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Read Marc Antony’s ‘Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war’ speech from Shakeseare’s Julius Caesar, with a modern English translation & analysis. The context of Marc Antony’s famous line comes when Julius Caesar lies dead, having been assassinated by a group of conspiratorial senators.
Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war" is a quotation from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1). The phrase "cry havoc" also appears in two other Shakespeare plays, Coriolanus (Act 3, Scene 1) and King John (Act 2, Scene 1).
“Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war” Meaning Literally, the quote suggests that the “dogs of war,” or dogs trained for warfare, should be let loose on their enemies. But, “dogs” is used as a metaphor for the broader chaos and death that Antony is going to encourage.
The dogs of war is a phrase spoken by Mark Antony in Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 of English playwright William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war."
Cry 'Havoc' is a 1943 American war drama film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell, and features Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ella Raines, Frances Gifford, Diana Lewis, Heather Angel, Dorothy Morris and Connie Gilchrist .
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war'? The military order Havoc! was a signal given to the English military forces in the Middle Ages to direct the soldiery (in Shakespeare’s parlance ‘the dogs of war’) to pillage and chaos.
The ghost of Julius Caesar, wandering about seeking revenge – with Atè (the Greek goddess of blind infatuation in classical myth) beside him straight from the fires of hell – will, here in Italy, in the noble voice of a king, cry ‘havoc’ and unleash the dogs of war.
