F2 = Second Folio, 1632.
F3 = Third Folio, 1664.
F4 = Fourth Folio, 1685.
Ff = all the seventeenth century Folios.
Rowe = Rowe"s editions, 1709, 1714.
Pope = Pope"s editions, 1723, 1728.
Theobald = Theobald"s editions, 1733, 1740.
Johnson = Johnson"s edition, 1765.
Capell = Capell"s edition, 1768.
Malone = Malone"s edition, 1790.
Steevens = Steevens"s edition, 1793.
Globe = Globe edition (Clark and Wright), 1864.
Clar = Clarendon Press edition (W. A. Wright), 1869.
Dyce = Dyce"s (third) edition, 1875.
Delius = Delius"s (fifth) edition, 1882.
Camb = Cambridge (third) edition (W. A. Wright), 1891.
Abbott = E. A. Abbott"s _A Shakespearian Grammar_.
Schmidt = Schmidt"s _Shakespeare Lexicon_.
Skeat = Skeat"s _An Etymological Dictionary_.
Murray = _A New English Dictionary_ (_The Oxford Dictionary_).
Century = _The Century Dictionary_.
Plutarch = North"s _Plutarch_, 1579.
CHRONOLOGICAL CHART
Except in the case of Shakespeare"s plays (see note) the literature dates refer to first publication
-----+--------------------------------------------------------------------+SHAKESPEAREYEAR--------------------+-----------------------------------------------BIOGRAPHY: POEMSPLAYS-----+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 1564Birth. Baptism,April 26,Stratford-on-Avon-----+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1565Father becamealderman-----+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 1566Brother Gilbertborn-----+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 1568Father, as bailiffof Stratford,NOTE: The plays in the columnsentertained Queen"sbelow are arranged in theand Earl ofprobable, though purelyWorcester"s actorsconjectural, order ofcomposition. Dates appended-----+--------------------+ to plays are those of first + 1572publication. Where nodate is given, the play was-----+--------------------+ first published in the First + 1573Folio (1623). M signifiesthat the play was mentioned-----+--------------------+ by Meres in the + 1574Brother RichardPalladis Tamia (1598)born-----+--------------------+ + 1575-----+--------------------+ + 1576-----+--------------------+ + 1577Father in financialdifficulties-----+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
-----+---------------------+-------------------+BRITISH ANDHISTORYYEARFOREIGNANDLITERATUREBIOGRAPHY-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1564Quart livre deMichelangelo died.PantagruelCalvin died.Marlowe born.Galileo born.-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1565Sackville andPhilip II of SpainNorton"s Gorboducgave his name toprintedPhilippine Islands-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1566Udall"s RoisterMurder of RizzioDoister printed?-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1568The Bishops Bible.Mary of Scots aLa Taille"s Saulleprisoner inFurieux. R.England. AschamGrafton"sdied. CoverdaleChronicledied. NetherlandsWar of Liberation-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1572Camoens" Os LusiadasKnox died. Ma.s.sacre(The Lusiads)of St. Bartholomew-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1573Ta.s.so"s AmintaBen Jonson born?Donne born-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1574Mirror forEarl of Leicester"sMagistrates (thirdplayers licensededition)-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1575Gammer Gurton"sQueen Elizabeth atNeedle. Golding"sKenilworth.Ovid (complete)Palissy lecturedon Natural History-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1576The Paradise of"The Theatre"Dainty Devices.opened in FinsburyGascoigne"s SteelFields, London,Gla.s.sfollowed by "TheCurtain." HansSachs died-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1577Holinshed"sDrake sailed toChroniclecirc.u.mnavigateglobe-----+---------------------+-------------------+
-----+--------------------------------------------------------------------+SHAKESPEAREYEAR--------------------+-----------------------------------------------BIOGRAPHY: POEMSPLAYS-----+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ 1579Sister Ann died(aged eight)-----+--------------------+ + 1580Brother Edmund born-----+--------------------+ + 1581-----+--------------------+ + 1582Married AnneHathaway-----+--------------------+ + 1583Daughter Susannaborn-----+--------------------+ + 1584-----+--------------------+ + 1585Twin children(Hamnet, Judith)born-----+--------------------+ + 1586Probably went toLondon-----+--------------------+ + 1587-----+--------------------+ + 1588-----+--------------------+ + 1589COMEDIESHISTORIESTRAGEDIES-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1590Love"s Labour"sLost(M, 1598)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1591Comedy of1 Henry VIErrors (M)2 Henry VI-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
-----+---------------------+-------------------+BRITISH ANDHISTORYYEARFOREIGNANDLITERATUREBIOGRAPHY-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1579Gosson"s School ofUnion of Utrecht.Abuse. North"sTa.s.so put inPlutarch. Lyly"sconfinement atEuphues (pt. 1).FerraraSpenser"s Shepherd"sCalendar-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1580Montaigne"s EssaisBrown founded(first edition)Separatists.Camoens died-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1581Ta.s.so"s GerusalemmeDutch DeclarationLiberataof Independence-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1582The Rheims NewAccademia dellaTestamentCrusca founded-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1583Garnier"s Les JuivesSir HumphreyGilbert drowned-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1584Lyly"s Campaspe.William the SilentPeele"s Arraignmenta.s.sa.s.sinated. Ivanof Paristhe Terrible died-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1585Guarini"s Pastor FidoRonsard died(1590)-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1586Camden"s BritanniaSir Philip Sidneykilled-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1587Hakluyt"s FourExecution of MaryVoyages. Faustbuchof Scots(Spiess, Frankfort)-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1588Martin Marprelate:Defeat of SpanishThe EpistleArmada-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1589Puttenham"s Art ofHenry of Navarre,English PoesieKing of France.Palissy died inBastille-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1590Marlowe"s TamburlaineBattle of IvrySpenser"s FaerieQueene, I-III.Lodge"s Rosalynde.Sidney"s Arcadia-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1591Sidney"s AstrophelHerrick bornand Stella.Harington"s tr. ofOrlando Furioso-----+---------------------+-------------------+
-----+--------------------------------------------------------------------+SHAKESPEAREYEAR--------------------+-----------------------------------------------BIOGRAPHY: POEMSPLAYS (see note above)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1592Greene"s attack inTwo GentlemenRichard IIIRomeo andGroatsworth of Witof Verona (M)(M, 1597).Juliet (M,3 Henry VI1597)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1593Venus and AdonisKing John (M).t.i.tus(seven editions,Richard II (M,Andronicus1594-1616)1597)(M, 1594)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1594Lucrece (fiveA Midsummereditions,Night"s Dream1594-1616)(M, 1600)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1595ValuableAll"s Wellcontemporarythat Endsreferences toWell. TamingShakespeareof the Shrew-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1596Son Hamnet died.1 Henry IV (M,Family applied for1598). 2 Henrycoat-of-armsIV (1600)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1597Purchased New Place,Merry Wives ofStratfordWindsor.Merchant ofVenice(M, 1600)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1598Shakespeare actedMuch Ado AboutHenry V (1600)in Jonson"s EveryNothing (1600)Man in His Humour-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1599Part proprietor ofAs You Like ItGlobe Theatre.Coat-of-armsgranted. ThePa.s.sionate Pilgrim-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1600Won a LondonTwelfth Nightlawsuit-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
-----+---------------------+--------------------+BRITISH ANDHISTORYYEARFOREIGNANDLITERATUREBIOGRAPHY-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1592Daniel"s Delia.Greene died.Lyly"s GallatheaMontaigne died.(Galatea)London theatresclosed throughplague-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1593Peele"s Edward I.Marlowe died.Barnes"s SonnetsHerbert born.-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1594Rinuccini"s Dafne.PalestrinaSatire Menipee("PrincepsMusicae") died-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1595Peele"s Old Wives"Ta.s.so died. SirTale. Spenser"sWalter Raleigh"sEpithalamionexpedition toGuiana. Sir J.Hawkins died-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1596Drayton"sBurbage builtMortimeriados.Blackfriar"sFaerie Queene,Theatre. DescartesBooks IV-VIborn. Sir F. Drakedied-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1597Bacon"s EssaysThe Tyrone(first edition).rebellionHall"sVirgidemiarum-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1598Mere"s PalladisPeele died. EdictTamia. Chapman"sof NantesHomer (pt. 1). Lopede Vega"s Arcadia-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1599Aleman"s Guzman deSpenser died. GlobeAlfarache. Peele"sTheatre built.David and BethsabeOliver Cromwellborn-----+---------------------+--------------------+ 1600England"s HeliconCalderon born.Bruno died-----+---------------------+--------------------+
-----+--------------------------------------------------------------------+SHAKESPEAREYEAR--------------------+-----------------------------------------------BIOGRAPHY: POEMSPLAYS (see note above)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1601Father died. TheJulius CaesarPhoenix and Turtle-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1602Purchased moreHamlet (1603)Stratford realestate-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1603His company actedTroilus andbefore the QueenCressida-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1604Sued Rogers atMeasure forOth.e.l.loStratfordMeasure-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1605G.o.dfather toMacbethWilliam D"Avenant-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1606King Lear givenKing Learbefore Court(1608)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1607Daughter SusannaTimon ofmarried Dr. HallAthens-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1608Birth ofPericles (1609)Antony andgranddaughterCleopatraElizabeth Hall.Death of mother(Mary Arden)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1609Sonnets. A Lover"sCoriola.n.u.sComplaint-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1610Purchased more realCymbelineestate-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1611Subscribed forWinter"s Talebetter highwaysThe Tempest-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1613Invested in LondonHenry VIIIhouse property.Brother Richarddied-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 1616Made his will.Daughter Judithmarried ThomasQuiney. Died April23 (May 3, NewStyle)-----+--------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
-----+---------------------+-------------------+BRITISH ANDHISTORYYEARFOREIGNANDLITERATUREBIOGRAPHY-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1601Jonson"s PoetasterThe Ess.e.x plot.Rivalry betweenLondon adult andboy actors-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1602Dekker"s SatiromastixBodleian Libraryfounded-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1603Jonson"s Seja.n.u.sQueen Elizabethdied. MillenaryPet.i.tion-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1604Marlowe"s FaustusHampton Court(1588-1589)Conference-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1605Don Quixote (pt. 1)Gunpowder plot.Sir Thomas Browneborn-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1606Chapman"s MonsieurLyly died.D"OliveCorneille born-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1607Dekker and Webster"sSettlement ofWestward Ho!Jamestown-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1608Captain John Smith"sMilton born.A True Relation.Quebec foundedMiddleton"s A MadWorld-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1609The Douai OldSeparatistsTestament(Pilgrims) inLeyden-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1610Strachey"s WrackeHenry IV (Navarre)and Redemptiona.s.sa.s.sinated-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1611King James BibleGustavus Adolphus,(A.V.). Bellarmine"sKing of SwedenPuissance du Pape-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1613Drayton"s PolyolbionGlobe Theatreburned-----+---------------------+-------------------+ 1616Captain John Smith"sCervantes died.New England. FolioBeaumont died.edition of Jonson"sBaffin exploresPoems. D"Aubigne"sBaffin"s Bay.Les TragiquesHarvey lectured(1577)on the circulationof the blood-----+---------------------+-------------------+
DISTRIBUTION OF CHARACTERS
In this a.n.a.lysis are shown the acts and scenes in which the characters (see Dramatis Personae, page 2) appear, with the number of speeches and lines given to each.
NOTE. Parts of lines are counted as whole lines.
==============+=========+==========+========+NO. OFNO. OFSPEECHESLINES--------------+---------+----------+--------+ CaeSARI, ii1439II, ii1672III, i1039======40150OCTAVIUSIV, i612V, i925V, v410======1947ANTONYI, ii46II, ii11III, i1098III, ii20147IV, i538V, i822V, iv28V, v18======51328LEPIDUSIV, i34CICEROI, iii49PUBLIUSII, ii11III, i11======22POPILIUSIII, i22BRUTUSI, ii2273II, i35182II, ii23III, i2378III, ii549IV, ii1034IV, iii69204V, i1133V, ii16V, iii418V, iv11V, v1039======193720Ca.s.sIUSI, ii24143I, iii15119II, i1437III, i1844IV, ii47IV, iii4698V, i1149V, iii632======138529CASCAI, ii1960I, iii1457II, i410III, i34======40131TREBONIUSII, i23II, ii12III, i13======48LIGARIUSII, i515DECIUSII, i312II, ii425III, i57======1244METELLUSII, i29III, i38======517CINNAI, iii49II, i34III, i45======1118FLAVIUSI, i627MARULLUSI, i532ARTEMIDORUSII, iii114III, i34======418SOOTHSAYERI, ii33II, iv514III, i11======918CINNA, A POETIII, iii814ANOTHER POETIV, iii37LUCILIUSIV, ii410IV, iii11V, i11V, iv314V, v12======1028t.i.tINIUSIV, iii11V, iii931======1032MESSALAIV, iii914V, i22V, iii719V, v34======2139CATOV, iii23V, iv15======38VOLUMNIUSV, v33VARROIV, iii66c.l.i.tUSV, v810CLAUDIUSIV, iii44STRATOV, v46LUCIUSII, i1017II, iv46IV, iii1010======2433DARDANIUSV, v33PINDARUSIV, ii13V, iii413======516CALPURNIAI, ii11II, ii526======627PORTIAII, i662II, iv1030======1692CARPENTERI, i11COBBLERI, i617SERVANTII, ii35SERVANTIII, i216SERVANTIII, i35GHOSTIV, iii33CITIZENS (ALL)III, ii13141 CITIZENIII, ii1417III, iii44======18212 CITIZENIII, ii1416III, iii46======18223 CITIZENIII, ii1216III, iii47======16234 CITIZENIII, ii1114III, iii57======1621SERVANTIII, ii341 SOLDIERIV, ii11V, iv34======452 SOLDIERIV, ii11V, iv11======223 SOLDIERIV, ii11MESSENGERV, i14==============+=========+==========+========+
JULIUS CaeSAR
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DRAMATIS PERSONae[1]
JULIUS CaeSAR.
OCTAVIUS CaeSAR, } triumvirs after MARCUS ANTONIUS,[2] } the death of M. aeMILIUS LEPIDUS, } Julius Caesar.
CICERO, } PUBLIUS, } senators.
POPILIUS LENA, }
MARCUS BRUTUS, } Ca.s.sIUS, } CASCA, } conspirators TREBONIUS, } against LIGARIUS, } Julius Caesar.
DECIUS BRUTUS,[3] } METELLUS CIMBER, } CINNA, }
FLAVIUS and MARULLUS,[4] tribunes.
ARTEMIDORUS of Cnidos, a teacher of Rhetoric.[5]
A Soothsayer.
CINNA, a poet. Another Poet.
LUCILIUS, } t.i.tINIUS, } MESSALA, } friends to Brutus Young CATO, } and Ca.s.sius.
VOLUMNIUS, }
VARRO, } c.l.i.tUS, } CLAUDIUS, } servants to STRATO, } Brutus.
LUCIUS, } DARDANIUS, }
PINDARUS, servant to Ca.s.sius.
CALPURNIA,[6] wife to Caesar.
PORTIA, wife to Brutus.
Senators, Commoners, Guards, Attendants, &c.
SCENE: _Rome; the neighborhood of Sardis; the neighborhood of Philippi._