Did William Shakespeare say “Et tu, Brute”?
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Did William Shakespeare say “Et tu, Brute”?
Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to William Shakespeare. Source and location below.
… brother battle; With whom an upright zeal to right prevails More than the nature of a brother's love. CLARENCE. Clarence, Clarence, for Lancaster! KING EDWARD. Et tu Brute- wilt thou stab Caesar too? A parley, sirrah, to George of Clarence. [Sound a parley. RICHARD and CLARENCE whisper] WARWICK. Come, Clarence, come. Thou wilt if Warwick call. CLARENCE. [Taking the red rose from his hat and throwing it at WARWICK] Father of Warwick, know you what this means? Look here, I throw my infamy at thee. I will not ruinate my father's house, Who gave his blood to lime the stones together, And set up Lancaster. Why, trowest thou, Warwick, That Clarence is so harsh, so blunt, unnatu …
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — William Shakespeare, ACT V. SCENE I. Coventry · ¶2418 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #100 · source
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (WLC), CC BY 4.0