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- The skies are painted with unnumbered sparks; They are all fire, and every one doth shine; But there’s but one in all doth hold his place. (III.i. 58–65) These lines come from Caesar’s speech in Act III, scene i, just before his assassination.
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There are lots of famous quotes in Julius Caesar, including 'It was Greek to me', which is often misquoted today as 'It was all Greek to me' (Act 1, Scene 2) , meaning 'I didn't understand it'. Here are some selected famous quotes, in the order they appear in the play.
Julius Caesar is a Shakespeare play with many instantly recognisable quotes – ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen’ anyone? As with so many of his plays Shakespeare brings the characters to life with fantastic dialogue and some very memorable quotes.
Although Latin, ‘Et tu Brute‘ is one of the most famous quotations from English literature, from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar play. It is uttered by Julius Caesar in one of the most dramatic, violent and bloody scenes, in which a group of murderers – including Brutus – gang up on their victim, Julius Caesar, to stab him to death, then ...
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These lines come from Caesars speech in Act III, scene i, just before his assassination. The conspirators have come to Caesar in the Senate under the pretense of pleading for amnesty for Metelluss banished brother, Publius Cimber. Caesar replies that he will adhere to his word and not change his earlier decision.
Comparing himself to the North Star, Caesar boasts of his constancy, his commitment to the law, and his refusal to waver under any persuasion. This comparison implies more than steadfastness, however: the North Star is the star by which sailors have navigated since ancient times, the star that guides them in their voyages, just as Caesar leads the ...
As it comes mere moments before the murder, the speech adds much irony to the scene: having just boasted that he is unassailable, Caesar is shortly assailed and killed. In announcing his constancy, Caesar claims permanency, immortality even. The assassins quickly prove Caesar mortal, however. But as the later events of the play reveal, Caesars infl...
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" is the first line of a speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Occurring in Act III, scene II, it is one of the most famous lines in all of Shakespeare's works.
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is a treasure trove of quotations that have become a part of present-day culture. Here are the ten most famous of them all. 1. Beware the ides of March. (1.2.23), Soothsayer. 2. Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar! (3.1.77), Cæsar. 3. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him.
In these lines, Decius describes how he can easily sway Caesar to do what he asks. He explains that Caesar is very trusting and easy to persuade through flattery. Again, Caesar is not painted in a positive light by those around him.
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