Commentaries on the Historical Plays of Shakspeare, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1840 |
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Page 232
... Cassius , to rise against Cæsar . All this , with the placards thrown into the house of Brutus , is taken from Plutarch , but the depreciation of the personal bravery of the dictator , as one of the means used by Cas- sius to excite his ...
... Cassius , to rise against Cæsar . All this , with the placards thrown into the house of Brutus , is taken from Plutarch , but the depreciation of the personal bravery of the dictator , as one of the means used by Cas- sius to excite his ...
Page 233
... Cassius , has better authority ; * — Let me have men about me that are fat ; Sleek - headed men , and such as sleep of nights : Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look ; He thinks too much , such men are dangerous . " Again , " He reads ...
... Cassius , has better authority ; * — Let me have men about me that are fat ; Sleek - headed men , and such as sleep of nights : Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look ; He thinks too much , such men are dangerous . " Again , " He reads ...
Page 234
... Cassius first did whet me against Cæsar , I have not slept . Between the acting of a dreadful thing , And the first motion , all the interim is Like a phantasma , or a hideous dream : The genius , and the mortal instruments , Are then ...
... Cassius first did whet me against Cæsar , I have not slept . Between the acting of a dreadful thing , And the first motion , all the interim is Like a phantasma , or a hideous dream : The genius , and the mortal instruments , Are then ...
Page 237
... Cassius stoutly spake against it , but Brutus went with the motion , and agreed to it . When Cæsar's body was brought into the market - place , Antonius making his funeral oration in praise of the dead , according to the ancient custom ...
... Cassius stoutly spake against it , but Brutus went with the motion , and agreed to it . When Cæsar's body was brought into the market - place , Antonius making his funeral oration in praise of the dead , according to the ancient custom ...
Page 238
... Cassius . Brutus , a word with you.— You know not what you do ; do not consent , That Antony speak in his funeral . Know you how much the people may be mov'd By that which he will utter ? Brutus . By your pardon , I will myself into the ...
... Cassius . Brutus , a word with you.— You know not what you do ; do not consent , That Antony speak in his funeral . Know you how much the people may be mov'd By that which he will utter ? Brutus . By your pardon , I will myself into the ...
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