Both Uses of
strife
in
Julius Caesar
- Either there is a civil strife in heaven, Or else the world too saucy with the gods, Incenses them to send destruction.†
Scene 1.3 *
- Over thy wounds now do I prophesy,— Which, like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue,— A curse shall light upon the limbs of men; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy; Blood and destruction shall be so in use, And dreadful objects so familiar, That mothers shall but smile when they behold Their infants quarter'd with the hands of war; All pity choked with custom of fell deeds: And Caesar's spirit, ranging…†
Scene 3.1
Definition:
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(strife) violent conflict or angry disagreement