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"Et tu, Brut? Then fall, Caesar!"
And for the play itself, Julius Caesar... you should all know it is written by William Shakespeare.
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Umar Khan
In the play Julius Caesar, these famous and ironic last words are spoken by the leader of Rome, Julius Caesar himself. Although firstly in the play, he is warned by the soothsayer, Artimedorus, and his wife not to bring upon his presence to the way to the Capitol, Caesar still puts all aside and is deceived by Decius that Calphurnia's dream foreshadowed nothing, "The dream is all amiss interpreted..." (Act Two, Scene 2, Line 83) Caesar, unfortunately, is erroneously lead to believe of his own superciliousness and makes his decision to go. Caesar arrives at the Senate and is killed by the conspirators. Firstly, Caesar is stabbed by Casca with the words: "Speak, hands, for me!" (Act Three, Scene 1, Line 77) Then the rest of the conspirators follow, each stabbing Caesar, when at last Caesar, while fending, sees Brutus' dagger...
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