Though I have read William Shakespeare's famous play "Julies Caesar" many years ago, these words below that describe the absolute dictatorial power of the first Roman Caesar continue in my mind as perhaps the most chilling account of character in Western literature. The quote generates an instant and lasting visualization of the Caesar.
"Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus; and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings." (1.2.135)
Like a Colossus; and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs, and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings." (1.2.135)
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