{"id":28024,"date":"2024-03-15T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=28024"},"modified":"2024-03-15T19:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T23:16:12","slug":"friends-romans-countrymen-lend-me-your-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/15\/friends-romans-countrymen-lend-me-your-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends, Romans, Countrymen; Lend Me Your Ears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Antony&#8217;s eulogy of Julius Caesar.\u00a0 Everyone has heard the first few words.\u00a0 They&#8217;re in my title.\u00a0 But have you ever watched a dramatization?\u00a0 Many years ago I saw a small production in the Berkshires.\u00a0 And in its bare bones presentation; no fancy costumes or sets, it was well done.\u00a0 But I do not remember Antony&#8217;s speech impressing me.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three versions.\u00a0 Two are Hollywood spectacles.\u00a0 One with Marlon Brando and one with Charlton Heston.\u00a0 The third is a solo recitation.\u00a0 See if you can guess which one I favor.\u00a0 And I&#8217;ll give those who care to watch them a chance to provide their own judgement on which is best.\u00a0 Lend me your ears.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q89MLuLSJgk?si=HnxFroGa7w1ebYa3&amp;start=0&amp;end=140\" width=\"784\" height=\"441\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Julius Caesar (1953) - Mark Antony&#039;s Forum speech (starring Marlon Brando)\" width=\"783\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/101sKhH-lMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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