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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Julius Caesar 2.0 (Or Would it be 0.5 since Shakespeare is older?)

So here's my last blog in Shakespeare. If you would actually want to be able to understand my last blog, please read it at the last post. This is more of an ode to Shakespeare than anything.

"Looking back at Julius Caesar (Which we has't been reading and performing for the past 3 weeks) its surprising to see that I actually hath seemed to enjoy t. lest I not one for the theater, or coequal for poetry, but this wast actually excit'ment to participate in. So ere I start this blog, big shout out to mine English teacher for making me tryeth something new... and actually enjoying t.


Working mine way through this playeth, I can confidently sayeth that t hadst more thrilling suspense then most new literary content nowadays, so valorous job Julius Caesar for making something to last this long. I eke can confidently sayeth that this story hath more loose ends and speculation than the TV showeth "Lost". if 't be true thou has't readeth Julius Caesar, then thee knoweth that Portia wast "said" to has't hath killed herself, and that Brutus and Cassius may has't been ga... well far be it from my heart, the thought thereof. thee receiveth the point, this story is quaint.

Now what else is plentiful in this story is the amount of false justifications that the characters sayeth.
 For instance...

"And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg—
Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous—
And kill him in the shell" (2.1 32-35).

This is a most wondrous example, because Brutus useth this justification to killeth Caesar. According to Brutus, that gent is killing Caesar to preserve Caesar's now valorous image so that that gent wilt at each moment beest known as valorous. This is because if 't be true Caesar would has't gotten the crown, that gent would has't becometh a tyrant. This in itself may beest true, but hadst Caesar hath lived on, that gent may has't been the best vaward in all of Rome. For all we knoweth, if 't be true Caesar hadst hath lived on, that gent may has't turned into Darth Vader. We just don't has't enough proof to bethink either, and nor didst Brutus.

This is just one of many of the so-called "faults" in Julius Caesar, but to me those gents maketh t better. To me, those gents holp me to stayeth interested in the playeth. Since these situations cameth up oft, every time one occurred, I would keepeth reading to see each characters next "dumb" moment. And again, these like a stone moments wast quaint oft as half of the characters justified their own death because of the death of a cousin.

So in the end, I am very joyous to has't hath tried reading Shakespeare, and that this attempt turned out to beest fruitful. Although ere I finish, alloweth me point out that at least half the characters hath kicked the bucket, but almost no sword fighting occurred throughout the entirety of the playeth. So applause to Shakespeare for being able to killeth people without actually killing those folk. And to end this blog, I quote Julius Caesar, not from the playeth but from real life.

'Veni, Vidi, Vici.'"

Shakespeare Translator: http://www.shmoop.com/shakespeare-translator/









Julius Caesar

Looking back at Julius Caesar (Which we have been reading and performing for the past 3 weeks) its surprising to see that I actually seemed to enjoy it. I'm not one for the theater, or even for poetry, but this was actually fun to participate in. So before I start this blog, big shout out to my English teacher for making me try something new... and actually enjoying it.


Working my way through this play, I can confidently say that it had more thrilling suspense then most new literary content nowadays, so good job Julius Caesar for making something to last this long. I also can confidently say that this story has more loose ends and speculation than the TV show "Lost". If you have read Julius Caesar, then you know that Portia was "said" to have killed herself, and that Brutus and Cassius may have been ga... well never mind. You get the point, this story is pretty much an uncleanly cut rope, which is what makes it so interesting to me.

Now what else is plentiful in this story is the amount of false justifications that the characters say.
For instance...

"And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg—
Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous—
And kill him in the shell" (2.1 32-35).

This is a great example, because Brutus uses this justification to kill Caesar. According to Brutus, he is killing Caesar to preserve Caesar's now good image so that he will always be known as good. This is because if Caesar would have gotten the crown, he would have become a tyrant. This in itself may be true, but had Caesar lived on, he may have been the best leader in all of Rome. For all we know, if Caesar had lived on, he may have turned into Darth Vader. We just don't have enough proof to think either, and nor did Brutus.

This is just one of many of the so-called "faults" in Julius Caesar, but to me they make it better. To me, they helped me to stay interested in the play. Since these situations came up often, every time one occurred, I would keep reading to see each characters next "dumb" moment. And again, these dumb moments were pretty often as half of the characters justified their own death because of the death of a friend.

So in the end, I am very happy to have tried reading Shakespeare, and that this attempt turned out to be fruitful. Although before I finish, let me point out that at least half the characters died, but almost no sword fighting occurred throughout the entirety of the play. So applause to Shakespeare for being able to kill people without actually killing them. And to end this blog, I quote Julius Caesar, not from the play but from real life.

"Veni, Vidi, Vici."

Sources:
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/61618812.jpg
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/juliuscaesar