Caesar's Death scene

https://www.hbo.com/rome/season-01/12-kalends-of-february

The betrayal of Caesar scene being acted out made it seem more plausible than reading it in an ancient text. It was interesting how Brutus and Antony were portrayed. They both had more emotion than what was mentioned by Plutarch. Brutus dropping the knife hinted at a sense of guilt at betraying Caesar. It really seemed like he was not going to take part in the murder which would have contradicted every record of the event. Instead he got the knife back in his hand and gave the final blow. It did not kill Caesar and Caesar did not deliver his famous lines. Caesars slow death was weird in that it made him into a mortal human being rather than an all powerful dictator/tyrant that would ruin everyone's lives.

Plutarch only mentioned Marc Antony being distracted by someone while the betrayal was happening but there were a couple of people distracted. Vorenus was taken out of the picture before entering the building and then as the chaos was unfolding Posca was clubbed in the head. A lot happened and it all happened fairly according to plan. The realism was further enhanced when one of the betrayers fell to the ground, succumbing to his wounds from friendly fire, as Caesar was still being stabbed. Plutarch mentioned something similar in his text.

The way the plan was enacted looked more sloppy than it sounded like it should have gone. The guy who grabbed at Caesar first did not stab him and had to yell “Now” a bunch of times. There was a lot of hesitation from everyone involved because no one wanted to be the first one. That sort of hesitation happens nowadays but with less betrayal and blood. It was weird that even though this significant event was happening nobody knew about it except the ones doing the murdering and to everyone else it was just another day, as can be seen when comparing what was happening to Caesar with Vorenus’ and Pullo’s side stories.