Today’s Assholes: Marcus Brutus
Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" recounts the final days of the acclaimed Roman emperor.
The Bard's inspiration and information for this play came from Shakespeare reading Thomas North's Lives of the Nobel Grecians and Romans which plays out the assassination of Caesar.
"Beware the Ides of March" is the warning given to Caesar by the soothsayer.
Caesar is emperor but he's built up a list of enemies after the breaking up of the powerful First Triumvirate.
Caesar's death was ultimately plotted by enemies and former friends. On March 15, 44 BCE - Julius Caesar is stabbed in the Senate.
Sure, an argument can be made that Caesar was an asshole and we might revisit that but in this case we are giving Marcus Brutus that honor. Brutus was a former friend to Caesar and when he witnessed Caesar being stabbed 22 times, Brutus thought one more in the back wouldn't hurt.
"Et tu, Brute? Asshole." - Caesar (he must have thought it at least)
Really Brutus, was that even necessary? First, you plot the assassination and then when you see him practically dead you jump in too?
Caesar dies and Brutus lives happily ever after...until he loses a battle and is forced to flee and commits suicide.
In the words of rising actress Madison Blake, "Brutus was just as smart as Cesar. Brutus was just as cute as Cesar."
Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" recounts the final days of the acclaimed Roman emperor.
The Bard's inspiration and information for this play came from Shakespeare reading Thomas North's Lives of the Nobel Grecians and Romans which plays out the assassination of Caesar.
"Beware the Ides of March" is the warning given to Caesar by the soothsayer.
Caesar is emperor but he's built up a list of enemies after the breaking up of the powerful First Triumvirate.
Caesar's death was ultimately plotted by enemies and former friends. On March 15, 44 BCE - Julius Caesar is stabbed in the Senate.
Sure, an argument can be made that Caesar was an asshole and we might revisit that but in this case we are giving Marcus Brutus that honor. Brutus was a former friend to Caesar and when he witnessed Caesar being stabbed 22 times, Brutus thought one more in the back wouldn't hurt.
"Et tu, Brute? Asshole." - Caesar (he must have thought it at least)
Really Brutus, was that even necessary? First, you plot the assassination and then when you see him practically dead you jump in too?
Caesar dies and Brutus lives happily ever after...until he loses a battle and is forced to flee and commits suicide.
In the words of rising actress Madison Blake, "Brutus was just as smart as Cesar. Brutus was just as cute as Cesar."