What is the play really about?Tragedy, history, problem play - what is its genre?Who, if anyone, is the play's hero?Is the murder of Caesar justified?Is Brutus a hypocritical Stoic?How does posthumous characterisation work?What makes the play so topical?"Julius Caesar" has long been regarded as one of Shakespeare's greatest dramas. Some of its phrases live on famously: "Beware the Ides of March"; "Et tu, Brute?"; and "Friends, Romans, countrymen: lend me your ears!". When Cassius says, "How many ages hence / Shall this our lofty scene be acted over, / In states unborn and accents yet unknown?", his question is indeed prophetic: history's answer has transformed the question into a boast. This concise, clear introduction explains just why.Professor Cedric Watts, M.A, Ph.D., is the editor of the Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series.
What is the play really about?Tragedy, history, problem play - what is its genre?Who, if anyone, is the play's hero?Is the murder of Caesar justified?Is Brutus a hypocritical Stoic?How does posthumous characterisation work?What makes the play so topical?"Julius Caesar" has long been regarded as one of Shakespeare's greatest dramas. Some of its phrases live on famously: "Beware the Ides of March"; "Et tu, Brute?"; and "Friends, Romans, countrymen: lend me your ears!". When Cassius says, "How many ages hence / Shall this our lofty scene be acted over, / In states unborn and accents yet unknown?", his question is indeed prophetic: history's answer has transformed the question into a boast. This concise, clear introduction explains just why.Professor Cedric Watts, M.A, Ph.D., is the editor of the Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
A comprehensive guide to one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. This edition includes detailed explanations of the play's historical and cultural context, critical analysis of its themes and...
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Julius Caesar on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.Each No...
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