Shakespeare, the Roman Plays

action affirmation Antony and Cleopatra Antony's appeal assertion attitude Aufidius balance blood Brutus Caesar Cassius Charmian Cominius confirms contemplate contrast Coriolanus cynicism death decision Decius dramatic effect Egypt elements emotion enemies Enobarbus episode evocation exaltation exchange expression eyes fact feeling finally follows force fortunes friends Fulvia generosity gesture gods hath heart hero hero's honour human illusion implied imposes intensity intimate irony judgement Julius Caesar King Lear lead Lepidus Macbeth Marcius Mark Antony Menenius mood moral nature nobility noble Octavius once passion patra patrician phrase play play's plea Plutarch poetry political Pompey present reaction ready realism reality reflection reply resolution response revealing rhetorical rival Roman Rome ruin scene seeks sense Shakespeare shame Sicinius situation speak speaker's speech spirit stresses thee thou tion tragedy tragic tribunes true truth turn typical unnatural utterance Volscian Volumnia weakness whilst words