Julius Caesar
Ratings172
Average rating3.8
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Ratings172
Average rating3.8
What actions are justified when the fate of a nation hangs in the balance, and who can see the best path ahead? Julius Caesar has led Rome successfully in the war against Pompey and returns celebrated and beloved by the people. Yet in the senate fears intensify that his power may become supreme and threaten the welfare of the republic. A plot for his murder is hatched by Caius Cassius who persuades Marcus Brutus to support him. Though Brutus has doubts, he joins Cassius and helps organize a group of conspirators that assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March. But, what is the cost to a nation now erupting into civil war? A fascinating study of political power, the consequences of actions, the meaning of loyalty and the false motives that guide the actions of men, Julius Caesar is action packed theater at its finest.
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My edition is an American short graphic novel, 61 pages long. Great for an introduction to Shakespeare or those, like me, who find the original to heavy.
Listened to the LibriVox recording since it was the Ides of March.
Summary: This history play gives a fictionalized account of the conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar and the aftermath of the event.
It features some of literature’s best examples of effective uses of rhetoric.
I meant to only listen to half of this today, but it was a lot more fun than I expected and I listened to the whole thing almost non-stop. I'm thinking now that I really want to read a copy of this. The only other Shakespeare play I've read was The Tempest, but I think what I heard said about Shakespeare's plays was right - they need to be performed, not read. I've just got a few lingering questions about what went on, things that I wasn't quite able to follow and - if I'm being truthful - probably wasn't paying quite enough attention to.
Series
1 released bookShakespeare Made Easy is a 6-book series first released in 1597 with contributions by William Shakespeare, Julius Lester, and Mike Reeves.
Series
1 released bookGraphic Shakespeare is a 6-book series first released in 1598 with contributions by William Shakespeare and Gabriele Baldini.
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