reason the indoor theaters introduced breaks in the performance, the intermission so dear to the heart of ... reasons, individual companies gained control of both the public, open-air theaters and the indoor ones, and companies mixing ...
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... reason to want to close the theaters: they were attractive nuisances - they drew often riotous crowds, they were ... reasons - limited surveillance and few police powers, tensions or outright hostilities among the agencies that sought to ...
... reason to want to close the theaters: they were attractive nuisances - they drew often riotous crowds, they were ... reasons - limited surveillance and few police powers, tensions or outright hostilities among the agencies that sought to ...
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... reason must have been the theaters' undeniable popularity. Curtailing any activity enjoyed by such a substantial percentage of the population was difficult, as various Roman emperors attempting to limit circuses had learned, and the ...
... reason must have been the theaters' undeniable popularity. Curtailing any activity enjoyed by such a substantial percentage of the population was difficult, as various Roman emperors attempting to limit circuses had learned, and the ...
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... reason, it is often difficult for the central figures in the play to get their bearings straight; Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, for example, both decide upon courses of action and then change their minds. At times, what motivates and ...
... reason, it is often difficult for the central figures in the play to get their bearings straight; Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, for example, both decide upon courses of action and then change their minds. At times, what motivates and ...
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... reason. But 'tis a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the ...
... reason. But 'tis a common proof That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the ...
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