Et Tu, Brute?

We wondered whether "brutal" came from Brutus, of Julius Caesar fame. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (which you can access with your KCLS library cards here!), "brutal" comes from the Latin brutus and was first used in English around 1500, but the noun and adjective "brute" shows up earlier, in 1475.  I can't find any evidence that English uses brutal because of Brutus's name, but the connection is exactly the sort of meaningful connotative observation that AP scholars should make. ;-)

And be careful! The OED is a very dangerous place for a logophile to get lost.

Medea and Eurydice on stage!

Seattle Shakespeare is performing Medea right now, through November 13! See link here!
(would be fantastic if you've chosen to read Medea for your November MOR!)

Also you can maybe get day-of-show $5 tickets if you sign up through Teen Tix.

Also, Seattle Pacific University is performing a modernized version of the Eurydice and Orpheus myth Nov. 10-12 and 17-19.  Only $12 for students!

Medea: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/976x549_b/p019203t.jpg