Tag: Julius Caesar

Secret Library

The Curious Meaning and Origin of ‘Et Tu, Brute?’

In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle explores the curious meanings of Julius Caesar’s ‘dying words’ Let’s kick off this week’s Secret Library column with a short quiz about those three famous words: ‘Et tu, Brute?’ Okay, if you’re ready … Question 1): Which famous Roman […]

Literature

A Short Analysis of Mark Antony’s ‘If You Have Tears, Prepare to Shed Them Now’ Speech from Julius Caesar

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘If you have tears, prepare to shed them now’: so begins one of Mark Antony’s most famous speeches from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. That line is well-known, but it’s a testament to how many great speeches we find in this play that this isn’t even […]