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- “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” ― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar.
- “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
- “Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” ― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar.
- “Et tu, Brute?” ― William Shakespeare , Julius Caesar.
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.
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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...
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.
Caesar explains why he must deny several pardon requests. He says that, in order to show strength, he must remain fixed in his decisions or constant like “the northern star.”. Ironically, moments after Caesar makes this declaration, he falls at the hands of these conspiring men.
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A whole host of now familiar quotations and expressions – many of which now have the ring of traditional proverbs, with others furnishing John Green with his book titles – can be traced back to Shakespeare’s dramatisation of the conspiracy to assassinate the Roman dictator Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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