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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As with Henry V we are in a world of politics where everyone is more or less wrong. Not necessarily corrupt. Brutus could do with being a bit more human. Caesar is the character who speaks the least of any title character. He is a vain man but the murder is a brutal moment and the tragedy of a death foretold is played out briefly but effectively.
It took me a while to get into this one, but by Act III I was mesmerized by all the amazing speeches. This one also let me see one reason I enjoy tragedies is that the motives and repercussions can be so layered, and standing up for something takes some grit. That said, I felt like I was missing some context into the lead up to all the tension though. Looking forward to checking out some adaptations, including re-watching the Marlon Brando version from the 1950's.
meh. I had to read this for English class. Wasn`t as bad as I thought it was going to be.
Heavily abridged - seems to be geared toward kids with some goofy sound effects. They did have the good taste to include the most famous quotes from the play in this abridgement at least.
Portia ate fire man. Seriously.
2012: Years later, I had forgotten just how good the first three acts are and how disposable the last two are.
2012: Years later, I had forgotten just how good the first three acts are and how disposable the last two are.
Et tu Brute?
Then fall Caesar.
Basically, Caesar was way too ambitious for his own good and Brutus is a backstabbing (literally) friend of the aforementioned. Also, if you ever meet someone named Cassius, run like hell because he is definitely always up to no good and most likely already plotting to kill you with a name like that.
Then fall Caesar.
Basically, Caesar was way too ambitious for his own good and Brutus is a backstabbing (literally) friend of the aforementioned. Also, if you ever meet someone named Cassius, run like hell because he is definitely always up to no good and most likely already plotting to kill you with a name like that.
After rereading Harold Bloom's enthusiastic essay about this play, I decided to reread it, and enjoyed it even more this time. I got some echoes of "Macbeth" in the portents and superstition, and a fuller appreciation of the complicated relationship between Caesar and Brutus.