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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... gods are good to thee. THE PERSIAN. Try yet again, 0 captain. Double or quits! BELZANOR. No more. I am not in the vein. THE SENTINEL (poising his javelin as he peers over the wall). Stand. Who goes there? They all start, listening. A ...
... gods are good to thee. THE PERSIAN. Try yet again, 0 captain. Double or quits! BELZANOR. No more. I am not in the vein. THE SENTINEL (poising his javelin as he peers over the wall). Stand. Who goes there? They all start, listening. A ...
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... gods as a thank offering but no god will accept the blood of the messenger of evil. When we have good tidings, we are careful to send them in the mouth of the cheapest slave we can find. Evil tidings are borne by young noblemen who ...
... gods as a thank offering but no god will accept the blood of the messenger of evil. When we have good tidings, we are careful to send them in the mouth of the cheapest slave we can find. Evil tidings are borne by young noblemen who ...
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... 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. BEL AFFRIS (to 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. BEL AFFRIS (to the ...
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... 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. Man to man, we ...
... 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. Man to man, we ...
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... gods. Besides, there was no time: all was over in a moment. The attack came just where we least expected it. BELZANOR. That shows that the Romans are cowards. BEL AFFRIS. They care nothing about cowardice, these Romans: they fight to ...
... gods. Besides, there was no time: all was over in a moment. The attack came just where we least expected it. BELZANOR. That shows that the Romans are cowards. BEL AFFRIS. They care nothing about cowardice, these Romans: they fight to ...
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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