William Shakespeare - 1 - Julius Caesar - Argo, 1972

It must be by his death: and, for my part, 
I know no personal cause to spurn at him, 
But for the general. He would be crown'd: 
How that might change his nature, there's the question: 
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder; 
And that craves wary walking. Crown him?--that: 
And then, I grant, we put a sting in him, 
That at his will he may do danger with. 
Th' abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins 
Remorse from power; and, to speak truth of Caesar, 
I have not known when his affections sway'd 
More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, 
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, 
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; 
But, when he once attains the upmost round, 
He then unto the ladder turns his back, 
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees 
By which he did ascend: so Caesar may; 
Then, lest he may, prevent. And, since the quarrel 
Will bear no color for the thing he is, 
Fashion it thus,--that what he is, augmented, 
Would run to these and these extremities: 
And therefore think him as a serpent's egg 
Which hatch'd, would, as his kind grow mischievous; 
And kill him in the shell.

The Argo 1972 production with Richard Johnson, Ian Holm et alia –. This is the best all-round performance (and is not to be confused with another Argo production of Julius Caesar with the Marlowe Society, OK but part amateur, which you can find on mp3 sites such as Spotify)

These are mp3s @192. If you prefer lossless audio, (as I do) download the pdf contained in this upload for a method of doing this. Also contained in the upload are all GALE publications on Julius Caesar in the series “Shakespearian Criticism'' (117 MB) Kindly seed as I won't be able to do so after a few weeks.