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Actually understand Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 1. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
Scene 1. The soothsayer again warns Caesar. Artemidorus insists that what he has to say is of great importance to Caesar personally, but Caesar brushes him off. Metellus Cimber presents a petition to Caesar: he wishes to have his banished brother forgiven. Caesar denies him, bragging of his constancy.
A side-by-side translation of Act 3, Scene 1 of Julius Caesar from the original Shakespeare into modern English.
Julius Caesar in Modern English: Act 3, Scene 1: The senators were arriving at the Capitol. A crowd had gathered in the square to see them and to catch a glimpse of Caesar. Artemidorus had got himself to the front of the crowd...
The Shakescleare modern English translation of Julius Caesar will help you understand the play’s most notable lines, like “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves” and Antony’s famous speech “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Act 1, Scene 1. The Roman commoners celebrate Caesar's military triumph.
Today I translate 'Julius Caesar' Act 3 Scene 1 into modern English. You'll see the original text on-screen and hear me reading my modern translation.
Metellus Cimber presents a petition to Caesar: he wishes to have his banished brother forgiven. Caesar denies him. The other conspirators try to insist, but Caesar denies them all. Then the assassination begins. Casca stabs him first, and the other conspirators follow, last of all Brutus. Caesar dies, shocked.
Shakespeare’s original Julius Caesar text is extremely long, so we’ve split the text into one Scene per page. All Acts and Scenes are listed and linked to from the bottom of this page, along with a simple, modern English translation of Julius Caesar. ACT 3. SCENE 1.
In his "Discoveries" Jonson says of Shakespeare, "Many times he fell into those things [that] could not escape laughter, as when he said ..., 'Caesar, thou dost me wrong,' Caesar replied, 'Caesar did never wrong but with just cause.'"
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