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Caesar and Pompey (The Wars of Caesar and Pompey)

Chapman, George, published 1631 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional;Closet/Unacted

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TitleCaesar and Pompey (The Wars of Caesar and Pompey)
AuthorChapman, George
Publication year (edition)1631
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: history
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional;Closet/Unacted
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 444 · edition 958 · TCP A18425 · DEEP 769
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1605 [1602-1605; Act 2, sc. 1 written 1610-1611(?)]
First performance (BritDrama)1606 [1599-1631]
Company (BritDrama)Unacted (?)
Company (Annals)Unacted (?)
TheaterBlackfriars;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
FormatQuarto
STCC1947
Greg444a(iii)
Genre (Annals)Classical History
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1499
Title pageCAESAR AND POMPEY: A Roman Tragedy, declaring their Warres. Out of whose events is evicted this Proposition. Only a just man is a freeman.
Title-page performance noteAs it was Acted at the Black-Fryers.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2239 · witness representative_proposed

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10–65477T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.80NOw will the two Suns of our Roman Heaven (Pompey & Caesar) in their tropic burning, With their contention, al…
266–128470unassignedAway Statilius; how long shall thy love Exceed thy knowledge of me, and the Gods? Whose rights thou wrong'st f…
3129–193482T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.78Do, take it Cato; fear no greatest of them; Thou seek'st the people's good; and these their own. Brave Cato! w…
4194–255473T50 Fleets, armies and generals: war by sea 0.73That seeks to save their lives? And lest myself (Thus speaking for them) be unjustly touched With any less dou…
5256–327522T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.82Let me not thus (imperial Bench and Senate) Feel myself beat about the ears, and tossed With others breathes t…
6328–390492unassignedI have it Sir, in memory, and will speak it. Thou shalt be dumb as soon. Pull down this Cato, Author of factio…
7391–453495T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.86Be free, Sir, of your insight and your speech; And speak, and see more, than the world beside; I must remember…
8454–522493T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.75That's certain, for every ass does that. What art thou? A villain worse than thou. And dost breathe? I speak t…
9523–593495unassignedGo to, thou shalt serve me, choose thy profession; And what cloth thou wouldst wish to have thy Coat Cut out o…
10594–655482T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.80Yet you cannot change the old fashion (they say) And hide your cloven feet. No? I can wear Roses that shall sp…
11656–724511unassignedHow shall we rise (my Lord) but all in uproars, Being still pursued? The pursuit stays, my Lord, Pompey hath s…
12725–784461unassigned'tis offered, Sir, 'bove the rate of Caesar In other men, but in what I approve Beneath his merits: which I wi…
13785–850495unassignedWhich right well You might have raised so high, that on their tops Your Throne was offered, ever t'overlook Su…
14851–914456unassignedYour pass (my truest friend, and worthy Father) May all good powers make safe, and always answer Your infinite…
15915–981532T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.80Your royal aids deserve of Rome and Pompey Our utmost honours. O may now our fortune Not balance her broad bre…
16982–1042455unassignedWhat battle is there sought now in the air. That threats the wrack of nature? Master? come. Shall we thrust th…
171043–1103466T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.78H bore a great minde to extend our pursuit Much further than it was; and served that day (When you had, like t…
181104–1165470T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.78'tis your best and safest. This offered peace of his is sure a snare To make our war the bloodier, whose fit f…
191166–1235484T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.73That even the spirit Of heaven's pure flame flew down and ravished up Your offerings blaze in that religious i…
201236–1296474T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.73'tis time, my Lord, you put in form your battle. Since we must fight then, and no offered peace Will take with…
211297–1361480T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.78My judgement from enforcing fight this morn? The new-fled night made day with Meteors, Fired over Caesar's cam…
221362–1426493T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.72It made the Consuls Run on their swords to see't. The brave Patricians Fled with their spoiled faces, arrows s…
231427–1491490unassignedO the strange carriage of their acts, by which Men order theirs; and their devotions in them; Much rather stri…
241492–1559499unassignedhowever many; gods and men can witness Themselves enforced it, much against the most I could enforce on Pompey…
251560–1633522unassignedNo, Statilius. Men that have forfeit lives by breaking laws, Or have been overcome, may beg their lives, But I…
261634–1701488unassignedThe body lives not When death hath rest it. Yet 'tis free, and kept Fit for rejunction in man's second life; W…
271702–1769499unassignedStatilus, My reasons must not strengthen you in error, Nor learned Athenodorus gentle yielding. Talk with some…
281770–1849499unassignedNot yet, madame. Seest thou no travelers addressed this way? In any number on this Lesbian shore? I see some n…
291850–1914499unassignedHe's too great to be truly good; for worldly greatness Is the chief worldly goodness; and all worldly goodness…
301915–1981483unassignedO, I more joy, t'embrace my Lord thus fixed, Than he had brought me ten inconstant conquests. Miraculous stand…
311982–2043508unassignedSee heavens your sufferings, is my country's love, The justice of an Empire; piety; Worth this end in their le…
322044–2106478unassignedMy Lord, I know not, The rest come in there. Where's the sword I charged you To give his place again? I'll bre…
332107–2169479unassignedBy your experienced father, not to touch At any action of the public weal, Nor any rule bear near her politic …
342170–2238488unassignedYou may, you may; but shun the victor now, Who near is, and will make us all his slaves. He shall himself be m…