Both Uses of
shrewd
in
Julius Caesar
- I think it is not meet,
Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar,
Should outlive Caesar: we shall find of him
A shrewd contriver;p. 61.3 *shrewd = cunning or dangerouseditor's notes: In this context, meet is an archaic synonym for appropriate.
- and my misgiving still
Falls shrewdly to the purpose.p. 105.4shrewdly = smartly
Definition:
smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)