... head. The daggers struck him from every side (Scarre 166-167). In Shakespeare's account a man named Metellus was petitioning Caesar to repeal the banishment of his brother. Caesar refused, saying, "...I am constant as the northern star..." (Bloom, 71). The conspirators used this as an excuse to get closer to Caesar. The conspirators came close to Caesar to plead for Metellus" case ... historical account says that the conspirators were already right next to Caesar but the fictionally account says that the conspirators needed an excuse, Metellus, to creep up to Caesar. History records tha...

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