The Tragedy of Julius Caesar | 
Bye ,bye Caesar! Beware the ides of March.
LeahBergen Indeed! 😬 3y
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Bye ,bye Caesar! Beware the ides of March.
pickThis play was truly great, knowing that this book is the first Shakespeare play that I read brings me happiness. For me, it was a bit hard to read because I hadn‘t ever read a book in that format, but it really helps if you imagine it as a live play in your head. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and to all the world ‘This was a man.‘
Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.
Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs, and peep about to find ourselves dishonourable graves. Men at some times are masters of their fate: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.
I asked my public library for this play, and they said that they had it in the library basement and that they would get it for me. I soon leant that this was a very old copy of the play, and boy, does it smell good! I‘m starting it right now, and I hope it‘s great! 🤞
Started this yesterday and I was bummed that I read my favorite line on Pi Day, one day early lol #bewaretheidesofmarch
The most notorious murder in classical history tells a tragic tale of friendship, ambition and betrayal.
#rome #litsyspringbreak @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs
One of many 📦 that are the result of having a BA in literary analysis & my sister having her Masters in medieval history
#booksonbooksonbooks #history #literature #home #library
#AboutAugust #Ageless #Day4
Shakespeare‘s play,Julius Caesar,has been relevant throughout the ages,thus is #ageless.At school this year when we studied it, we linked it to Trump‘s impeachment which was going on.Reading this with my son right now. The play generates countless discussions concerning our current political system,Trump‘s misuse of executive orders, politics of Covid.
The sculpture is the only existing one from Caesar‘s lifetime.
"Indeed, the times are strange.
But people can interpret events the way they want to,
No matter what actually causes the events."
#shakespeare2020
So this past weekend we did the public performances of this 80 minute version that is toured to schools. This photo was my end of the run image. Now to the good stuff, I am putting in my two weeks notice tomorrow! I have been trying to leave my job for years and this opportunity might be even better than I thought it would be. I will be able to keep doing my theatre work, which makes me so happy.
March starts tomorrow!
“Beware the ides of March.”
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I updated my quote finally. I am falling in love and the gooeyness is seaping into all aspects of life. This is a small section of my gallery wall behind my desk. Kudos to all the talented students who have allowed me to keep their literary interpretations over the past 3 years! #teachersoflitsy #poetry #love
pickI remember reading this in high school, and ya boy Julius was TOTALLY #doomed and although I love Gretchen Weiner's interpretation of it, I am totally #teamjuliuscaesar #ettubruté #aprella #imlatedonthate
so-soI‘ve never been a huge fan of Ancient Roman history, which is probably why I didn‘t enjoy this play in high school. I have to say I‘m still not a huge fan, but this fills a challenge prompt I‘ve been struggling with. I also cannot recommend the error plagued Serial Reader version. The half I read out of my Signet Classic edition was more interesting with footnotes.
@Libby1 I‘m almost done, but I had to switch to my print version from college after I found this error in the Serial Reader day 4. I‘ve tried using that app several times, but I think I just have to accept that it does not work for me. Thanks for suggesting this for the #IdesofMarch. 😊 I have enjoyed getting back into Shakespeare.
I always forget how many commonplace quotations originate In Shakespearean plays. Thanks @Libby1 for suggesting this play on the Ides of March!
These stairs include all of Shakespeare‘s plays!
🎭 Saw Oregon Shakespeare Festival‘s production of “Julius Caesar” this afternoon! A deeply political play that uses the power of rhetoric to full advantage in its monologues, it‘s one of the Bard‘s longer plays. The performance I saw was highly stylized in set & lights, fighting choreography, and costume (Uber Urban Outfitter meets Army/Navy surplus,) and some of the scenes were underplayed, but the heart was there if you knew where to look
Well, I'm three months late, but I think this (modernly-interpreted) sentiment still applies 😂 #wasteddays #june15 #shakespeare #thatcollegelife
Given the controversy about the current staging of Julius Caesar in Central Park, I think this article provides important context. Shakespeare is meant to be controversial --and timely. And Julius Caesar is at its core a warning about what happens when the "righteous" take the law into their own hands (hint: the Republic dies too): https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/theater/julius-caesar-shakespeare-donald-trum...
Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he.
So happy to finish with Julius Caesar--it's probably one of my least favorite of the Shakespeare plays, and teaching rhetorical appeals is not my strong suit... #IsItSummerYet
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