Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 50Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 216
... fear of personal degradation lies at the heart of Caesar's analysis of Cassius ' inability to stand anyone greater than himself ( 1.2.204-5 ) . Honor for Cassius is a mat- ter of total equality with Caesar : " I had as lief not be as ...
... fear of personal degradation lies at the heart of Caesar's analysis of Cassius ' inability to stand anyone greater than himself ( 1.2.204-5 ) . Honor for Cassius is a mat- ter of total equality with Caesar : " I had as lief not be as ...
Page 236
... fear ; for always I am Caesar . " Cassius is to be feared , but Cae- sar does not fear him . Why so ? Is Caesar unconcerned about living is he incapable , perhaps , of dying ? Or does Caesar at once act in such a way that he need not feel ...
... fear ; for always I am Caesar . " Cassius is to be feared , but Cae- sar does not fear him . Why so ? Is Caesar unconcerned about living is he incapable , perhaps , of dying ? Or does Caesar at once act in such a way that he need not feel ...
Page 255
... fear death itself ; nor is there a need to fear any punish- ment in a life after , since death brings the termination of consciousness.48 In this light , it is as though the very " honest " Caska cannot help but be brutally honest con ...
... fear death itself ; nor is there a need to fear any punish- ment in a life after , since death brings the termination of consciousness.48 In this light , it is as though the very " honest " Caska cannot help but be brutally honest con ...
Contents
Social Class in Shakespeares Plays | 1 |
Coriolanus | 99 |
Julius Caesar | 185 |
Copyright | |
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