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Literary tangent: The title seems to be an allusion to Shakespeare. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Except, the entire purpose of Antony's funeral o
by Merciernmon 4y ago
Literary tangent: The title seems to be an allusion to Shakespeare. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Except, the entire purpose of Antony's funeral oration is to praise Caesar. His intent was to defend Caesar's legacy and shift public opinion against Caesar's assassins.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8
- vermilingua 4y agoAlso Damian Lewis' (spectacular) rendition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q89MLuLSJgk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q89MLuLSJgk
- bcantrill 4y agoYeah, yeah, we know -- it's actually Frankenstein's monster.
- pas 4y agoNot everyone grew up in the thick of the Anglosphere :)
- secondcoming 4y agoMarlon Brando did it better! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=101sKhH-lMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=101sKhH-lMQ