*f) Julius Caesar - The Caesar's Death Poem by Paolo Giuseppe Mazzarello

*f) Julius Caesar - The Caesar's Death

Rating: 2.7


III,1
At the senate. Enter ARTEMIDORUS, CAESAR,PUBLIUS, DECIUS BRUTUS, CASCA, METELLUS, CASSIUS, BRUTUS.

ARTEMIDORUS: Caesar, if you don't know the reason of your illness, read my schedule and youwill know it.
PUBLIUS: To accept schedules without evidence is impossible.
DECIUS BRUTUS: Trebonius has written a schedule rich in evidence. Caesar should read it.
CASCA: But Trebonius can not read or write!
METELLUS: I can not write, either, and so you, Casca, have written in my place. Now I am putting my signature and giving Caesar my schedule.
CAESAR: What about it?
METELLUS: My wife should be appointed frumentarious provider. I would like to be appointed myself but have an incompatible post.
CAESAR: Your post is inconsistent with virility.
BRUTUS: Caesar, you should agree with us. We have the republic at heart.
CASCA: We have not Caesar at heart.(He stabs Caesar)
CAESAR: You crazy, Casca! This is only a little cut.
BRUTUS: As praetor I shall complete the work. Then, all together!
CAESAR: Brutus, you are not clever. I shall not oppose fate. (He falls at the feet of the statue of Pompey, pulls the cloak over his head and dies)
CASSIUS: Now we can share the Caesar's post.

*f) Julius Caesar - The Caesar's Death
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Topic(s) of this poem: betrayal,good
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A few days before the Caesar's death the horses, that had been in Gallia with him and that he let out in the wild, did not eat and cried continuously.
In the picture: "Horses in the Forest" by Filippo Palizzi,1876, Naples, Italy.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sarwar Chowdhury 23 July 2009

In a poetic way history telling dear paolo which is instructive indeed......excellent! 10+

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Original Unknown Girl 04 March 2009

Very dramatic! Like it - you brought this chunk of history to life.. HG: -) xx

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