All 5 Uses of
content
in
Julius Caesar
- Be you content.
p. 45.0content = satisfiededitor's notes: Today, we might say, "Don't worry."
- What Antony shall speak, I will protest
He speaks by leave and by permission;
And that we are contented Caesar shall
Have all true rights and lawful ceremonies.p. 111.6contented = satisfiededitor's notes: In this context, protest is a synonym for say.
- Cassius, be content;
p. 147.9content = satisfiededitor's notes: Today we might say, "Cassius, calm down."
- they could be content
To visit other places;p. 179.5content = satisfied
- Then, if we lose this battle,
You are contented to be led in triumph
Thorough the streets of Rome?p. 187.6 *contented = satisfied (willing)
Definitions:
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(1)
(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) The word forms content and contents are also commonly used to refer to what is inside something else.