Brutus By Linda Stowe
“Et tu Brute,” were the final words of a dying Julius Caesar after he had been attacked by members of the Roman Senate. “And you Brutus?” Caesar uttered when he saw that his friend Brutus was among his attackers. Caesar had been targeted because members of the Senate believed he would become a dictator if given too much power.
The central theme of Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” was the internal conflict Brutus felt between his loyalty to his friend Ceasar and his belief in the greater good of the Roman Republic. At Caesar’s funeral Brutus said, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.”
Caesar died on March 15, 44 BC. That was 2,067 years ago yet we continue to see versions of this same scenario play out, usually less violently but with the same intent. Was Brutus a hero or a villain? Scholars continue to argue about this as people continue to clash over power.
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Polly here. This repeats. In history and other places. In so many corners throughout the past and in the present, the argument continues.
The hero or the villain.
We see this now more than ever. Politically. Our nation is divided.
Divided We Fall. United We Stand.
We are heading the other way.
And the debate continues.
Brutus By Linda Stowe
