Monologue

Caesar Monologue from Julius Caesar

From Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

male · contemplative · 1:18 min

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Would he were fatter! But I fear him not: Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much, He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men. He loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music. Seldom he smiles; and smiles in such a sort As if he mock’d himself and scorn’d his spirit That could be mov’d to smile at anything. Such men as he be never at heart’s ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous. I rather tell thee what is to be fear’d Than what I fear; for always I am Caesar. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf, And tell me truly what thou think’st of him. (Exeunt Caesar and his Train. Casca stays.)

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Caesar expresses his unease about Cassius, revealing his perception of danger and the complexities of power dynamics in Rome.

40s · fear · power · betrayal · identity · danger

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