The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 14.1890  Monday, 29 September 2003

From:           Allan Axelrod <
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Date:           Saturday, 27 Sep 2003 10:57:40 -0400
Subject:        doting wenches in Julius Caesar

'Julius Caesar': I ii 274-279:

Casca: ".....Three or four wenches, where I stood, cried, 'Alas! good
soul,' and forgave him with all their hearts:  but there's no heed to be
taken of them; if Caesar had stabbed their mothers, they    would have
done no less"

Do those startling lines suggest that there are some for whom  leaders
[or perhaps celebrities?] are beyond  criticism?

Allan Axelrod

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