Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . he Senate-chamber, seemed to show the secret ambition of his heart. He hadalready the power of a king, and it seemed but a short step from the real thingto the name of the thing. There were many who were jealous of this increasingdignity and state of Caesar, and they made his ambition an excuse for trying todestroy him. The two tribunes, who, as we have seen, were secret enemies toCaesar, under pretence of obeying the a
Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . he Senate-chamber, seemed to show the secret ambition of his heart. He hadalready the power of a king, and it seemed but a short step from the real thingto the name of the thing. There were many who were jealous of this increasingdignity and state of Caesar, and they made his ambition an excuse for trying todestroy him. The two tribunes, who, as we have seen, were secret enemies toCaesar, under pretence of obeying the ancient laws of Rome, stripped the orna-ments from the statues, took the ribbon and wreath from Caesars brow, and sentto prison the man who had placed them there. a That is, till the lowest tide do reach the extreme high-water mark. JULIUS CAESAR. 155 When Caesar afterwards learned what had been done, he was very angry, andmoved the Senate to dismiss the meddlesome tribunes from their office, declar-ing that it was his place, not theirs, to disavow such claims. But meanwhile theywent about, before the triumphal ceremonies, and had the statues stripped of
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