Caesar and CleopatraThe Floating Press, 01.06.2011 - 150 Seiten George Bernard Shaw's 1898 take on the storied love affair between the Egyptian queen and Roman leader offers new insight into the political machinations that spurred the romance. Throughout the subtly layered drama, Shaw tackles weighty questions about the value of forgiveness and the true impact of civilization and human progress. |
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... descended from the gods. BELZANOR (ceremoniously). Hail, cousin! ALL (except the Persian). Hail, cousin! PERSIAN. All the Queen's guards are descended from the gods, 0 stranger, save myself. I am Persian, and descended from many kings ...
... descended from the gods. BELZANOR (ceremoniously). Hail, cousin! ALL (except the Persian). Hail, cousin! PERSIAN. All the Queen's guards are descended from the gods, 0 stranger, save myself. I am Persian, and descended from many kings ...
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... descended from the gods! PERSIAN. Belzanor: the gods are not always good to their poor relations. BELZANOR (hotly, to the Persian). Man to man, are we worse than the slaves of Caesar? BEL AFFRIS (stepping between them). Listen, cousin ...
... descended from the gods! PERSIAN. Belzanor: the gods are not always good to their poor relations. BELZANOR (hotly, to the Persian). Man to man, are we worse than the slaves of Caesar? BEL AFFRIS (stepping between them). Listen, cousin ...
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... descended from the gods; but Cleopatra is descended from the river Nile; and the lands of our fathers will grow no grain if the Nile rises not to water them. Without our father's gifts we should live the lives of dogs. PERSIAN. It is ...
... descended from the gods; but Cleopatra is descended from the river Nile; and the lands of our fathers will grow no grain if the Nile rises not to water them. Without our father's gifts we should live the lives of dogs. PERSIAN. It is ...
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... descended from the river Nile and a black kitten of the sacred White Cat. What then? PERSIAN. Why, sell her secretly to Ptolemy, and then offer ourselves to Caesar as volunteers to fight for the overthrow of her brother and the rescue ...
... descended from the river Nile and a black kitten of the sacred White Cat. What then? PERSIAN. Why, sell her secretly to Ptolemy, and then offer ourselves to Caesar as volunteers to fight for the overthrow of her brother and the rescue ...
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... descended from the gods. FTATATEETA. (retorting his arrogance with interest). Belzanor: I am Ftatateeta, the Queen's chief nurse, and your divine ancestors were proud to be painted on the wall in the pyramids of the kings whom my ...
... descended from the gods. FTATATEETA. (retorting his arrogance with interest). Belzanor: I am Ftatateeta, the Queen's chief nurse, and your divine ancestors were proud to be painted on the wall in the pyramids of the kings whom my ...
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Achillas afraid Alexandria Apollodorus the Sicilian arms bale beautiful BEL AFFRIS BELZANOR boat Britannus Briton bucina Caesar and Cleopatra Caesar comes carpet CENTURION chair CHARMIAN child clemency CLEOPATRA colonnade command courtyard descended door dream dressed east harbor Egyptian eyes Farewell father fight find finished fire first fly fool Ftatateeta girl give gods goes guard guardsmen hand head Julius Caesar kill King King's ladies laugh leave legions lighthouse Listen loggia looking Lucius Septimius MAJOR-DOMO Mark Antony mistress Nile Nubian officers OR-DOMO palace parapet Peace PERSIAN pilum Pompey porters POTHINUS Ptolemy Ptolemy's quay Queen of Egypt Queen's guard rises Roman soldiers Rome round RUFIO Ruflo runs sacrifice seat SENTINEL shout sits slain slave speak spears Sphinx stands steps tell THEODOTUS thou throne throws Totateeta trumpet turns vengeance Vercingetorix voice white cat woman women