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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Is this my favorite Shakespeare play? No, that's Hamlet and probably always will be; however, I do enjoy Julius Caesar because what characters do is, for the most part, logical. It's not the insanely fast whirlwind romance of Romeo & Juliet - it's a decent depiction of how Caesar impacted Rome and what many senators wanted to do because of Julius Caesar's rise to power. A bit anticlimactic at times. The best part has, and probably always will be, Antony's eulogy at Caesar's funeral. The rhetoric he uses to persuade the crowd is brilliant.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Among all the plays written by Willian Shakespeare, Julius Caesar is the one I re-read the most.
The play is concise, the speeches are mesmerizing.
Julius Caesar himself is not the main character of this play. He is murdered in a revolting way, but it's his death impact on Cassius, Brutus and Mark Anthony that is the core of the play.
The speeches are the best part ofJulius Caesar. The speech of Brutus is interesting and moving. We understand that in Brutus'mind, he had to do it, for the Republic.
But the speech of Mark Anthony "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" makes me shiver. It's a great speech, controlled and devastating.
I also liked a lot the way Cassius and Brutus learn that most of their friends, that's including Cicero, have been murdered on the order of Mark Anthony and Octavian.
I'm still wondering who is the main character in Julius Caesar: Brutus, Cassius or Mark Anthony. I haven't found the answer yet.
The play is concise, the speeches are mesmerizing.
Julius Caesar himself is not the main character of this play. He is murdered in a revolting way, but it's his death impact on Cassius, Brutus and Mark Anthony that is the core of the play.
The speeches are the best part ofJulius Caesar. The speech of Brutus is interesting and moving. We understand that in Brutus'mind, he had to do it, for the Republic.
But the speech of Mark Anthony "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" makes me shiver. It's a great speech, controlled and devastating.
I also liked a lot the way Cassius and Brutus learn that most of their friends, that's including Cicero, have been murdered on the order of Mark Anthony and Octavian.
I'm still wondering who is the main character in Julius Caesar: Brutus, Cassius or Mark Anthony. I haven't found the answer yet.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I forgot how lean a political tale this was. There really aren't any wasted scenes, and there's so much language here that resonates over time. The plot is simple, it's greatest strength, and there's enough complexity to reward rereading. I think, perhaps, doing a non-English history made it easier for Shakespeare to allow the facts to conform to a good story rather than being stuck with a reading of English monarchs that would be tolerated by the English monarchy.
I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed it, and I hope that I don't wait another fifteen years for a third reading.
I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed it, and I hope that I don't wait another fifteen years for a third reading.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reread for teaching, almost 10 years later. I love to hate classics in a non meaningful way, but I love the rich writing in this so so much.
4.5/5
"A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come."
How often has man been a victim of manipulation because of his moral? How many of them have been driven off path by their own justified actions?
Julius Caesar is a combination of contemporary and classical tragedy whose plot is driven by greed, power and manipulation. There is an ominous presence throughout the play portrayed through omens and people's superstitions about them.
Even though the heart of the story lies in the betrayal, it is the convergence and divergence of branches (characters) attached to it, which bring the play to life; their flickering beliefs and dual personalities add weight and deviate the plot from anticipated events.
"A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come."
How often has man been a victim of manipulation because of his moral? How many of them have been driven off path by their own justified actions?
Julius Caesar is a combination of contemporary and classical tragedy whose plot is driven by greed, power and manipulation. There is an ominous presence throughout the play portrayed through omens and people's superstitions about them.
Even though the heart of the story lies in the betrayal, it is the convergence and divergence of branches (characters) attached to it, which bring the play to life; their flickering beliefs and dual personalities add weight and deviate the plot from anticipated events.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes