Ep. 13. Brutus: Traitor to Caesar or Liberator of Rome?
06/16/22 • 72 min
Marcus Junius Brutus is a name that has come down through history as being synonymous with unexpected betrayal. Dante- in his Divine Comedy portrays Brutus as being in the lowest pit of the underworld. He was however a far more complex character, and even William Shakespeare, in his play The Death of Julius Caesar, portrays him as a man torn by his duty to his country and his duty to his friend and benefactor - Caesar. Brutus' monologues and conversations are by far the longest of all the characters - which suggests that the play was really about Brutus, not Caesar. So Brutus is a figure of history that has been twisted and manipulated by emperors and kings to justify their own power, and also by democratic republics as a martyr to the ideals of freedom. But the real story of Brutus is more complex, more human and deserving of a deeper exploration.
Film montage references are listed in the credit roll at the end of the video.
#brutus #Rome #Caesar.
02:28 Background
10:52 Key Players / 1st Triumvirate
41:52 Marc Antony's "Funeral Speech" (Shakespeare)
47:36 Decimus Junius Brutus
55:10 Aftermath
1:00:00 Second Triumvirate
1:03:00 End of the Republic
1:05:18 Brutus Speech at Caesar's funeral (Shakespeare)
Marcus Junius Brutus is a name that has come down through history as being synonymous with unexpected betrayal. Dante- in his Divine Comedy portrays Brutus as being in the lowest pit of the underworld. He was however a far more complex character, and even William Shakespeare, in his play The Death of Julius Caesar, portrays him as a man torn by his duty to his country and his duty to his friend and benefactor - Caesar. Brutus' monologues and conversations are by far the longest of all the characters - which suggests that the play was really about Brutus, not Caesar. So Brutus is a figure of history that has been twisted and manipulated by emperors and kings to justify their own power, and also by democratic republics as a martyr to the ideals of freedom. But the real story of Brutus is more complex, more human and deserving of a deeper exploration.
Film montage references are listed in the credit roll at the end of the video.
#brutus #Rome #Caesar.
02:28 Background
10:52 Key Players / 1st Triumvirate
41:52 Marc Antony's "Funeral Speech" (Shakespeare)
47:36 Decimus Junius Brutus
55:10 Aftermath
1:00:00 Second Triumvirate
1:03:00 End of the Republic
1:05:18 Brutus Speech at Caesar's funeral (Shakespeare)
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Ep. 14. Shakespeare: The Genius we never knew
William Shakespeare was arguably the greatest writer in history. His works have been translated into every living language. He’s been credited with literally inventing a tenth of the entire English language, or almost 2000 new words and phrases, many of which remain in common usage to this day. Yet, he was an aspiring tradesman’s son during a time of great civil upheaval. He apparently left school at 13 only to be forced into a murky marriage at the age of 18. Despite these challenges he somehow managed to pen works that showed an incredible breadth and depth of knowledge of law, medicine, botany, geography, politics, history, religion and human psychology that mark him as a true renaissance man. And yet, we have so few pieces of material evidence about him that we could fit everything we know of his life, into literally one paragraph. We can’t even be sure that the portraits we instantly recognise are actually his. And yet, there are over a thousand books that have been written about him, almost all of which are based on pure speculation. Some even suggest that the man we assume to be the greatest treasure of the English Speaking World could not possibly be the obscure son of an illiterate glovemaker; but merely a front-man or pseudonym for a restless aristocrat wanting to keep anonymous. Join us, as we dive into the life and times of William Shakespeare; take a brief look at his works, themes and their significance, and review some of the ongoing controversies that have plagued our understanding of his legacy to this very day.
#williamshakespeare, #shakespeare, #shaksper, #controversy, #antistratfordian, #oxfordian, #Edwarddevere, #francisbacon, #baconian, #hamlet, #macbeth, #sonnets, #renaissance, #cypher,
Further links related to content in the video:
Medieval Perfect Storm (on this Channel)
https://youtu.be/qavGsly6y98
Brutus (on this Channel)
https://youtu.be/45BabLOPZio
Joseph Campbell's Monomyth or Hero's Journey, on the Triarius Project Channel:
https://youtu.be/KHOhHwzO_2Y
Iron John on the Triarius Project Channel:
https://youtu.be/HcF_dd3agMw
Cracking the Shakespeare Code with Petter Amundsen:
https://youtu.be/XpJzi3Junuc
The Shakespeare Mystery:
https://youtu.be/wkqcLJZ9I3s
9 Fake Facts about Shakespeare- A quick summary by Dr. Ros Barber
https://youtu.be/vPIKgfEWRo0
Diana Price and Shakespeare's lack of a Literary Trail
https://youtu.be/GEQNWpo1PSs
Shakespeare was a fake- by Alexander Waugh at Brunel University
https://youtu.be/XGn6eJkQlig
Who Wrote Shakespeare? Public debate
https://youtu.be/HgImgdJ5L6o
Shakespeare Authorship Question. Prof Paul Cantor:
https://youtu.be/dMM_Un6W_mQ
Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare?
By Dr. Ros Barber-
https://youtu.be/l8oJy318BDo
By Tom Regnier-
https://youtu.be/EAprYZnjGX4
Websites of prominent Anti-Stratfordian Groups:
https://deveresociety.co.uk/edward-de-vere-as-shakespeare/
https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/the-oxfordian/
https://sirbacon.org/wells.htm
Shakespeare Authorship Question and trustworthiness:
https://youtu.be/5h1HJSNzDDI
Traditional Shakespeare Sites:
https://shakespeareauthorship.com/
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