Wellll… friends, Romans, countrymen ..a play about men, murder, revenge, dirty dealings, silly squabbles, false promises, war and politics all wrapped up in supposed honour ( the word honour and honourable runs throughout the play, it is on almost every page it seems.. but it is all smoke and mirrors). Wives get a raw deal in this play too.

The only sensible line comes from a slave who is freed after he is made to assist his masters suicide.. and he says:

‘far from this country Pindarus shall run, where never Roman shall take note of him’.

very wise.. they were a lot of trouble those Romans! (Tho they did make lovely mosaic floors).

I saw this play at the globe a year or so ago and it wasn’t a good production. But I did really enjoy reading the play this week, easy to read and very relevant to the world today sadly. How easy we humans are swayed by a good speech