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- The dictator’s oral epitaph predicts the death of Brutus as a consequence of his involvement in the assassination. It means ‘You too, son, will die’. The Greco-Roman belief that a dying man can foresee the future invests Caesar’s last words with prophetic authority.
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Mar 15, 2015 · Caesar got stabbed by Brutus with a big sword, said “Et tu, Brute?” and died nobly. All of that is wrong. In major and minor ways, a lot of us misunderstand the death of Julius Caesar...
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As Brutus delivers the final blow, Caesar replies with the famous line, “Et tu, Brute?” (Latin: “You too, Brutus?”). The phrase Ides of March remains in use in modern times, very likely due to the continuing popularity of Shakespeare’s play.
[CASCA first, then the other Conspirators and BRUTUS stab CAESAR] CAESAR : Et tu, Brute! Then fall, Caesar! [Dies] CINNA : Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead! Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets. CASSIUS : Some to the common pulpits, and cry out: 80 'Liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement!' BRUTUS : People and senators, be not affrighted;
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William Shakespeare might have given Marcus Junius Brutus all the credit, but Caesar's true betrayer was a much closer friend.
On March 15, 44 B.C. a group of Roman senators murdered Julius Caesar as he sat on the podium at a senate meeting. The dictator fell bleeding to his death from 23 stab wounds before the horrified eyes of the rest of the house. It was a little after noon on the Ides of March, as the Romans called the mid-day of the month. The spectators didn’t know it yet but they were witnessing the last hours of the Roman Republic. But who was to blame?
As readers of William Shakespeare know, a dying Caesar turned to one of the assassins and condemned him with his last breath. It was Caesar’s friend, Marcus Junius Brutus.
“Et tu, Brute?” – “You too, Brutus?” is what Shakespeare has Caesar say in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Except, Caesar never said these words. And Brutus was neither his closest friend nor his biggest betrayer, not by a long shot.
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The worst traitor was another man: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus. Decimus was a distant cousin of Marcus Brutus. Because Shakespeare all but leaves him out of the story, Decimus is the forgotten assassin. In fact, he was essential.
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Feb 8, 2017 · Julius Caesar’s last words (καὶ σύ, τέκνον, ‘you too, son’) are so widely known that they can appear in comic strips and pop culture without any need for further explanation. The dictator’s final address to Brutus has become proverbial for shocking betrayal.
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Jul 31, 2015 · Once inside the Capitol, the conspirators gather around Caesar under the guise of pleading for the return of an exile. Beginning with Casca they stab Caesar to death and bathe their arms and hands in his blood. Ignoring Cassius’s advice, Brutus gives Antony permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral.
Mar 15, 2016 · They were led by a group of three—including Marcus Brutus, of “Et tu, Brute” fame—whose individual motives went beyond a quest for liberty, Strauss argues.
