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Close Reading of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (2.2.114-161)

Act two of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar begins the detailed planning of Caesar's assassination, which follows soon after in the third act. One particular passage of interest during this act is found in scene one. This particular passage deals with the conspirator's justification of their motives for wanting to kill Caesar, as well as the fine-tuning of their machination. As is consistent throughout Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's verse here differs much from his usual, flowery, beautifully poetic, and complicated verse that can be found in plays as Macbeth. The verse in Caesar is simple. This change in Shakespeare's style has been attributed to his desire to imitate Roman society in this work, as to give the audience or the reader some context through which to receive the play, and to accurately portray his Roman characters.
While discussing Shakespeare's language, his verse should also be studied in greater depth.......

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