Julius Caesar was stabbed on this day in 44 B.C. But you already knew that, right? We’re mentioning it to make a point.
Shakespeare describes the scene thus:
Caesar: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?
Casca: Speak, hands, for me! [They stab Caesar.]
Caesar: Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar! [Dies.]
Cinna: Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!
Did you catch that “Et tu, Brute” line? And you, Brutus? Sounds to me like Caesar started a sentence with a conjunction. Uh oh. If he were enrolled in a high school English class today, he’d probably get a frowny face on his paper. He’d still be right, though. Dead, but right.
