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Read Marc Antony’s ‘Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war’ speech from Shakeseare’s Julius Caesar, with a modern English translation & analysis. The context of Marc Antony’s famous line comes when Julius Caesar lies dead, having been assassinated by a group of conspiratorial senators.
The dogs of war is a phrase spoken by Mark Antony in Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 of English playwright William Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar: "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war."
“Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war” Meaning. Literally, the quote suggests that the “dogs of war,” or dogs trained for warfare, should be let loose on their enemies. But, “dogs” is used as a metaphor for the broader chaos and death that Antony is going to encourage.
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war'? The military order Havoc! was a signal given to the English military forces in the Middle Ages to direct the soldiery (in Shakespeare’s parlance ‘the dogs of war’) to pillage and chaos.
Green-Eyed Monster. What it means: envy, jealousy. How Shakespeare Used It: The evil Iago plants doubts in Othello's mind about his wife's faithfulness, while advising him, "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock / The meat it feeds on." ( Othello, Act 3, Scene 3)
The dogs of war. Marcus Antonius: 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...
