Literary/historical question: Brutus (the one who killed Caesar) was

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

Poll question: Literary/historical question: Brutus (the one who killed Caesar) was

[Az]

1. Option A's extreme nature will drive most away

Noblest? We may never have heard the story of the noblest person of Rome. Making such claims blind is unreasonable.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

2. OK. One of the noblest? I was simply quoting Antony, from Shakespeare.

[Spinzonner]

3. Popeye's sworn enemy

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I voted, but would hardly ever give you shit. I also love Shakespeare.

I am just curious what would prompt you to ask this particular question, at this time. I find the questions posed by "Hamlet" infinitely more pressing.:shrug:

[Pert_UK]

5. I saw Julius Caesar in Stratford-upon-Avon last November......

It was an excellent, if slightly odd, production and reconfirmed my view that Brutus is a ridiculous fool who acts out of the best of motives.

Throughout the play Caesar repeatedly turns down offers to be king and doesn't actually seem to do anything wrong at all, yet Brutus is persuaded that "for the good of Rome" Caesar must die, and therefore helps to kill his good friend.

To be honest, I don't think Shakespeare gives enough reasons for why the plotters think Rome needs to be saved from Caesar - none of them seem to have any hidden motives and they all seem to act altruistically, yet you're never really sure why they think that Caesar is going to ruin everything and must die.

[Pert_UK]

6. Self delete

Dupe post.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

7. Denzel is playing Brutus

on Broadway in "Julius Caesar."

I'll be going to see it in about a month. Can't wait.

[Bridget Burke]

8. An honorable man.

They were all, all honorable men.