#brutus x cassius

[marcus-junius-brutus15]

I did it. They're going to drive me out of Rome for it and I know that. I need to pack up. I need to leave.

[dropinart]

Young Brutus and Cassius. Inspired by a fan fiction I’ll probably never finish but I’m TRYING!!!

[bewaretheidiotsofmarch]

I couldn't resist this meme😌 common Cassius and Brutus interaction tbh.

Original created by @ sweepswoop_ on twitter/X

[zeiacollections]

crackships made by zeia collections do not use them without my permission

[dersite-dragons]

happy ides and happy anniversary to brutus and cassius, the couple that stabs together stays together

[marcus-junius-brutus15]

Hey!

Been a while since I was last on here, and it'll be a while still until I'm fully back, but just for now here's where I've been on holiday with Cassius and Portia (i am the king of affairs rn). Had a great time, ate some celtic food, explored places, and I even fought at an amphitheatre (as the locals say) for a laugh!

Anyway, there's a position in the English division of the Roman leigon opening up, and I'm thinking of joining it. That is to say, I don't know when I'll post again, probably sometime after Saturnalia, but I hope your summers were good and prosperous, and that the winter will not chill you too harshly!

Yours,

Brutus :)

The Roman Baths, Bath.

England.

[i-am-not-like-you-ups]

Cassius: *in the middle of the night* do you really like me?

Brutus: we’ve been married for 5 years go back to bed

Cassius: yeah but did you marry me as a friend or-

[onewiththesauce]

Todays the day to once again get annoyed at those Goombas for assassinating someone who was way too reckless to live another year on his own.  We all know Caesar would’ve got his shit kicked in by the Parthians

[marcus-junius-brutus15]

Ok senators, relationship update. I'm dating Cassius. Turns out the feelings I had towards him weren't platonic, which explains why I wanted to buy a villa for us and only us to live in. Anyway, poison daggers are allowed for Ceasar's stabbing, but they won't be useful because there's like 60 of us.

[marcus-junius-brutus15]

Guys I'll propose to Cassius next year while we're stabbing Ceasar if MCR wins.

[dropinart]

current WIP I’m working on! Cassius being a romantic (?) little creep and caressing Brutus’ statue at night. We’ve all been there…he would’ve loved Instagram stalking

Like I posted, I won’t be able to draw for the next 4-6 months due to inflammation that needs real rest (I’ve been ignoring it for too long) but I still wanted to give yall at least smt.

[todayontumblr]

Wednesday March 15.

Batten down the hatches: It's The Ides of March.

It's March 15, 44 BC. As many as 60 conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, await the arrival of the great Julius Caesar in the Theatre of Pompey for a meeting of the Senate. A mystical seer is among those gathered, and Caesar passes this mysterious figure on his way to the Theatre. Before the point of their meeting, the seer warned Caesar that harm would come to him on the Ides of March. On his way to Pompey, where he would be assassinated, Caesar passed the seer and joked: "Well, the Ides of March are come", with which he implied that the prophecy had not been fulfilled. "Aye, they are come, but they are not gone," the seer replied, and Caesar continued into the chamber. And the rest, as they say, is history. Well, would you look at that. Today's date is March 15, and you know what that means, Tumblrinas: it must be the #ides of march! Yay!

Naturally, as today is the big day, the #ides of march fandom has gone totally wild for March 15. And can you blame them? It's been a long year, after all. And it is right here you will find a mass of shitposts, memes, polls, and fanart all in tribute to the community's all-time favorite assassination.  

And remember, folks, trust no one. Not even Marcus Brutus x

[enlitment]

Some Julius Caesar x The Danton Case Parallels to Celebrate the Ides of March, Frev Style 🔪🥳

Firstly, both Przybyszewska’s Danton Case and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar are obviously (excellent!) tragedies that are set in a dying republic on the brink of collapse.

Here are some other interesting parallels I was able to trace:

1. Brutus and Robespierre:

Both of them are driven to execute an important figure even though they initially do not want to do it. They are both conflicted but feel like they have no other choice and have to commit the violent act for the good of the republic.

They are also arguably quite alike in terms of character: you have the „noble Brutus“ and then Robespierre, who is consistently referred to as „the Incorruptible“. Both are seen by others as selfless and committed to the good of the state (the people in the crowd very much emphasise this fact in both of the plays, I do have the receipts)

There is even the scene in which Brutus chastises Cassius for taking bribes, which plays into the idea of him as being (literally) “incorruptible” as well. And vice versa, traces of Brutus’ famed stoicism can then certainly be found in Maximilien.

2. Cassius and Saint-Just:

Both are characters who convince the protagonists (Brutus/Robespierre) to go along the violent act while not necessarily being portrayed as antagonists (at least Saint-Just definitely can't be seen as one in Przybyszewska’s play).

There are also parallels in the close relationship between Brutus and Cassius and Robespierre and Saint-Just, where they are very much portrayed as each other’s closest confidants. Of course, this idea can easily be pushed even further if one wishes to read between the lines. (There is no Camille Desmoulins in Shakespeare though)

3. Manipulating the Crowd:

I'm perhaps the most fascinated by how both Brutus and Mark Antony as well as Robespierre and Danton have the necessary rhetorical skills to manipulate the crowd of commoners (Robespierre being able to “play the crowd like an organ” very much came to my mind when I was reading Act 3 Scene 2 of the Shakespeare’s play).

Both Shakespeare and Przybyszewska portray “the court of public opinion” and how it can easily be manipulated - how opinions can be changed in the matter of minutes - in a way that is genuinely fascinating.

Specifically, the similarity between A3S2 in which people first listen to Brutus only to be immediately swayed by Mark Antony’s speech shortly after and the scene in the court in which Danton manipulates the crowd were in fact so similar in some respects that it was borderline uncanny.

The problem arises when looking for a mirror to Danton’s character in Shakespeare’s play.

4. The Case for Danton x Caesar:

It is Caesar who gets killed for being perceived as a danger to the republic

Both Caesar and Danton are portrayed as being very much beloved by the common people

Also, the idea of Danton being immortal is expressed at the end of Przybyszewka’s play, and while he does not come back literally as a ghost like Ceasar does, Robespierre nonetheless explains to Saint-Just that Danton’s spirit never truly dies.

5. The Case for Danton x Mark Antony:

If we see Danton and Robespierre as foils, Mark Antony makes more sense as a parallel to Danton (even though he does not die), since both Robespierre and Brutus as the classic ascetic/stoic archetype while Danton and Mark Antony’s are well-known for their appetite for drinking, women (or, you know, people, in the case of Mark Antony) , and the pleasures of life overall.

Both are also severely underestimated by their enemies at first, yet they prove to be quite cunning and are able to use their words skilfully to win over the public

Overall, reading both of the plays – especially the parts about manipulating the Roman public and the citizens of Paris just with the power of words – really makes me wonder if Przybyszewska read Shakespeare’s play and used it as a source of inspiration. It would make sense, especially given how the parallel between the French Republic and the Roman Republic was well-established long before her time (even, somewhat tragically, by the revolutionaries themselves).

I promise I think about Przybyszewska's and Shakespeare’s play and the Roman Republic along with the French Revolution a totally normal amount of time & that it definitely does not consume my every waking thought that should be very much going towards the exam preparation.

[puddinginthemix]

cassius: i'm sorry baby i just get emotional really easily. you know, like my mom

brutus: it's ok sweetheart, i was being a dick too because my wife killed herself and i'm kinda bummed about it

cassius: NO WAY

brutus: way

cassius: so can i drink your love now

i've been reading julius caesar and i can't take the tent scene seriously at all it's like

brutus: hey maybe you shouldn't take bribes

cassius: oh i'm sorry i didn't realize you HATED ME. how dare you not think i'm a flawless human being?? why don't you just STAB ME THROUGH THE HEART it would probably hurt less

[prongs1311]

doing julius caesar in school right now and cassius is NOT walking that straight line.

low-key becoming a cassius x brutus shipper

AND HISTORIANS WILL CALL THEM…

[wishmemellon]

This is my tent scene please take the Brutus x Cassius comic :3