modestothemouse 's review for:

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

4.0

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So this is the second play we have read in my Shakespeare class so far. It's funny because I read this in high school and thought that Brutus was this good guy who was just looking out for the good of Rome but was thwarted by Antony. Now, however, I see just how complicated Brutus is, and how completely deluded and egocentric he is. I think probably my favorite scene comes when the mob mistakes Cinna the poet for Cina the conspirator. The guy basically tells the mob 'hey, you've got the wrong guy, I'm a poet'. And the mob responds with 'kill him! He's a poet!'it was comical and horrifying at the same time. I'm excited to go through the whole play in class.