...altrettanto quanto «that spare Cassius». «He reads much» (e si ricordi il precedente he thinks too much); «He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men», con quel che segue: non ama i giochi, non ascolta la musica, raramente sorride, e se pur talvolta gli...

...but I fear him not; Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much He is a great observer, and he looks Quite thro' the deeds of men. He loves no plays, as thou dost, Antony ; He hears no music : Seldom he smiles,...

...avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much He is a great observer, and he looks Quite thro' the deeds of men. He loves no plays, as thou dost, Antony ; He hears no music : Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a way As if he mocked himself and scorned his spirit That...

...Caesar's description of his behavior reminds us of Donne's asocial bibliophile of the fifth satire: He reads much, He is a great observer, and he looks...loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself, and scorn 'd his spirit....

...Shakespeare's genius lay in his possession of a quality that his Julius Caesar attributes to Cassius: "He is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men." Not for him the simplicity of King Duncan, who reflects sadly, "There's no art to find the mind's construction...

...but I fear him not: Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know a man I should avoid So soon as spare Cassius. He reads much; He is a great observer,...the deeds of men; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Anthony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself, and...

...but I fear him not. Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much; He is a great...Quite through the deeds of men. He loves no plays, As tht HI dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mocked...

...would think, to caution him against 'dangerous' persons: I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much, He is a great...loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music. Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit...

...But I fear him not; Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much, He is a great...loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music ... (191-203) It is ironic that it is Caesar himself who indicates the threat of Cassius most...

...but I fear him not: Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon music: Seldom he smiles; and smiles in such a sort As if he mockt himself, and scorn'd his spirit That...