Caesar and Cleopatra: A HistoryPenguin Books, 1950 - 144 Seiten "Caesar and Cleopatra" satirizes Shakespeares use of history and comments wryly on the politics of Shaws own time, but the undertone of melancholy makes it one of his most affecting plays. |
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... stand over it with your fleet that covers thirty miles of the sea . And when Cæsar was brought down to utter nothingness , he made a last stand to die honorably , and did not despair ; for he said , " Against me there is Pompey , and ...
... stand over it with your fleet that covers thirty miles of the sea . And when Cæsar was brought down to utter nothingness , he made a last stand to die honorably , and did not despair ; for he said , " Against me there is Pompey , and ...
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... stand- ing on it , to look over the wall . The yard is lighted by a torch stuck in the wall . As the laughter from the group round the storyteller dies away , the kneeling Persian , win- ning the throw , snatches up the stake from the ...
... stand- ing on it , to look over the wall . The yard is lighted by a torch stuck in the wall . As the laughter from the group round the storyteller dies away , the kneeling Persian , win- ning the throw , snatches up the stake from the ...
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... stands a cresset beacon . The island is joined to the main land by the Heptastadium , a great mole or causeway five miles long bounding the harbor on the south ... Stand . Who are you ? APOLLODORUS . I am Apollodorus the Sicilian . Why ,
... stands a cresset beacon . The island is joined to the main land by the Heptastadium , a great mole or causeway five miles long bounding the harbor on the south ... Stand . Who are you ? APOLLODORUS . I am Apollodorus the Sicilian . Why ,
Inhalt
PROLOGUE | 7 |
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PROLOGUE | 13 |
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA | 25 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Achillas afraid Alexandria Apollo APOLLODORUS arms bale beautiful BEL AFFRIS BELZANOR boat BRITANNUS British Briton bucina carpet Casar CENTURION CESAR CHARMIAN child clemency CLEOPATRA comes dare descended door dorus dream dressed east harbor Egyptian eyes Farewell father fool Ftatateeta girl give gods goes guard guardsmen hand head hear Julius Cæsar kill King King's ladies laugh leave legions lighthouse Listen loggia looking Lucius Septimius MAJOR-DOMO Mark Antony mistress Nile Nubian old Rome palace parapet pass patra Peace Penguin Books PERSIAN Pharsalia pilum Pompey Pompey's porters POTHINUS Ptolemy Ptolemy's quay Queen of Egypt Queen's guard rises ROMAN SOLDIERS round RUFIO calling seat SENTINEL shew shout side sits slain slave speak spears Sphinx stand steps sword tell THEODOTUS thou throne throws trumpet turns voice whilst white cat woman women write to Penguin