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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... hear my instruction. In Egypt the bearer of good tidings is sacrificed to the 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 ...
... hear my instruction. In Egypt the bearer of good tidings is sacrificed to the 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 ...
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... hear me further, 0 ye kinsmen of Osiris. THE GUARDSMEN. Speak, O subtle one. Hear the serpent begotten! PERSIAN. Have I heretofore spoken truly to you of Caesar, 12.
... hear me further, 0 ye kinsmen of Osiris. THE GUARDSMEN. Speak, O subtle one. Hear the serpent begotten! PERSIAN. Have I heretofore spoken truly to you of Caesar, 12.
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... Hear more of him, then. This Caesar is a great lover of women: he makes them his friends and counselors. BELZANOR. Faugh! This rule of women will be the ruin of Egypt. THE PERSIAN. Let it rather be the ruin of Rome! Caesar grows old now ...
... Hear more of him, then. This Caesar is a great lover of women: he makes them his friends and counselors. BELZANOR. Faugh! This rule of women will be the ruin of Egypt. THE PERSIAN. Let it rather be the ruin of Rome! Caesar grows old now ...
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... hear in the distance the stealthy footfall of the winds that chase your sands in forbidden play—our invisible children, 0 Sphinx, laughing in whispers. My way hither was the way of destiny, for I am he of whose genius you are the symbol ...
... hear in the distance the stealthy footfall of the winds that chase your sands in forbidden play—our invisible children, 0 Sphinx, laughing in whispers. My way hither was the way of destiny, for I am he of whose genius you are the symbol ...
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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