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William Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act I, Scene IV

Scene IVBefore CorioliEnter, with drum and colours, Marcius, Titus, Lartius, Captains and Soldiers. To them a MessengerMarciusYonder comes news. A wager they have met.LartiusMy horse to yours…

Metellus

(Encyclopedia) MetellusMetellusmētĕlˈəs [key], ancient Roman family of the plebeian gens Caecilia. Lucius Caecilius Metellus, d. c.221 b.c., consul (251 b.c.), fought in the First Punic War. He was…

Book One

Book One   From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Queen Mab Book 5

by Percy Bysshe Shelley 4 6 5 'Thus do the generations of the earth Go to the grave, and issue from the womb, Surviving still the imperishable change That renovates the world; even as the…

Caesar, Julius

(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Julius (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? b.c.–44 b.c., Roman statesman and general. Caesar has always been one of the most controversial characters of history. His admirers have…

William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act V

Act VScene IThe plains of PhilippiEnter Octavius, Antony, and their armyOctaviusNow, Antony, our hopes are answered: You said the enemy would not come down, But keep the hills and upper…

William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act I

Act IScene IVenice. A streetEnter Antonio, Salarino, and SalanioAntonioIn sooth, I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by…