Julius Caesar (Wordsworth Collection)
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- Author：William Shakespeare
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Summary
In 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。
Reviews
Paul
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Enjoying reading things I haven’t read in years。 My edition is the Arden introduction by T。 S。 Dorsch was very helpful in highlighting things I’d forgotten since I read it 50！years ago in college。 Shakespeare was really amazing at expressing such rich characters in so few words。
Audrey Ng
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So much fun and easy to read - I really enjoyed the crossover between history and tragedy
Marcella
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I knew Brutus was fucked when he insisted "The public will listen to REASON GUYS" [cries in 2021] I knew Brutus was fucked when he insisted "The public will listen to REASON GUYS" [cries in 2021] 。。。more
Valerie Rivera
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in my opinion this is Shakespeare's greatest play in my opinion this is Shakespeare's greatest play 。。。more
Grant Burgman
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So many tropes， devices， character templates and story structures that Shakespeare used have become foundational not just on stage but on the screen; so， it can become a little too easy to compare Shakespeare’s plays to the modern genres they helped inspire。 （Much Ado About Nothing is a rom com; The Tempest is a self referential farewell piece; Twelfth Night is a mistaken identity farce。） And so many of them have quite literally been used as the template for famous films in their genres （10 Thin So many tropes， devices， character templates and story structures that Shakespeare used have become foundational not just on stage but on the screen; so， it can become a little too easy to compare Shakespeare’s plays to the modern genres they helped inspire。 （Much Ado About Nothing is a rom com; The Tempest is a self referential farewell piece; Twelfth Night is a mistaken identity farce。） And so many of them have quite literally been used as the template for famous films in their genres （10 Things I Hate About You; Lion King; She’s The Man）。BUT， to me this really did feel like Shakespeare’s studio-backed biopic。 It had less bite and less complexity than his English histories， and it’s pacing was so rushed — especially the last act in which we are plainly told how to evaluate Brutus as a character。It’s not without its Shakespearean charm。 Some cheeky wordplay is snuck in here and there （the cobbler who "mends soles" in the first act） and there are scenes that do present timely reflections of internal political strife （the poet Cinna who is attacked by the mob in Act 4）。 But， It’s nothing he hasn’t done MUCH better in other plays。 If I were to guess， the story of Julius Caesar was probably as popular as ever in 16th and 17th century England， viewing themselves as the predominant empire of the world and dealing with a smattering of their own civil wars。 Shakespeare probably just couldn’t resist tapping into such fertile ground even when he wasn’t the most equipped to do so。 The Plutarch Shakespeare took cues from is probably more rewarding （and I intend to find out！）。 Like Dickens belatedly offering his two cents on the French Revolution， perhaps the most famous moment of political violence in Roman history is maybe one Shakespeare should’ve sat out。 。。。more
Hesam Pakdaman
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Before pulpits of noble and honorable menWe are none but bondmen false under leaveAt the tip of whim's eveO， why do we so adorn？For we are but men！ not of stoneLone to us flourish'd our fodderMutiny and rage， none otherLavishly laden， sumptuously 'atenFat have we becomeTogether we have bornMy bondman's bond that doth subornClamoring cause， enchanting applauseOverstretch'd， that we all areIn life and limb 'tis us not metOnly in death peace onto us is set Before pulpits of noble and honorable menWe are none but bondmen false under leaveAt the tip of whim's eveO， why do we so adorn？For we are but men！ not of stoneLone to us flourish'd our fodderMutiny and rage， none otherLavishly laden， sumptuously 'atenFat have we becomeTogether we have bornMy bondman's bond that doth subornClamoring cause， enchanting applauseOverstretch'd， that we all areIn life and limb 'tis us not metOnly in death peace onto us is set 。。。more
Raya
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3。7*
Vaishnavi Rai
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The book is brilliantly written and also has some wonderful quotes。 Each character has its own importance。 Brutus is given a choice between his best friend and Rome。 Mark Anthony giving a emotional speech about Caesar。 And my favourite quote from this book is “The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interred with their bones。”
Hazem Ali
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عن الخيانة
Arif Syahertian
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"Pengecut mati berkali-kali sebelum menemui ajalnya。 Tapi pemberani hanya sekali merasakan kematian。。。，" ujar Julius Caesar suatu ketika。Saat merasakan pesta kemenangan， Caesar mendadak menangkap sebuah suara yang menarik perhatiannya。 Suara dari seorang ahli nujum yang memperingatkan dia， "Hati-hatilah di hari pertengahan Maret，"。 Ia abaikan itu。 Sementara itu， Cassius berusaha meyakinkan Brutus untuk bergabung dengan konspirasinya untuk membunuh Caesar。 Meskipun Brutus ramah terhadap Caesar da "Pengecut mati berkali-kali sebelum menemui ajalnya。 Tapi pemberani hanya sekali merasakan kematian。。。，" ujar Julius Caesar suatu ketika。Saat merasakan pesta kemenangan， Caesar mendadak menangkap sebuah suara yang menarik perhatiannya。 Suara dari seorang ahli nujum yang memperingatkan dia， "Hati-hatilah di hari pertengahan Maret，"。 Ia abaikan itu。 Sementara itu， Cassius berusaha meyakinkan Brutus untuk bergabung dengan konspirasinya untuk membunuh Caesar。 Meskipun Brutus ramah terhadap Caesar dan ragu-ragu untuk membunuhnya， dia setuju bahwa Caesar mungkin menyalahgunakan kekuasaannya。Mereka dapat informasi bahwa Antonius telah menawarkan Caesar mahkota Roma tiga kali。 Tapi Caesar menolak。Pada malam bulan Maret， para konspirator bertemu dan menggoda Brutus agar bergabung。 Setelah banyak perdebatan moral， Brutus memutuskan untuk bergabung dengan konspirasi itu。Setelah mengabaikan peringatan ahli nujum tempo hari， serta firasat istrinya Calpurnia， Caesar pergi ke Senat。 Para konspirator mendekatinya dengan petisi palsu lalu Casca dan yang lainnya tiba-tiba menikam Caesar。 Brutus adalah yang terakhir。 Pada titik ini， Caesar mengucapkan kalimat terkenal " Et tu， Brute？" "Kamu juga， Brutus？"-A。S。 。。。more
Abdo Shaheen
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Great
Michael P。
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Good starter edition of a great play。
Ashlee
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I’ve liked the other Shakespeare plays I’ve read this year， but I don’t think I like the histories
Pablo Silva
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É com certeza uma peça muito bem escrita。 Li por indicação， sobre lições para líderes。 Não sei se serve mais como um bom exemplo nos tempos atuais。 Os tempos são outros。
Georgie
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To quote the 2015 Broadway musical Something Rotten， "The man is a genius" To quote the 2015 Broadway musical Something Rotten， "The man is a genius" 。。。more
Vanita Maharaj
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Re-reading Shakespeare as I prep for the GMAT Verbal exam so I thought I’d start with one of my favourites。 In a weird， somewhat Narcissistic way I relate a lot to Caesar。
Caitlyn Yeu
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IB SL Lit made me do it <3
Soph
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This is simply *chef's kiss*。 The symbols， foreshadowing， language， themes， everything was portrayed beautifully。 Besides， the topics are covered very carefully。 Even the shortest lines have a huge impact on the reader， whether it is about the role of persuasion， fate， betrayal， etc。 This is simply *chef's kiss*。 The symbols， foreshadowing， language， themes， everything was portrayed beautifully。 Besides， the topics are covered very carefully。 Even the shortest lines have a huge impact on the reader， whether it is about the role of persuasion， fate， betrayal， etc。 。。。more
Samantha Murphy
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I had to read it for school and I don't like politics， so I put a low rating。 I had to read it for school and I don't like politics， so I put a low rating。 。。。more
Yaman
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Absolutely genius。。 the characters in this story are very clear， very complicated， and very understandable。。 And the language， oh god what a beautiful language， i am so stunned with the way the characters expressed themselves， especially Antonie， who had the perfect way to get into the people’s head。。 so smart。。 Genius。。
Laurene Allibert
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"I shall have glory by this losing day"。 I have to say that I had a bit of troubles starting this piece but I quite enjoyed it。 From the middle till the end for me was the best。I'm removing one star because I thought that the beginning was a bit long to start。 "I shall have glory by this losing day"。 I have to say that I had a bit of troubles starting this piece but I quite enjoyed it。 From the middle till the end for me was the best。I'm removing one star because I thought that the beginning was a bit long to start。 。。。more
Marga Giltendez
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"The fault， dear Brutus， is not in our stars， But in ourselves， that we are underlings。" 4 stars。 "The fault， dear Brutus， is not in our stars， But in ourselves， that we are underlings。" 4 stars。 。。。more
Caroline Lancaster
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This was a book that my class read at school and it was a fun read！ We all had characters that we would act out and it was a fun experience！
Kathryn
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Blog post to come
gold
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brutus。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
Augustus Nolan
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chinese version
hannah
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read this for required reading in high school。
Theo
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I found this play to be a bit uninspiring。 It may be that I need a second stab at it， or that it would come across a lot better in performance， but I felt that most of the speeches were slightly dull and that the plotting was not very interesting。 Brutus is probably the central character of the play， but he was not a particularly exciting figure。 Mark Anthony was probably the best part of the play， and the iconic "Friends， Romans， countryman" speech was a good one， but even he was less interesti I found this play to be a bit uninspiring。 It may be that I need a second stab at it， or that it would come across a lot better in performance， but I felt that most of the speeches were slightly dull and that the plotting was not very interesting。 Brutus is probably the central character of the play， but he was not a particularly exciting figure。 Mark Anthony was probably the best part of the play， and the iconic "Friends， Romans， countryman" speech was a good one， but even he was less interesting towards the end of the play。 I think that the final act is probably one which does a lot better on stage than read， the drama didn't come across particularly well to me。 。。。more
Jo
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Neither passing of the ages， nor the pre-knowledge of events make the impact of these works any less。Oh， noble Brutus！"This was a man！" Neither passing of the ages， nor the pre-knowledge of events make the impact of these works any less。Oh， noble Brutus！"This was a man！" 。。。more
Emory Freed
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