Macbeth

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ISBN: 9780618031474 | 0618031472
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/2001

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Complete text of Shakespeare's tragedy, with an introduction, criticism, and stage history. Signet Shakespeare.

Background

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The Story of Julius Caesar

Shakespeare's Theater

Shakespeare's Language

The Characters

The Plot

Shakepeare's Life

A Shakesperar Time Line

ACT ONE

On a Street in Rome on February 15th, 44 B.C., A Large Crowd is Celebrating Jullius Caesar's Victory over His Enemy, Pompey Flavius and Marulus, Two Government Officials Who Supported Pompey, are Angry Marullus Reminds the Crowd That They Used to Like Pompey The Crowd Leaves The Two Men Take Down the Decorations Honoring Caesar

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In Rome, Caesar Brings His Wife Calpurnia to the Race on the Feast of Luperacsl In the Crowd is a Person Who Wanrs Caesar to Beware the Ides of March (March 15) Cassius Tries to Turn Brutus Against Caesar Caseca Tells Them That Antony Has Offered Caesar a Crown Three Times But Caesar Refused it Each Time He Also Reports That Flavious and Marullus Lost Their Jobs for Taking Down the Decorations Brutus and Cassius Agree to Meet the Next Day Cassius Plans to Leave Take Letters for Brutus Suggesting That the Romans Want Him to Stop Caesar

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On March 14, There is a Violent Thunderstorm Casca Fears That the Storm and Other Things Predict Terrible Events to Come Cassius Says Caesar is the Cause and Persuades Casca to Join with Others to Stop Caesar Cassius Tells Cinna to Put the Fake Letters Where Brutus Will Find Them Cassius and Casca Plan to Visit Brutus Later That Night and Talk Him Into Joining Them If Brutus is on Their Side, People Will Think They are Honorable

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ACT TWO

Before Dawn on the Ides of March, Brutus Can't Sleep He is Worrying That Caesar May Become King Brutus's Ancestor Helped Begin the Republic Must He Now Kill Caesar to Save the Republic? His Servant Brings Him One of Cassius's Letters Julius Caesar Cassius and His Followers Arrive They Talk About Their Plans Cassius Thinks Mark Antorny Should Be Killed as Well Brutus Disagrees After Everyone Leaves, Brutus's Wife Portia Enters She Wants to Know Why He is Worried He Says He Will Tell Her Later and Leaves to Go to the Capital

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At His House, Caesar Gets Ready to Go to the Capital Calpurnia Thinks the Strange Signs She Sees Mean That Caesar will Be Harmed She Begs Him to Stay Home The Priests, Too, Advise Caesar to Stay Home He Agrees Then, After Decius Brutus Arrives, Caesar Decides He Will Not Lie and Say He is Sick Decius Flatters Caesar Tells Him That the Senate will Crown Him Today His Enemies Arrive, and So Does Mark Antony Caesar Believes He is Among Friends

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On a Street Near the Capital, Artemidorus Reads His Note Warning Caesar About the Plot He Plans to Pass the Note to Caesar as He Goes By

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In Front of Brutus's House, Portia Sends Lucius to the Capitol to Find Out What's Happening She Talks to a Person Who Plans to Warn Caesar He is a Soothsayer, Someone Who Claims to See the Future Partia Worries About Brutus's Part in the Plot

(5)

ACT THREE

Outside the Capitol, the Soothsayer and Artemidorus Try to Warn Caesar Caesar Goes Into the Capitol His Enemies Surround Him, Pretending to Plead for Metellus Cimber's brother suddenly, they rush Caesar and stab him to death Mark Antony flees brutus persuades the murderes not to hurt Mark Antony he say that he will explain the killing to the roman people and that antony should speak at Caesar's funeral when Antony is left alone with Caesar's dead body, he Vows Revenge

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In the Forum, Brutus Speaks to the People About Why Caesar's Ambition Was Dangerous to Rome The People Cheer Brutus and Want Him to Take Caesar's Place Then Antony Speaks He Asks Why, if Caesar Was Ambitious, He Refused the Crown Three Times Antony Wins the People to His Side By Reading Caesar's Will, in Which He Leaves His Wealth to the People Antony Calls Caesar's Murderse ``Honorable Men,'' But He Encourages The People to Hate Them. The Crowd Rushes Off to Kill the Murders Octavius Has Arrived in Rome, But Brutus and Cassius Have Fled

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On a Street, the Rioting Crowd Kills a Poet Who Has the Same Name as Cinna, One of Caesar's Murderers. The Crowd is Out of Control

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ACT FOUR

In Antony's House in Rome, He and Octavius and Lepidus (All Three Now Called the Triumvirate) Decide Which Romans Shall Live and Which Shall Be Killed When Lepidus Goes to Get Caesar's Will, Antony Tells Octavius That Lepidus is a Weak Leader and Suggests They Get Rid of Him. They Begin to Discuss How to Defeat Brutus and Cassius

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In front of Brutus's army tent outside the city of sardis, lucilius tells brutus that cassius is coming cassius seems changed when he arrives, they go into Brutus's tent to talk about their disagreements

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In Brutus's tent, Cassius and Brutus argue angrily when Brutus acceses Cassius of bringing dishonor on their cause, Cassius Offers to let Brutus kill him the two men calm down Brutus then tells Cassius

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Macbeth

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