MARVELLOUS post. The revealed double-meaning in "I cannot drink too much of Brutus's love" sounds like one of those moments that justify the whole existence of theatre. HOW I wish I'd seen that production of Julius Caesar! Many thanks for your in-depth descriptions, those observations play out wonderfully well in my mental staging.
Since you've said everything so beautifully I haven't much else to add, except of course that so many people (present company excepted, of course!) misread Cassius's character from the lines
Caesar doth bear me hard; but he loves Brutus: If I were Brutus now and he were Cassius, He should not humour me.
Too many interpret this as "If I were in Brutus's favoured position, you wouldn't catch me listening to plots to overthrow Caesar!" when in fact it's "If I were in Brutus's favoured position, HE [meaning Caesar] still wouldn't be able to force me to comply". Of course *you* know this, but I wonder how many English teachers bother to correct the initial impression of enviousness. *hugs Cassius protectively* Come to think of it, I wonder if TY could bring out a Cassius Beanie Baby, dressed in a toga and clutching a bloodstained dagger? (Well, I'd buy one...)
And I would love to beta for you; my writing's not great, but I will gladly take you up on your offer to beta for me once I'm finished. Good luck!
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Date: 2003-08-19 03:17 pm (UTC)Since you've said everything so beautifully I haven't much else to add, except of course that so many people (present company excepted, of course!) misread Cassius's character from the lines
Too many interpret this as "If I were in Brutus's favoured position, you wouldn't catch me listening to plots to overthrow Caesar!" when in fact it's "If I were in Brutus's favoured position, HE [meaning Caesar] still wouldn't be able to force me to comply". Of course *you* know this, but I wonder how many English teachers bother to correct the initial impression of enviousness. *hugs Cassius protectively* Come to think of it, I wonder if TY could bring out a Cassius Beanie Baby, dressed in a toga and clutching a bloodstained dagger? (Well, I'd buy one...)
And I would love to beta for you; my writing's not great, but I will gladly take you up on your offer to beta for me once I'm finished. Good luck!