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Title: Cliffs Notes on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar by Cliffs Notes Editors, James Vickers ISBN: 0-8220-0020-2 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: January, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Understanding the structure and characters of Julius Caesar
Comment: James Vickers' Cliffs Notes for Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" begins with a short biography of the Bard that focuses on what little the historical record tells us about the Bard of Avon. A Brief Synopsis of the Play is followed by a List of Characters that not only tells us who they are but their primary roles in the play. The Summary and Commentary section of the volume breaks down the play scene by scene, and the best way of using this or any other little yellow book with the black stripes is to read the commentary after you have read each scene of the play. This is especially important with Shakespeare because the dialogue is so important and Vickers does not work in as many choice lines as some of the other Cliffs Notes for Shakespeare plays. You cannot deal with Shakespeare if you do not know the key lines. The last section dealing with Character Analyses looks as Caesar, Antony, Octavius, Brutus and Cassius, referring back to the analysis already established regarding the individual scenes. What you will not get from this volume if you are teaching/reading "Julius Caesar" is how the play touches upon the political realities of Elizabethean England. But Vickers does an excellent job throughout of capturing how Shakespeare uses the play to manipulate the audience. Remember, the celebrated funeral oration by Marc Antony is being listened to on stage by a Roman mob that is being watched by an audience of Londoners in the theater. This is one of the better jobs at capturing how Shakespeare constructed a play and an above-average Cliffs Notes edition.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Notes!
Comment: I needed cliff notes for English as we were reading the play Julius Caesar. I looked around and finally found these. They are great! They are in modern version and they go along with most/lots of HS English books today. THANKS!
Rating: 4
Summary: EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR THE COMMON STUDENT
Comment: This book helped me understand and study "Julius Caesar" more than most textbooks do, and certainly better than reading it over and over again. I had trouble with decifering the old English text sometimes, and this book clears up meanings while presenting a clear theme, involved analysis of characters, summary, and an explaination of each scene.
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Title: Shakespeare's Richard II (Cliffs Notes) by Denis M. Calandra ISBN: 0822000687 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 01 April, 1960 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Shakespeare's Richard III (Cliffs Notes) by James K. Lowers ISBN: 0822000717 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 30 September, 1961 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Cliffs Notes) by James L. Roberts ISBN: 0822000946 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 20 September, 1960 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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