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- 120. Julius Caesar continued - The Ides of March are come. Et tu, Brute?
Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war
33 min - 119. Julius Caesar continued - The valiant never taste of death but once
The conspirators come together at Brutus' house. Caesar's wife begs him not to go to the Capitol.
28 min - 118. Julius Caesar continued - I know he would not be a wolf But that he sees the Romans are but sheep
Led by Cassius, the conspiracy against Caesar comes together, but Brutus has not joined yet.
This episode we hear Caesar's famous "lean and hungry" short speech as follows:
"Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights.Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous."We also hear, "But for mine
own part, it was Greek to me."27 min - 117. Julius Caesar begins. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves
Beware the Ides of March!
Movie version of the play is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrA5w1i3M0
30 min - 116. Coriolanus - Plutarch concludes. He who least likes courting favor, ought also least to think of resenting neglect.
Plutarch concludes. Although Plutarch found much admirable in Coriolanus' character, his pride was a fatal flaw.
12 min - 115. Coriolanus - Plutarch continues. to satisfy a revengeful humor, you brought misery on your friends
We conclude the reading of Plutarch's life of Coriolanus. The women of Rome, led by his mother and wife, persuade Coriolanus to give up his siege of Rome. His Volscian enemy engineers his death.
32 min - 114. Coriolanus - Plutarch Continued. divine aid and cooperation can act.
Coriolanus successfully wages war on Rome on behalf of the Volscians and rebuffs Roman attempts to recall him to the city.
30 min - 113. Coriolanus - Plutarch Continues. The town he entered of his mortal foes.
We continue reading Plutarch's account of the life of Coriolanus. He is exiled from Rome and offers his assistance to the Volscians in waging war on Rome.
30 min - 112. Coriolanus - Plutarch Continued. virtue which made him despise advantage.
Marcius is, almost alone, victorious over the Volscians, and receives the new name of Coriolanus. He is very virtuous in his behavior, but apparently begins to crave political advancement.
32 min - 111. Coriolanus - Livy concludes and Plutarch begins
We continue our study of what ancient historians said about Coriolanus.
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