Brutus: Hear me for my cause | Julius Caesar (2022) | Act 3 Scene 2 | Shakespeare's Globe

Anna Crichlow performs Brutus' speech from Act III, scene 2 of Julius Caesar.
Shakespeare’s brutal tale of ambition, incursion, and revolution, Julius Caesar, plays in the Globe Theatre until 10 September as part of our Summer 2022 season: bit.ly/GlobeCaesar2022
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Romans, countrymen and lovers, hear me for my cause
and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honour
and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe.
Censure me in your wisdom and awake your senses,
that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly,
any dear friend of Caesar’s, to them I say,
that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than theirs.
If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar,
this is my answer: not that I loved Caesar less,
but that I loved Rome more.
Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves,
than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?
As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate,
I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him:
but as he was ambitious, I slew him.
There is tears, for his love; joy, for his fortune;
honuor, for his valour; and death, for his ambition.
Who here is so base, that would be a bondman?
If any, speak, for them have I offended. Who is here so rude,
that would not be a Roman? If any, speak, for them have I offended.
Who is here so vile, that will not love their country?
If any, speak, for them have I offended.
I pause for a reply.
- Julius Caesar, Act III, scene 2

[@paulmahoney594]

I saw this production when it came to Bournemouth. Superb.

[@keysteacher7983]

Beautiful voice! I hope they also post Mark Antony's corresponding speech from this play. Would love to show my students!

[@williammartin2593]

Perfect.

[@MichaelBurmy]

None, Brutus, none.

[@ragoodvin44]

Lovely. Wish I could make it there. Hopefully it will be available on Globeplayer soon! Love and thanks 😊

[@jodu626]

😆

[@miladydewinter8551]

All this gender swapping and race reversal in roles is ok for a change but when it’s every single play and every single production becomes confusing. It removes being able to place historical characters as well as being dated because this is modern political ideologies that not everyone agrees with. Would be nice to actually see a straightforward Shakespeare play now and again as we have zillions of modern plays just like this. Ppl DO want to see Shakespeare performed as it actually was from time to time. The Globe is not the Tate Modern. It was recreated for a reason.

[@lyenta]

You mean like it was in the day of Shakespeare with men acting as women.... Also genderswapping... You when white people would play romans and Cleopatra... when they where not north european white at all....

[@GrixieKong]

Gender swapping and race reversal was absolutely the norm IN Shakespeare’s day!

[@Blech319]

Why has the second reply been censored?

[@valentinocaruso9282]

I get what you say, but it is true that it happened in Shakespeare era too.