Jiang says Virgil appears able to move through and govern hell's punishments, including the placement of Brutus and Cassius under Lucifer, which intensifies suspicion about hell's structure.
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Brutus and Cassius
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"Yeah. Okay. So that's not the answer. Okay. It's possible, right? But again, this is raising a paradox, which is like, why is sign..."
"...in human history. And they are Judas Iscariot. They are Brutus and Cassius. Brutus and Cassius, of course, are the two who assassinated Julius..."
"...is what effect does it have on us, okay? Now, Brutus and Cassius are important because how did they assassinate Julius Caesar? Do you..."
"...divinity, okay? So this is why they're in hell. Because Brutus and Cassius, not only did they kill the host, right? But they killed..."
"...it was Virgil all along. Okay? Because why else are Brutus and Cassius suffering like that? Okay? Does that make sense? This is the..."
"...limbo, and if the people who killed Julius Caesar, uh, Brutus and Cassius are the worst people in the world, and Kato fought against..."
"...will win this war. But he will become assassinated by Brutus and Cassius. And this will lead to the rise of Arthasius Caesar. And..."
"with him who bore it next brutus and cassius howl in hell and grief seized modena perugia you because of it sad cleopatra weeps..."
"...Jesus. And again, this makes perfect sense. But you have Brutus and Cassius."
"And Brutus and Cassius are the ones who betrayed Julius Caesar. Okay? So if you just accept the logic, you would think, okay. Well,..."
"...navigating and negotiating hell. And maybe he wants to put Brutus and Cassius into hell. Because Virgil's master, of course, is Augustus Caesar. Right?..."
"...guardian is named Cato. Who is Cato? Cato, along with Brutus and Cassius, opposed Julius Caesar. At this time, Julius Caesar was amassing power..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
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