The Ides of March
March 14th, 2008
The Ides of March
The assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC, has certainly gone down as one of the most ghastly, gruesome and shocking murders in history. His murder has been replayed in numerous dramas and literary works. In fact, it influenced the minds of playwrights so much that the great Shakespeare wrote a drama on it.
Shakespeare read about the murder of Caesar in Plutarch’s “Lives of the Greeks and Romans”. It was later written in Latin and translated to English by Sir Thomas North.
Of all the works on Caesar’s ghastly murder, the most popular is undoubtedly the one by Shakespeare. His drama deals with the assassination of Caesar and its aftermath. Critics argue that the play should have been named “The Tragedy of Marcus Brutus” instead of “Julius Caesar”. This is because most of the play deals with Brutus, one of the conspirators and Caesar’s friend, who suffers from conflicting emotions.
The conspirators, especially Brutus, thought that if Caesar was not murdered he would become an autocrat and by thus assuming all power, would “keep all others in servile fearfulness”, in Shakespeare’s words. But gradually after the murder of Caesar, Brutus realizes that the murder of his dear friend was needless.
Tags: beware, ides, march
March 16th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
oh god. Not another era of lame scientology news and “we are legion” comments.
March 16th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
The church of Scientology will fall.
March 16th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I’d join in, but there aren’t any “churches” of scientology nearby. Oh well, Anon has my support nonetheless.
March 16th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
this isn’t new!
March 16th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
I’m really glad someone is willing to take a stand.
March 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Two points:1) Why does “Anonymous” have such a hate on for scientology in particular….have they stated a position on their level of tolerance for other religious organizations?2) No one will ever take them seriously while they are “Anonymous”. It makes them seem like they’re afraid to be associated with their position (yes, I know it’s cause they don’t want to get sued, that doesn’t make it any better….greenpeace has been sued many times, yet they keep doing what they believe in). I mean, think of other groups where the members are afraid to identify themselves…..it’s not really good company to be in…
March 16th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Please stop spamming digg with all thi santi scientology bullshit! We get it you guys dont like them, and lots of people who use this website seem to be jumping on the fad of a bandwagon because they think its so “Cool”!Can someother retard group of hackers start a war on ANON to get them removed from digg because this is getting very boring very fast!
March 16th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
sometimes i feel like these videos are crazy viral marketing for the next ridiculous tom cruise movie.
March 16th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
TOO LONG.Mystery is the greatest asset of Anonymous, and long-winded, undergraduate soapbox rants like this strip that mystery away. It is important to state that no one will be harmed, but just say it and get out.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Someone tell me why everyone hates Scientology so much? I mean, I get it, they are a loony church that believes loony shit, but why all the anger? People can worship however they please. I get it, digg.com is full of vocal, militant, angry athiests. O.K. you guys made your point. Rage against the machine all you want, but you really don’t have any right to attack people based upon their religious beliefs. It makes you no better than other religions who do the same thing.Before I get dugg down into the abyss, I just want to be clear, I don’t believe in religion either, but I would not, and will not openly attack someone because they do believe. I have a very simple philosophy in life: Live and let live.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:34 am
Man I feel like I am in an episode of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex