Shaw Vs. Shakespeare,Pt.2:The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

Duration: 44

Year Published: 1970

Creator: J. Barnes

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Dramatizes scenes from the play to explain Shaw's observation that it is Brutus' misdirected idealism which brings about the chaos in Shakespeare's tragedy. Re-enacts the quarrel scene between Brutus and Cassius, noting that Shaw considers this to be the finest scene in English dramatic literature. Indicates that Mark Antony's elegy at the end of the play suggests that Shakespeare admired the character of Brutus.