Though the drama is about the character of Brutus, it has Caesar as its dominant figure. This and other complexities and themes of the play are investigated through the performance of key scenes by noted Shakespearean experts. Themes and topics include politics and the corruption of power; the play as drama, history, and art; the persona of Brutus as noble but self-deluded; Cassius as an opportunistic prime mover; the rhetorical skills of Brutus and Antony as pivotal to the action.
"Though the drama is about the character of Brutus, it has Caesar as its dominant figure. This and other complexities and themes of the play are investigated through the performance of key scenes by noted Shakespearean experts. Themes and topics include politics and the corruption of power; the play as drama, history, and art; the persona of Brutus as noble but self-deluded; Cassius as an opportunistic prime mover; the rhetorical skills of Brutus and Antony as pivotal to the action."@en
"Examines the complexities and primary themes of Julius Caesar through expert critical analyses by Robert Smallwood and Stanley Wells and performance of key scenes."@en
"Examines the complexities and primary themes of Julius Caesar through expert critical analyses by Robert Smallwood and Stanley Wells and performance of key scenes."
"In this program, the major themes of Shakespeare's most popular tragedy are investigated by noted experts."
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