Eulogy Of Marcus Brutus

Thank you so much for having me today. Now, Brutus was a good friend, a loving husband, and probably would have been a noble father if he hadn’t thrown me into poverty the day I was born. He died having no children to his name, although that definitely wasn’t for lack of trying. I am Amilianus Caeruleus, the son of Marcus Brutus’s tenth mistress, if we don’t count his first wife, Claudia Pulchra, or any of his “foreign affairs”. In all seriousness, Marcus Brutus was a very honorable man. When he found out that I was his son, he started to provide for my mother and I, albeit very discreetly. Growing up, I always visited the senate in order to listen to him give judgement as a praetor. One thing that I can say about him is that the man was very stoic.

One thing stuck out to me, though. I remember they were talking about killing Mark Antony, My father, Marcus Brutus, said: “And not dismember Caesar! But, alas, Caesar must bleed for it. And, gentle friends, Let’s kill him boldly but not wrathfully.” (2.1.183-185) He was trying to keep Mark Antony from dying. Cassius and the other conspirators were pressing for the death of Mark Antony, but Brutus had stood up and prevented the fall of Mark Antony. Eventually, he died for doing so, but the thought is still there. He wasn’t trying to hurt anyone. He was just trying to keep the Roman people safe. I went home, quite confused. It took me up until now to understand what had happened, or at the very least, why it had happened. A few days later, Caesar had died, and I found myself standing in a crowd of people listening to my father speak of Caesar’s death. “Believe me for mine honor,” he said, “and have respect to mine honor that you may believe.” (3.2 15-17) Again, I was reminded how my father, a praetor, was such an influential figure, as he swayed the crowd to see his point of view and slowly, the people observing him started to cheer. “Let him be Caesar.” (3.2 53) they said, “Give him a