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    Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar
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    Julius Caesar

    By Paavo Emil Cajander and William Shakespeare

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    LanguageSuomi
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1959
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    • 4/5
      I liked this one. There is some good banter at the beginning, the speeches over Caesar’s body are wonderful, and the scenes set at the battle of Philippi felt appropriately hopeful or despondent. Caesar is a bit of a non-entity, though, and I’d have wanted a little more friction between Mark Antony and Octavian Caesar. But a very enjoyable play on the whole.
    • 5/5
      One begins to understand cultural references the more one reads Shakespeare, and Julius Caesar is no exception to this rule (this is perhaps especially true for Star Trek fans). The fault being not in our stars but in ourselves is a great bit of poetry that everyone should heed.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful classic that truly speaks to the duality of man and his eternal search for not only power, but those that are truly pure at heart. Amazing how many quotes and sayings have come from this piece of literature.
    • 3/5
      When I initially attempted to read this, I couldn't understand what was going on, but after careful study and rereading, I was very proud to see I could comprehend it. I found it exciting and dramatic!
    • 5/5
      I love the Folger editions w awesome illustrations from the library. This is a larger sized paperback which is easy on the eyes. I have to say that Shakespeare is fairly neutral in presenting the main characters.Was happy to see "Let loose the dogs of war", though I previously thought that was from one of the Henry's.
    • 4/5
      Good story.
    • 3/5
      My favourite part of this play is the "Antony is an honest man" speech. Excellent.
    • 4/5
      Cassius is quickly able to plant the idea of overthrowing Julius Caesar in the mind of Brutus, a man who claims to love Caesar. Cassius and Brutus gather a group of the Caesar's friends, who they join together to murder the leader, then tell each other that they did the man a favor and will be remembered for their courage in removing a tyrant. But then Marcus Antony gives a clever eulogy at the funeral, which causes the public to question the motives of the assassins, the conspirators no longer trust one another and Brutus finds his position threatened.A good example of how power corrupts, as even the good guy, Antony, tries to manipulate his friends to gain more for himself.
    • 5/5
      The first Shakespeare I ever read. I am wildly in love with Marc Antony (odd, because I actively despise him in [book: Antony and Cleopatra]).
    • 4/5
      did an adaptation of a scene of this! love it!
    • 2/5
      So dry. What a mistake to cram this down 15-year old throats just because it's short. How many 10th graders have been completely turned off by Shakespeare because this is over their head. I really didn't care much for this. Many of his history plays are far superior. Should've been called "The Rise and Fall of Brutus" because Caesar is such a minor character -- no development either.
    • 4/5
      'Tis happened upon chance that mine eyes have read the tale of Julius Caesar. For sooth, a great tragedy were 't. Yet happiness was clutch't betwixt mine hands that such wordsmithings are imbued into my corpus of knowledge. Brutus was not a noble understood, know that I now. It has cometh to pass that Royal Antony's quotes sitteth in upon my vernacular at the ready. What pleasure shall I give mine eyes to scan upon next? Be it, I prayeth, one of Sir William's comedies, for these tragedic readings have ravaged vexings upon my soul. Twelfth Night? Much Ado About Nothing? Instruct me, fellow plebeians.
    • 3/5
      Enh I don't know what I can tell you about this. Antony's funeral oration is fairly amusing.
    • 4/5
      In the book Julius Caesar, a group of conspirators lead by a man named Brutus plot to kill Julius Caesar. After succeeding in killing him, Brutus sees Julius Caesar's ghost who promises to see him in Philippi. On a battlefield in Philippi, Brutus fights with Cassius's army. Cassius being overthrown, commits suicide. When one member of Cassius's army finds Cassius dead, he then also kills himself. Brutus is defeated and runs upon his sword. Conflict in Rome is at an end. As a twelve year old this wasn't the best book I've ever read. It was a little confusing with a lot of characters and action. I thought the book was going to be about Julius Caesar but it was more about the conspirators getting rid of him. One of the morals was don't murder anyone because you will have to live with the guilt the rest of your life. This play taught me a little about Rome and war. I really enjoy reading Shakespeare. Overall this was a good book.
    • 5/5
      This was great fun, although it was quite hard keeping all the characters straight in my mind because so many of them had unfamiliar Roman/Latin names.
    • 4/5
      It's Shakespeare, so pretty much everyone dies.
    • 3/5
      Not Shakespeare's best, but then even his lesser works are better than 99% of the rest out there. Not my favorite, but still recommended.
    • 5/5
      Just a marvelous edition - the new Arden Shakespeares really are incomparable. The editions as a whole are designed more at the serious academic, but their "Julius Caesar" will cater for people of all levels.
    • 3/5
      1599, meest klassieke tragedie, bron is Plutarchus; perfecte tekst (bijna helemaal rijm), later verketterd als schooltekstBrutus is de hoofdrolspeler, maar Caesar beheerst wel de handeling. Brutus is een idealist die ten onder gaat door een gebrek aan praktisch doorzicht; het tegendeel is Cassius, maar toch meer medevoelen met hem; Antonius is de gehaaide opportunist, demagoog. Brutus? motieven: II,1 (p 820)Moord III,1Verheven pathetiek van Marcus Antonius na de moord, p 826, 827 (maar wel vals)Redevoeringen bij begrafenis III,2 vormen het hoogtepunt, vooral die van Antonius (p 828-29): opruiend door details over de dood van Caesar en een verwijzing naar zijn testament, tegelijk vriendelijk ten aanzien van de samenzweerders.
    • 3/5
      1599, meest klassieke tragedie, bron is Plutarchus; perfecte tekst (bijna helemaal rijm), later verketterd als schooltekstBrutus is de hoofdrolspeler, maar Caesar beheerst wel de handeling. Brutus is een idealist die ten onder gaat door een gebrek aan praktisch doorzicht; het tegendeel is Cassius, maar toch meer medevoelen met hem; Antonius is de gehaaide opportunist, demagoog. Brutus’ motieven: II,1 (p 820)Moord III,1Verheven pathetiek van Marcus Antonius na de moord, p 826, 827 (maar wel vals)Redevoeringen bij begrafenis III,2 vormen het hoogtepunt, vooral die van Antonius (p 828-29): opruiend door details over de dood van Caesar en een verwijzing naar zijn testament, tegelijk vriendelijk ten aanzien van de samenzweerders.
    • 5/5
      “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Et tu, Brute. Beware the ides of March.” I'm a little embarrassed to admit that this is all I knew of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar up to this point in my life. There's so much more to this play. Shakespeare captures the tension and drama of the last years of the Roman Republic and the role of Julius Caesar's ambition in hastening its end. The L.A. Theatre Works audio production is outstanding. The cast includes Richard Dreyfuss, Kelsey Grammar, Stacy Keach, John De Lancie, and JoBeth Williams. I will listen to this recording again. Next time I will plan to do my listening when I'm able to follow along in the printed text.
    • 5/5
      Shakespeare’s dissection of the damage that idealism can do in politics is still relevant.
    • 5/5
      I think everyone knows parts of this play: "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears." The first part of it is maybe not so well known, but I think most people know something of Mark Antony's speech after Caesar's death. I think this might be my favourite Shakespeare play so far -- possibly partly due to already loving to read about Caesar, but also because of the strength of the rhetoric in it.

      I have actually seen parts of this performed -- the speech I referred to, actually -- and when I'd read it, I looked on youtube for performances of my favourite parts. I'd go see this play in a heartbeat.

      So, anyone remember why I disliked Shakespeare before...? I do wish schools wouldn't shove Romeo and Juliet down people's throats: it's far from my favourite.
    • 3/5
      Julius Caesar is the first Shakeaspeare I ever read (in English I). I didn't remember much of it when I picked it up again in preparation for a performance at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, but was pleasantly surprised by how modern and relevant it seemed.
    • 4/5
      This is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays and one that I have read and reread over the years in addition to seeing several performances of the play. The classic story is informed by history as we know from Roman accounts about the life and death of Julius Caesar. Shakespeare adhered closely to the version of the story in Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. In comparing prominent figures from Greek and Roman history , Plutarch presented history as a compendium of the deeds of great men, portraying the characters with all the ambiguities and idiosyncrasies that were present in their lives. The writings of Marcu Tullius Cicero also informed Shakespeare. Cicero was a staunch republican and his dislike of Caesar preceded the conspiracy that led to his assassination, which conspiracy Cicero did not directly participate in. A final source for Shakespeare was the Roman historian Appian who chronicled the civil wars as part of his longer history of Rome. All of these sources inform the dramatic tension within this play adding a historical realism to Shakespeare's own dramatic genius. I especially like the relationship between Caesar and his wife. I also found the psychology of the characters, particularly Brutus, an important aspect of the drama. This helps make many of the characters from Brutus and Cassius to Mark Antony as memorable as the title character. It is one of the great Roman plays in Shakespeare's works, and it is both an historical and a dramatic achievement.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed reading a graphic novel for the first time. It is way better because of the illustrations that make it more like a comic book. I also enjoyed reading about Shakespeare,Julius Caesar, Rome, and the Timeline of events. Students can find the definitions of the difficult vocabulary used in the novel on the bottom of each page for easier understanding of the story.
    • 4/5
      I read this play just after finishing Goldsworthy's excellent biography of Caesar. The play focuses much more on the conspirators, especially Brutus and Cassius, rather than the titular subject, who indeed hardly appears in person and is only about three scenes, one of them as a ghost. It is splendid stuff, largely, at least in the initial acts based on the premise that the conspirators were freeing Rome of a tyrant through their act; only, when Antony makes his famous "friends, Romans, countrymen" speech does a more nuanced view of Caesar's positives and negatives enter the scene. Not one of the meatier plays, but a good supplement to other reading about the period.
    • 3/5
      Summary:This book was about the comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances about Ancient Heroes, bloody wars, and magical creatures. This was a book of power and drama. The theme was set in black and white.Personal Reaction:My personal reaction to this story was that how could one man rule the way Caesar did in Rome and lead his army to countless victories.Classroom Extension:I would use this book in my class to teach children on the power that one individual can have over others.
    • 4/5
      One of the most powerful of his plays. Yes, the characters are set in black and white in true Shakespearean style and there is no room for hman error, but therein lies the beauty and power of this drama.
    • 4/5
      I read this book as a high school student and I will probably hold the themes of this play in the vault of my head for a long, long time. I've seen the play several times since and each time it just gets better and better for me!

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    Julius Caesar - Paavo Emil Cajander

    The Project Gutenberg EBook of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare

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    Title: Julius Caesar

    Author: William Shakespeare

    Translator: Paavo Cajander

    Release Date: June 5, 2006 [EBook #18512]

    Language: Finnish

    *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JULIUS CAESAR ***

    Produced by Tapio Riikonen

    JULIUS CAESAR

    Kirj.

    William Shakespeare

    Paavo Cajanderin suomennos ilmestyi v. 1884.

    Näytelmän henkilöt:

    JULIUS CAESAR.

    OCTAVIUS CAESAR, |

    MARCUS ANTONIUS, | triumvireja Caesarin kuoltua.

    M. AEMIL. LEPIDUS, |

    CICERO, |

    PUBLIUS, | senaattoreja.

    POPILIUS LENA, |

    MARCUS BRUTUS, |

    CASSIUS. |

    CASCA, |

    TREBONIUS, | salaliittolaisia Julius Caesaria vastaan.

    LIGARIUS, |

    DECIUS BRUTUS, |

    METELLUS CIMBER, |

    CINNA, |

    MARULLUS, | tribuuneja.

    FLAVIUS, |

    ARTEMIDORUS, sophisti Cnidoosta.

    Tietäjä.

    CINNA, runoilija.

    Toinen runoilija.

    LUCILIUS, |

    TITINIUS, |

    MESSALA, | Bruton ja Cassion ystäviä.

    CATO nuori, |

    VOLUMNIUS, |

    VARRO. |

    CLITUS, |

    CLAUDIUS, | Bruton palvelijoita.

    STRATO, |

    LUCIUS, |

    DARDANIUS, |

    PINDARUS, Cassion palvelija.

    CALPURNIA, Caesarin puoliso.

    PORTIA, Bruton puoliso.

    Senaattoreja, kansalaisia, vartijoita, seuralaisia, y.m.

    Tapahtumapaikka: alussa Rooma, sitten Sardes ja Philippi.

    ENSIMMÄINEN NÄYTÖS.

    Ensimmäinen kohtaus

    Rooma. Katu.

    (Flavius, Marullus ja joukko porvareita tulee.)

    FLAVIUS.

    Pois, kotihinne, laiskat juhdat! Pois!

    Pyhäkö nyt on? Ettekö te tiedä.

    Ett' ilman ammattinsa merkkiä

    Käs'työläiset ei ulkon' arkipäivin

    Saa liikkua? Mik' elinkeino sulla?

    1 PORVARI. Ma, hyvä herra, olen salvumies.

    MARULLUS.

    Miss' etunahkasi ja kulmapuusi?

    Miks sulla pyhävaattehet on ylläs? —

    Te, ystävä, mit' ammattia te?

    2 PORVARI. Totta puhuen, herra hyvä, hienoon taitotekoon verrattuna on minun työni, niin sanoakseni, vaan paikkurin työtä.

    MARULLUS.

    Mit' olet ammattia? Suoraan vastaa.

    2 PORVARI. Semmoista ammattia, jota, toivoakseni, saatan hyvällä omallatunnolla tehdä; sillä minä, totta puhuen, korjaan huonoa saattoa.

    MARULLUS.

    Ammattis, konna? Vastaa, kurja konna!

    2 PORVARI. Älkää, hyvä herra, älkää, herran tähden, minun tähteni revetkö! Kuitenkin, jos repeäisitte, niin kyllä minä teitä korjata saatan.

    MARULLUS.

    Mitä sillä tarkoitat? Korjatako minua, sinä röyhkeä lurjus?

    2 PORVARI. Niin, herra, paikata teitä.

    FLAVIUS.

    Olet siis kengänpaikkuri, niinkö?

    2 PORVARI. Niin, herra, naskali yksin se minua elättää. Minä en kamasaksain asioihin ryhdy, enkä saksattarien liioin, muulla kuin naskalillani. Niin, toden totta, minä olen vanhain kenkien haavalääkäri; kun ne hengenvaarassa ovat, autan minä niitä. Ei ole sitä sievää lehmännahkan polkijata, joka ei olisi liikkunut kätteni töillä.

    FLAVIUS.

    Mut miks et ole verstaassas, vaan täällä

    Katuja laahaat tämän joukon kanssa?

    2 PORVARI. Niin, herra hyvä, nähkääs, kuluttaakseni heidän kenkiänsä ja saadakseni näin enemmän työtä itselleni. Mutta, totta puhuen, pidämme nyt joutopäivää, nähdäksemme Caesaria ja iloitaksemme hänen voittoretkestänsä.

    MARULLUS.

    Iloita? Miks? Hän mitä meille voitti?

    Mit' alamaisia hän Roomaan tuopi,

    Koristeiks vaunun pyöriin kahlittuina?

    Te kivet, pölkyt, tunnottomat kurjat!

    Pii-sydämet te, julmat Rooman miehet!

    Pompejon tunsitten. Kuink' useasti

    Muureille kapusitte, ikkunoihin,

    Torneihin, jopa savutorvihinkin,

    Kakarat helmoissa, ja päivän pitkän

    Niin kiltist' odotitte nähdäksenne

    Pompejon suuren käyvän Rooman halki.

    Kun hänen vaunuistaan vaan haameen näitte,

    Yleinen eikö soinut riemuhuuto,

    Niin että Tiber laidoiltansa säikkyi,

    Kun kirkunanne kajahtavan kuuli

    Kaaloisiin rantoihinsa?

    Ja nytkö teillä juhlapuku yllä?

    Ja nytkö vietätten te joutopäivää?

    Nyt senkö tietä kukitatte, joka

    Pompejon verta voittoriemuin sotkee?

    Pois!

    Kotiinne pois, rukoilkaa polvillanne,

    Ett' torjuis meiltä jumalat sen turman,

    Jok' ompi moisen kiittämättömyyden

    Ehdoton palkka!

    FLAVIUS.

                    Menkää, kansalaiset,

    Kokoilkaa rikoksenne sovinnoksi

    Kaikk' ammattinne köyhät, käykää sitten

    Luo Tiberin, sen juottiin kyyneleenne

    Vuodattakaatte, siks ett' alin virta

    Ylintä äyrään reunaa suutelee.

        (Porvarit lähtevät.)

    Kas, kuinka taipuu melto mieli! Pois he

    Nyt hiipivät, syyn salpa kielillänsä.

    Käy sinä Capitoliin tuota tietä,

    Min' astun tätä. Paljaiks riisu patsaat,

    Jos peitetyt ne juhlakoristeill' on.

    MARULLUS.

    Tuo käykö päinsä?

    Nyt, tiedäthän, on Lupercali-juhla.

    FLAVIUS.

    Viis siitä! Patsait' älä peittää salli

    Caesarin voittomerkeillä. Nyt lähden

    Ja kaduilt' ajan roistokansan pois;

    Tee samoin sinä, missä parven huomaat.

    Siivistä Caesarin nuo höyhenekset

    Kun pois vaan noukitaan, hält' estyy lento.

    Hän muuten yli silmänkannon kiitää

    Ja saattaa orjanpelkoon meidät kaikki.

    (Lähtevät.)

    Toinen kohtaus.

    Rooma. Julkinen paikka.

    (Juhlasaatossa ja soitannolla tulevat Caesar, Antonius, kilpajuoksuun varustettuna, Calpurnia, Portia, Decius, Cicero, Brutus, Cassius ja Casca; heidän jäljissänsä suuri ihmisjoukko, muun muassa eräs tietäjä.)

    CAESAR.

    Calpurnia!

    CASCA.

               Caesar puhuu! vait!

    (Soitanto lakkaa.)

    CAESAR.

                                   Calpurnia!

    CALPURNIA.

    Täss' olen, puolisoni.

    CAESAR.

    Asetu suoraan Antonion tielle,

    Kun kilpaan ryntää hän. — Antonius!

    ANTONIUS.

    Ylevä Caesar, mitä?

    CAESAR.

    Äl' unhota, Antonius, vauhdissas

    Calpurniaa koskettaa; näet, luullaan että,

    Pyhässä kilvassa kun mahoon koskee,

    Hän kirouksestaan pääsee.

    ANTONIUS.

                              Kyllä muistan.

    Kun Caesar sanoo: tee se, on se tehty.

    CAESAR.

    Siis toimeen! Menot kaikki muistakaatte.

    (Soitantoa.)

    TIETÄJÄ.

    Caesar!

    CAESAR.

    Ken siellä huutaa?

    CASCA.

    Vait, kaikki vaiti! Hiljaa vielä kerran!

    (Soitanto lakkaa.)

    CAESAR.

    Ken siellä tungoksessa mua huutaa?

    Lävitse soiton räikkä ääni kaikuu

    Ja huutaa: Caesar! Puhu! Caesar kuulee.

    TIETÄJÄ.

    Viidettätoista Mars-kuun päivää varo!

    CAESAR.

    Ken on hän?

    BRUTUS.

                Tietäjä; hän pyytää ettäs

    Viidettätoista Mars-kuun päivää varot.

    CAESAR.

    Hän tuokaa tänne: tahdon nähdä kasvot.

    CASCA.

    Mies, esiin sieltä! Caesarihin katso!

    CAESAR.

    No, mitä sanot nyt? Se kerro vielä.

    TIETÄJÄ.

    Viidettätoista Mars-kuun päivää varo!

    CAESAR.

    Uneksija! Pois tiekseen! — Tulkaa nyt.

    (Torvimarssi. Kaikki lähtevät, paitsi Brutus ja Cassius.)

    CASSIUS.

    No, etkö tule kilpaa katsomaan?

    BRUTUS.

    Minäkö? En.

    CASSIUS.

                Ma pyydän, tule pois.

    BRUTUS.

    Ei mulle sovi leikit: mull' ei ole

    Tuot' Antonion hilpeätä mieltä.

    Mut huvias en estää tahdo, Cassius;

    Sun jätän nyt.

    CASSIUS.

    Jo aikoj' olen tarkannut sua, Brutus:

    Ma silmissäs en näe sit' ystävyyttä

    Ja suoruutta, jot' ennen niissä näin.

    Sa liian kylmäks olet, vieraaks tullut

    Rakastavalle ystävälles.

    BRUTUS.

                             Cassius,

    Sin' älä pety. Muotoni jos peitän,

    Niin katseheni sekasorron käännän

    Vaan omaan

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