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@apolinariomabinis‘s brutecass sideblog | mid-20s | he/they

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Shakespeare's JULIO CESAR trans. Bienvenido Lumbera

you know the scene, "You bear too stubborn and too strange a hand Over your friend that loves you." "Nor construe any further my neglect, Than that poor Brutus, with himself at war, Forgets the shows of love to other men," aka the conversation in Act I Scene II that makes me feel a little unraveled

and ofc, the shows of love

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‘Lovers in Peace’ Brutus and Cassius: A re-examination, John Roland Dove & Peter Gamble

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‘Lovers in Peace’ Brutus and Cassius: A re-examination, John Roland Dove & Peter Gamble

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brutus (once again) talking shit about other people (marcus favonius) at a gathering to cassius

(they can kiss and make up about it later)

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are they, you know, conspiring?

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everyone talks about cassius seducing brutus into joining conspiracy, but what of brutus trying to seduce his way into cassius’s conspiracy. hmmm. what about THAT dynamic.

also I downloaded a bunch of art sourcebooks and wanted to draw some wall decorations so I picked the library scene out of The Comic Script to draw that would let me do that for a panel, sketched it out real quick, and slapped on quick flat colors and renders.

the larger context for this page is that it takes place during the praetorship fall out, although cassius has been avoiding brutus for reasons unrelated to the praetorship, and brutus has been trying to reconcile with cassius because he wants to join the conspiracy. it’s not going great

anyway, let me argue my case for brutus seducing his way into the conspiracy or otherwise being the instigator for a second:

it’s fun

a history of the roman republic, cyril e. robinson

brutus, the noble conspirator, kathryn tempest

la mort de cesar, voltaire (trans. frank j. morlock)

has cassius been misinterpreted, david klein

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save a horse, ride a roman politician [link to the full illustration/mild nsfw]

anyway, last week I was talking about how my old cassius design had white hair to contrast brutus, and that in The Comic I was considering having cassius go prematurely grey after carrhae for thematic reasons but decided against it. ultimately, a mistake because I've been thinking gay thoughts about it ever since. like, the hold this has on my mind.

so. cassius with some salt in his hair, so to speak, and

brutus' reaction

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CASSIUS

Je t'embrasse, Brutus, pour la dernière fois. Amis, il faut tomber sous les débris des Loix. De Cesar désormais je n'attens plus de grace; Il sait mes sentimens, il connaît notre audace. Notre ame incorruptible étonne ses desseins; Il va perdre dans nous les derniers des Romains. C'en est fait, mes amis, il n'est plus de patrie, Plus d'honneur, plus de loix, Rome est anéantie; De l'Univers & d'elle il triomphe aujourdhui. Nos imprudens ayeux n'ont vaincu que pour lui. Ces dépouilles des Rois, ce Sceptre de la Terre, Six cent ans de vertus, de travaux & de guerre: Cesar jouit de tout, & dévore le fruit Que six siécles de gloire à peine avaient produit. Ah Brutus! es-tu né pour servir sous un Maître? La liberté n'est plus.

La Mort de César, Voltaire

honorable (questionable) mention to that one translation that said ‘no homo, bro’ and cut out Cassius addressing Brutus specifically. that sure was a translation choice (derogatory) to make.

like. alright then.

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Marieke Audsley: What do you think Cassius wants out of this scene?

Martin Hutson: Well I think it shifts. I think the beginning of the scene, [Cassius] simply wants out of his, sort of, frustration and being hurt; he wants to confront Brutus and say, ‘what is going on between us? Why are you behaving in this way?’ It might be that Brutus tells him that he’s had enough of him, and that’s the end of it and the friendship’s dying

literally I have not known a single moment of peace since listening to him talk about this scene, I am devastated by it, what the fuck

and on Cassius and Cicero’s friendship: an excerpt of a letter from Cicero to Cassius [Cilicia, late October, 51 B.C.]

My last point bears upon what I have already put before you; it is the strengthening of our friendship, as to which there is no need of further words. You, when a boy, sought me out, while I felt that you would always be a source of distinction to me. You were also a protection to me in the days of my deepest gloom. There came too, after your departure, my friendship with your relative Brutus, and it was of the closest. It is therefore in the ability and energy of you two that I have a rich prospect of delight and distinction.  I ask you in all earnestness to confirm that impression by your devotion to me, and to send me a letter not only immediately, but, on your arrival at Rome, as often as possible.

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cassius and brutus, sometime in their early/mid 20s? before cassius sets off on crassus' parthian campaign

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I keep putting cassius through hell whenever I write fic, so I’m balancing that out by finally letting him get some sleep lmao

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and bc no one can stop me from doing it, what’s life without a band AU!! brutus and cassius start off in a group under caesar’s label before breaking off and jumping into the punk scene

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I’m sick, it’s almost my birthday, so I get to post the self indulgent brutecass art to my main blog, as a treat, for myself. unofficially, this could also be a new part to all those philosophical debate illustrations I did a while back!!

so! conspiracy, but you’re actually just flirting with your brother in law who is also your childhood friend who is also—

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brutus talking shit about other people at the party to cassius 🥰

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brutus and cassius in the destiny of rome

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Please never stop drawing men. I live for it.

have no fear anon, I have absolutely no plans to ever stop 💓