Julius Caesar (Audio Theatre Collection) (A Shakespeare Story) (Classic Shakespeare - Julius Caesar)

by William Shakespeare

Roma Gill (Editor)

The Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has an extensive range of students' notes. These include detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. Also included is a wide range of questions and activities for work in class, together with the historical background to Shakespeare's England, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays. For this new edition, the text of the play, the notes, and the introductory matter have all been revised so as to make them clearer and more accessible. In addition, the entire text of the book has been redesigned and reset to make it easier to read. The illustrations have been completely redrawn, photographs of recent stage production have been included and there is a new, attractive cover design. Roma Gill, the series editor, has taught Shakespeare at all levels. She has acted in and directed Shakespeare's plays, and has lectured on Shakespeare all over the world.

• ISBN10: 0198320272
• ISBN13: 9780198320272
• Publish Date: 1 February 2001 (first published 1 January 1920)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 13 July 2011
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Oxford University Press
• Edition: 4th Revised edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 160
• Language: English

Reviews

[clementine]

I enjoyed Julius Caesar a lot more than Richard III. It was a lot easier to keep track of, and the action moved quickly. I always find the historical plays really interesting because there's always the element of accuracy, and wondering what's being sacrificed for the sake of the audience's enjoyment.

I always like a ripple effect premise, and I really liked it in Julius Caesar, where what is meant to be a preventive measure ends up generating arguably more chaos and tragedy than it would have if they'd just left Caesar alone. Of course, I particularly enjoyed the conflict of Brutus's character, and the fact that it wasn't entirely black and white - justifications for Caesar's assassination could be made, although to me it seems like the action of the play overwhelmingly confirms that it was a bad move.

I guess I love a good political drama. Especially if there's death and prophecy.