Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts
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4.4 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This influential early eighteenth century tragedy, written in verse, is based on the last days of Roman Stoic Cato the Younger, and deals with themes such as individual liberty, logic versus emotion, and mortality.
Customer Reviews
Eschiss1
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A good though
not a -great- play, but a fun enough read- whether a tragic enough theater experience I’m not sure. (I see there is 2-hour video of the whole thing on YouTube. So I could get a rough idea later…)
jp02us
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Excellent
An exceptional moral read. Beloved by generations and Washingtons reported favorite.
Highly recommend.
TheSonsOFHistory
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Missing the ending
It stops before the end.
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