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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.
- Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory. Julius Caesar. Training, Victory.
- The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look. Julius Caesar. Enemy, Looks, Lasts.
- I came, I saw, I conquered. Julius Caesar. Sports, Latin, Bad Ass.
- If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it. Julius Caesar. Military, Bad Ass, Law.
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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...
Caesar’s words demonstrate the pride and ignorance that become Caesar’s downfall. By ignoring the warnings, his false confidence leaves him open to attack. How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport, That now on Pompey’s basis lies along No worthier than the dust!
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.
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, 1991: The assembled senators after Caesar's death, Act 3 ...
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These quotes from Julius Caesar are pivotal in understanding the characters, themes, and dramatic developments of the play. Each quote serves to highlight significant moments, reveal character motivations, and advance the central conflicts.
