Shakespeare's Tragedy of Julius CæsarD. Appleton, 1904 - 158 pages |
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... Natural and Historical Surroundings . IN the place of his birth and early life , as truly as in the times in which his whole life was cast , the genius of Shakspere seems to have been singularly favored . He was born in the midland ...
... Natural and Historical Surroundings . IN the place of his birth and early life , as truly as in the times in which his whole life was cast , the genius of Shakspere seems to have been singularly favored . He was born in the midland ...
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... nature ; had an excellent fancy ; brave and gentle impressions . " The boy must therefore have been thoroughly likable , a good comrade , perhaps a little dreamy at times but never " queer . " He certainly had a hand in all the right ...
... nature ; had an excellent fancy ; brave and gentle impressions . " The boy must therefore have been thoroughly likable , a good comrade , perhaps a little dreamy at times but never " queer . " He certainly had a hand in all the right ...
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... natural literary expression of the age was therefore the drama , the literature of action . Shakspere and the Elizabethan Drama . Shakspere found the dramatists of his day roughly grouped in two schools , according as they were governed ...
... natural literary expression of the age was therefore the drama , the literature of action . Shakspere and the Elizabethan Drama . Shakspere found the dramatists of his day roughly grouped in two schools , according as they were governed ...
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... natural scheme of the native drama formed what we may call the Romantic school . Ben Jonson was to become the great representative of the former school , Shakspere of the latter . In his earliest plays , however , our poet con- formed ...
... natural scheme of the native drama formed what we may call the Romantic school . Ben Jonson was to become the great representative of the former school , Shakspere of the latter . In his earliest plays , however , our poet con- formed ...
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... natures misled by unreason ; of ignoble natures equally misled by passion ; all thwarted and avenged by relentless Destiny -or resistless Providence . The atmosphere of each is dark and close , sometimes stifling . Into the darkness ...
... natures misled by unreason ; of ignoble natures equally misled by passion ; all thwarted and avenged by relentless Destiny -or resistless Providence . The atmosphere of each is dark and close , sometimes stifling . Into the darkness ...
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30 cents Alarum Antony's art thou battle bear blood Brutus and Cassius Brutus's Caes Cæsar Calpurnia Capitol Casca Cassius's Cato character Cicero Cinna CLITUS comedies conspiracy conspirators countrymen crown death Decius Brutus doth dramatic enemy Enter BRUTUS Exeunt Exit eyes fall fear fire follow Fourth Cit friends funeral give gods griefs hand hath hear heart honourable humour ides of March Julius Caesar killed Lepidus Ligarius lines look lord Lucil Lucilius Marcus Brutus Mark Antony means Messala Metellus Cimber mighty mov'd Nervii night noble Brutus Note Octavius pardon Philippi Pindarus play Plutarch poet poet's Pompey Pompey's Portia Publius Roman Rome SCENE Senate Shak Shakspere Shakspere's sick soldier Soothsayer speak spirit stand Strato sword tell tent thee things Third Cit thou art Titinius to-day tragedies Trebonius unto verse Volumnius wife word
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Page 107 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touch'd his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 87 - And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, With Ate" by his side come hot from hell , Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men , groaning for burial.
Page 106 - CAS. That you have wrong'd me doth appear in this: You have condemn'd and noted Lucius Pella, For taking bribes here of the Sardians; Wherein my letters, praying on his side, Because I knew the man, were slighted off. BRU. You wrong'd yourself to write in such a case. CAS. In such a time as this it is not meet That every nice offence should bear his comment.
Page 39 - tis true, this god did shake : His coward lips did from their colour fly ; And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan : Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him, and write his speeches in their books, , Alas ! it cried, " Give me some drink, Titinius,
Page 109 - By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash, By any indirection.
Page 89 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause; and be silent that you may hear : believe me for mine honour ; and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe : censure me in your wisdom ; and awake your senses that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 107 - Is't possible? Bru. Hear me, for I will speak. Must I give way and room to your rash choler? Shall I be frighted when a madman stares?
Page 86 - O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers; Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times.
Page 97 - I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is, But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man That love my friend, and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him.
Page 108 - All this ? Ay, more. Fret till your proud heart break ; Go show your slaves how choleric you are, And make your bondmen tremble.