Questions tagged [julius-caesar]
Questions related to William Shakespeare's tragedy Julius Caesar, which was probably written in 1599. Use this tag in conjunction with [william-shakespeare].
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Is the "dear Brutus" speech ironic?
After reading Shakespeare I'm never certain if I've understood it correctly.
An example is the Dear Brutus speech in Julius Caesar.
Cassius: Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
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Would "most unkindest" have been considered poor grammar in Shakespeare's time?
One of the famous lines from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, describing Brutus's stab to Caesar, is:
This was the most unkindest cut of all
Nowadays, it would be considered incorrect grammar to combine ...
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Meaning of "none so poor to do him reverence" in Shakespeare's "Julius Cæsar"
I am wondering about the meaning of the word "poor" in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act III, Scene 2:
Antony But yesterday the word of Caesar might
Have stood against the world; now lies he ...
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Is this part of Mark Antony's speech to the conspirators in the play "Julius Caesar" meant to be honest?
In Act III, Scene I of the play Julius Caesar, when the conspirators are approached by Mark Antony after they have assassinated Caesar, they assure him that they do not wish to kill him and ask him to ...
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Julius Caesar: "If it be aught toward the general good, Set honor in one eye and death i’ th’ other..."
From Act I Scene II of the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare:
BRUTUS
I would not, Cassius, yet I love him well.
But wherefore do you hold me here so long?
What is it that you would impart to ...
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Meaning of the words "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff" from Julius Caesar
What is the meaning of Antony's words "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff" in Act III of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
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What does this verse said by Portia in Julius Caesar mean?
In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar when Brutus had planned everything and the night before the assassination he was in his room he had a little conversation with his wife Portia. During the ...
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Why do we get some explicit references in Shakespearean plays that are meant for something else?
First of all, by “explicit contents” I really mean the that thing.
In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar when Brutus had planned everything and the night before the assassination he was in his room ...
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What does Cassius mean when he refers to his mother?
CASSIUS: Have not you love enough to bear with me,
When that rash humor which my mother gave me
Makes me forgetful?
W. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, ACT 4 SCENE 3
What is Cassius ...
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Why is "...Then fall, Caesar" always left out when talking about Caesar's last words?
From this link,
DECIUS BRUTUS: Great Caesar,
CAESAR: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?
CASCAL: Speak, hands for me!
CASCA first, then the other Conspirators and BRUTUS stab CAESAR
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What texts are the sources for the difference between "sometime were" and "some time are" in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
The Pelican Julius Caesar has I.2.140 as
men at sometime were masters of their fates
(even noting the archaic meaning of "sometime" as at one time) while the Arden Julius Caesar has it as
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Why does Shakespeare's Julius Caesar switch to Latin for the "Et tu, Brute" line?
Like all of Shakespeare's plays, his Julius Caesar is of course written and performed almost entirely in English. But there is one line of this particular play - perhaps the most famous - which is ...
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Did Shakespeare consider Julius Caesar a tyrant or a martyr?
I've seen the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar interpreted in two different ways (by people with different social and political views, naturally):
either Caesar as a power-mad tyrant who got his ...
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