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Julius Caesar
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 April 2012
- Run Time
- 2 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Critics Review
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In this classic play, Brutus grapples with his own loyalties – is he devoted to Rome or to Caesar? How best to serve one’s homeland? This production works a kind of magic, lending realism to the struggles within. Ambient background noise creates three-dimensional scenes without overwhelming the actors, whose understanding of the material makes the timeless prose contemporary. The play offers a fast pace; thankfully, the performers’ phrasing and superb enunciation keep the listener close. Especially enjoyable are the moments that have transcended time to remain a part of our language and culture. For example, we are reminded that ‘[c]owards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once’.
L.B.F., AudioFile
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Details
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Narrator
- Sean Barrett, Andrew Buchan, Paul Rhys, Pip Carter, Oliver Le Sueur, Stephen Critchlow, Harry Somerville, Emily Raymond, Joannah Tincey, Roger May, David Antrobus, Charlie Morton, Roy McMillan, Joe Marsh, Adrian Grove, John Cummins, James Phelips, David Timson
- Duration
- 2 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 April 2012
- ISBN
- 9781843795803
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Classic and pre-20th century plays
Synopsis
Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s most political play. He examines whether political assassination can ever be justified, and the effect of this act of violence on its perpetrators. The high ideals of Brutus are tested to the full by the consequences of Julius Caesar’s murder; as is the self-interest of Cassius, whilst in the chaos that ensues, the opportunism of Mark Antony and Octavius is served rather than the cause of freedom. A classic study of power, Shakespeare shows the devastating effect political decisions can have on personal lives.
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