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Beholding the Body of Brutus (Julius Ceaser, 5.5)
This was the noblest roman of them all.
Now that he has his last faults breathed away
And eyes of pain that hath so recently
Starred, desperate, into the void of Caesar
Fall open, still, and blind, and glistening—
Now that the bloodied blade that killed for Rome
Hath turned toward the shaken hand which wielded it
And guided tearful eyes to emptiness
His sword that pierced with honor struck me so;
That his death hath brought my pride it’s senses.
This was in fact this honorable man
A man that cracked a serpent's harmless egg
Before it’s chance to grow into a ruler.
Would Caesar have ruled with mercy and with peace
Whilst Brutus doth place no reckless means for trust.
And again in the case of Caesar's rule
Would ambition seize up armies at his whim?
Or gentleness supply the needs of poor?
What are we but irritable knaves
When faced with such responsibility
But in the wake of Brutus’ honored life
Methinks but the absolute man may lead
And till he comes no ruler shale know calm.
To combat this come common, goodly men
Who stain pure flesh in sunsets of their fear.
What is it to lead and then to follow?
to be captive to any tyranny?
Wherefore did god create a powr’ as this
That noble men kill and die, themselves, again
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This sonnet is from the perspective of Mark Antony, who was a supporter of Julius Caeser, and therefore had his doubts about Brutus. In this monologue I tried to exemplify the complexity of the historical figures/charecters who question and analyze power, honer and ambition. It beggins with Mark Antony’s line from the play: “This was the noblest Roman of them all” before launching into my own Shakespeare fan fiction.