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When Julius Caesar arrives in Egypt and finds Cleopatra in hiding, he encourages her to return to the palace and embrace her role as queen. Shaw depicts an unlikely pair that bond over a common goal.

As Roman forces invade Egypt, Julius Caesar stumbles across... Read Full Overview

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Caesar and Cleopatra, a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw, was first staged in 1901 and first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in his 1901 collection, Three Plays for Puritans. It was first performed at Newcastle upon Tyne on March... Read Full Overview

Caesar and Cleopatra (1901), by George Bernard Shaw , is a play about the relationship between Roman leader Julius Caesar and the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra. When Caesar arrives in Egypt in 48 BC, he is taken aback by the sight of the young queen. Despite a rocky start, their... Read Full Overview

"Caesar and Cleopatra" is a play by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1898. It is a comedic drama that explores the relationship between Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, and Cleopatra, the young Queen of Egypt. The play is set in 48 BC, during Caesar's occupation of Egypt,... Read Full Overview

"Caesar and Cleopatra" satirizes Shakespeares use of history and comments wryly on the politics of Shaws own time, but the undertone of melancholy makes it one of his most affecting plays.

"Caesar and Cleopatra" satirizes Shakespeares use of history and comments wryly on the politics of Shaws own time, but the undertone of melancholy makes it one of his most affecting plays.

"Caesar and Cleopatra" by George Bernard Shaw is a captivating historical drama that offers a fresh and unconventional portrayal of the legendary relationship between Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman general, and Cleopatra, the enigmatic Queen of Egypt. Set against the backdrop... Read Full Overview

In 1906, An English author George Bernard Shaw published The Doctor's Dilemma. The play about the moral dilemma of limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of private medicine as a business and a vocation. This is beautiful play that is read and appreciated... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview