Et tu, Brute? A Review of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

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Meet the Author

Marjane Satrapi had a childhood unlike most other kids, especially since she grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Click to learn more about the author and artist.

Ang Lee Wins Best Director

Ang Lee, the director of the Life of Pi (2013), won the Academy Award for Best Director. Click here to see what critics thought of the award-winning book-turned-movie.

This is Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan, the setting for a large portion of the book, the Kite Runner, has a large history and a rich culture teeming in its streets. Click to learn about it!

Visit Rome

It's not exactly the same as it was in the days of Julius Caesar, but millions of people visit Rome each year to learn more about the history, mythology, and architecture. Click to plan your Rome getaway.

I think I, like most kids, probably had to sit through a World History lesson where they talked about ancient Rome, and in my World History class, we had a whole page of notes called, "Et tu, Brute?" It wasn't until Latin class the next year that I was able to understand the meaning of those words (You too, Brutus?), and it wasn't until English class that I got to read the story they came from.

That famous quote came from the old William Shakespeare play called Julius Caesar, though most of the play is actually about Brutus, and Caesar dies perhaps halfway through (wasn't expecting that one), and he was killed by all the people he trusted who actually hated him and wanted to take power. The rest of the book was about how Cassius wanted to come into power through Caesar's death, but how instead Marc Antony did. There was then a war between Marc Antony's army and Brutus' army, of which Marc Antony ends up winning. In the end, Brutus kills himself. That's it, in a nutshell.

Of course, I wouldn't really recommend reading this book. I'm just not a fan of Shakespearean plays. It wasn't the worst book I've ever read, and I'm glad I read it, because I can recite some awesome quotes from the book. One of my favorites is, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves." That quote is actually the basis for one of my favorite books, the Fault in our Stars. Cassius says this, I believe, and it's sort of ironic, because Cassius basically blames everything on Julius Caesar rather than himself, but I suppose he was trying to win the favor of Brutus.

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