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Literary tangent: The title seems to be an allusion to Shakespeare. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." Except, the entire purpose of Antony's funeral oration is to praise Caesar. His intent was to defend Caesar's legacy and shift public opinion against Caesar's assassins.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bi1PvXCbr8

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bcantrill|3 years ago

Yeah, yeah, we know -- it's actually Frankenstein's monster.

pas|3 years ago

Not everyone grew up in the thick of the Anglosphere :)

vermilingua|3 years ago

Also Damian Lewis' (spectacular) rendition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q89MLuLSJgk

secondcoming|3 years ago

Marlon Brando did it better!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=101sKhH-lMQ