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Et Tu, Brute? Et Tu...
You too Brutus, you too, in this deed
to make your Caesar's mortal self to bleed,
see, his cloak, drawn across his eyes
better blackness seen as Caesar dies
than iron blades such friendship breeds...
Tonight a widow wears her weeds
think on this and on your fears feed
before long Caesar's ghost will cry
You too, Brutus!
Harken, Mercury's swift winged heels
come as guide to feed Charon's needs,
to boat Caesar down the Styx this night
from this unkindest cut, I breathe my last sigh,
for friends, your enemies will heed...
You too Brutus!
to make your Caesar's mortal self to bleed,
see, his cloak, drawn across his eyes
better blackness seen as Caesar dies
than iron blades such friendship breeds...
Tonight a widow wears her weeds
think on this and on your fears feed
before long Caesar's ghost will cry
You too, Brutus!
Harken, Mercury's swift winged heels
come as guide to feed Charon's needs,
to boat Caesar down the Styx this night
from this unkindest cut, I breathe my last sigh,
for friends, your enemies will heed...
You too Brutus!
Published 28th Dec 2023
Author's Note
Julius Caesar didn't get to say much
when he got his so, I thought, why not...
when he got his so, I thought, why not...
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28th Dec 2023 7:31pm
Guuurrrl! You are on a Willy role! And when I say that it’s usually disgusting, but in this case I mean it as a ‘three snaps in Z formation’
Love the way you’ve rolled in story plot points and kept the form. Go you!
Love the way you’ve rolled in story plot points and kept the form. Go you!
28th Dec 2023 7:48pm
Thank you kindly Betty for the visitor and comment.
I looked at the scene where he gets his and amazing, to me,
old Bill didn't give him a swan song so...I did. hmm..? I don't suppose
history Will thank me
I looked at the scene where he gets his and amazing, to me,
old Bill didn't give him a swan song so...I did. hmm..? I don't suppose
history Will thank me
28th Dec 2023 8:01pm
Too soon to know if history will thank you, but I will.
Betty's right. You've got some real neoclassical glory going on here,
and It's a pleasure to read:)
Betty's right. You've got some real neoclassical glory going on here,
and It's a pleasure to read:)
28th Dec 2023 8:31pm
Cheers MS for the comment.
I looked every which way
at Julius Caesar getting his
and even history says only
he got a few words in and
those were " and you son? "
Personally I think he would've
said " aaaaaargh "
but I used Plutarch's description
of " he pulled his toga over his head and died "
and then imagined the othe bits.
Thanks for " It's a pleasure to read:) "
very encouraging.
I looked every which way
at Julius Caesar getting his
and even history says only
he got a few words in and
those were " and you son? "
Personally I think he would've
said " aaaaaargh "
but I used Plutarch's description
of " he pulled his toga over his head and died "
and then imagined the othe bits.
Thanks for " It's a pleasure to read:) "
very encouraging.
