“Et tu, Brute?”–“You too, Brutus?” is what Shakespeare has Caesar say in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Except,Caesar never said these words. And Brutus was neither his closest friend nor his biggest betrayer, not by a long shot. What did Antony say to the people at the funeral ...
William Shakespeare Henry V: first performed 1598-1599(Part of the book Henry V) PROLOGUE Enter Chorus Chorus Now all the youth of England are on fire, And silken time-wasting (or flirting) in the clothing lies: Now grow and do well the (protective metal or other covering)ers, and ...
To draw a comparison to the "let the joke run way too long" thing I mentioned earlier, let's discuss Eddie Vedder's cameo inWalk Hard, where he gives a rambling introduction speech. I can see the argument that this is the same type of joke as the bean dinner inBlazing Saddles, but...
But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man.” In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar has just been murdered by a band of conspirators that includes his ally, Marcus Brutus. Brutus makes an appeal to the people of Rome to justify the killing — saying that his cohort...
A disturbance or commotion. See a note in Huth Cat. underHake(Edward). Shakespeare introduces the expression into the song or incantation of the witches inMacbeth. Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to have a donkey of your own. ...
well-executed gender swap (Oberon has all of Titania's lines and vice versa). When combined with having much of the audience as groundlings milling around the stage, this performance really felt like it delivered the modern equivalent to the night out you would have gotten in Shakespeare's ...
For some, perhaps the main threat is internal, not an outside competitor. “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars … But in ourselves,” as Shakespeare wrote in his play Julius Caesar. Take the case of Sheila whose business was booming two years ago, but now sales are down. S...
I have quoted Brutus’ speech in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar many times in the last twenty years. But I believe that it is today more relevant than at any time in history, when it comes to economic affairs. There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on...
It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Set in Rome in 44 B.C., the play depicts the moral dilemma of Brutus as he joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to murder Julius Caesa...
Instead, you would need to develop a clearthesisto let your readers know whatexactlyyou’ll be discussing about Shakespeare’s tragic heroes. For example, when developing your thesis, you might consider the following questions: Does Shakespeare use the same types of tragic heroes in a number of...