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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
- " 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.
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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.
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.
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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...
- “Et tu, Bruté?” Explanation:- These are the last words spoken by Julius Caesar in the play, at the time of his assassination. Addressed to his friend Marcus Brutus, the Latin phrase translates to “and you, Brutus?”
- “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” Explanation:- This is the first line of Mark Antony’s renowned funeral oration for Julius Caesar. Brutus and the conspirators who have assassinated Caesar allow Antony to make a speech at the funeral only on the condition that he doesn’t blame them for Caesar’s death.
- “But, for mine own part, it was Greek to me” Explanation:- These words are spoken by Casca in reply to Cassius when Cassius asks him what the famous Roman philosopher and orator Cicero said in his speech.
- “And Caesar’s spirit, raging for revenge, With Ate by his side come hot from hell, Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice. Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war”
Here we come to one of the most famous quotations from Julius Caesar: an expression which the contemporary US novelist John Green turned on its head for the title of his book The Fault in Our Stars. The quotation appears in Act 1 Scene 2 and is spoken by Cassius, one of the conspirators.
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.
Julius Caesar Quotes Showing 1-30 of 189. “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”. ― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar. tags: self-determination, self-responsibility, timidity. 9061 likes.
