Julius Caesar Manual (Access to Shakespeare)
Are you frustrated by obscure words and unidiomatic phrases in Shakespeare's plays?  The new "Access to Shakespeare" series removes the mystery, not the magic, from JULIUS CAESAR, and makes reading or studying a breeze.  This translation of JULIUS CAESAR into contemporary English -- alongside the original text -- has modernized the difficult passages and expressions which used to make Shakespeare's language such heavy weather.This unique translation is NOT a literal-minded prose version. It retains the feel and the rhythm of the original, letting you experience the play in the same enjoyable way an Elizabethan audience did.  The text is immediately clear to today's readers, making those tedious footnotes unnecessary.  You'll find easy-to-follow line numbering, and a glossary of place names and mythological references.Are you a high school or junior-college student working on an assignment? Do you wish to preview the play before a performance, or are you perhaps learning English as a Second Language?  This translation is ideal for you. You will never again hesitate to read THE TRAGEDY OF JULIUS CAESAR because you're mystified by such lines as, "Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?"  The facing page of this edition of JULIUS CAESAR makes clear what Shakespeare meant, "Didn't Brutus kneel in vain?The translation reads like a modern book   and it's fascinating.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.