Julius Caesar and the Soliloquy

12/07/2014
Julius Caesar and the Soliloquy

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Episode Synopsis

The soliloquy is one of Shakespeare’s most recognisable and distinctive theatrical devices. It is in no small part responsible for his fame as a dramatist of human psychology. Was Julius Caesar the gateway in Shakespeare’s soliloquising art between the 1590s and the 1600s? Sheldrake takes a close look at a few speeches from the play. […]