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Marcus Brutus is interpreted through a layered psychology: Shakespeare's virtue, Jiang's gloss of vanity, Roman claims about biological paternity, and Caesar's earlier paternal protection.
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Marcus Brutus is interpreted through a layered psychology: Shakespeare's virtue, Jiang's gloss of vanity, Roman claims about biological paternity, and Caesar's earlier paternal protection.
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"But it was really about Marcus Brutus. It was trying to explain the psychology and motivations of why Marcus Brutus would want Caesar dead,..."
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"Basically, vanity. He believes, or he's told, that he's named after Lucius Brutus, the founder of the Republic, and therefore, he has a responsibility..."
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"...herself, not for the good of Rome, but for her own vanity, for her own pride, for the fact that she lost faith. She..."
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Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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