The holidays are upon us! Celebrate by substituting the words to your favorite carols with these decidedly more Shakespearean verses:
Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 2 (part 3)
Oh, I'm sorry. Did you think Antony's speech-making ended after the whole "friends, Romans, countrymen" bit? Oh no. Oh no he's JUST GETTING STARTED.
Mark Antony: master of mass emotional manipulation.
Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 2 (part 2)
HERE IT IS. THE LINE. THE SPEECH.
You probably had to memorize this speech for school sometime, but don't let that put you off it. It's actually a REALLY GOOD SPEECH. There are lots of fun versions of it on YouTube. Here's Marlon Brando from the 1953 film:
Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 2 (part 1)
OK, let's get those speeches started! First we have Brutus's prose preaching:
It's kind of a pity Brutus's speech is often overshadowed by The Big Speech that follows it, because it's really very good. You 100% believe Brutus's sincerity and good intentions. Too bad he didn't listen to Cassius about Antony...
Speaking of Cassius, we never hear what he says to the angry mob he is delegated to speak with. What did he say? Was he as convincing as Brutus? Did it work to placate the mob or did they throw tomatoes at him? Theories on the back of a postcard, please.
Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 4)
OK, let's wrap up the Assassination scene so we can move on to the Everyone Making Big Speeches scene.
I love the Servant who comes on here and has an emotional breakdown at the sight of Caesar's body. One of the better spearcarrier roles in Shakespeare, in my opinion.
Tune in next week for SPEECHES! Lots of SPEECHES! They're REALLY GOOD SPEECHES.
Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 1 (part 3)
Yep, we're still here, in the Capitol, with a dead body on the ground. Get used to it.
Julius Caesar isn't exactly packed with laughs, but as far as I'm concerned, Cassius's line "Brutus, a word with you" is the most hilarious line in the entire play.