I taught Sophs Julius Caesar for 8 years before I decided I wanted to be able to afford food and shelter. Your analogy is dead aim on. 'Friends, Romans , countrymen lend me your ears. I come not to upgrade the offense but to hand the ball up the middle on 3rd and six!'

Exactly! And if he's carrying a knife - haul ass!!

You betcha. But if I ordered a steak I want him to bring me a knife

Okay one more- 'yon Alleva has a lean and hungry look... Such men are dangerous'. Ok I'm done .

I'm not hungry. Have you already et tu.

Hmmmm ... Quite a conundrum . Ok but don't let them carry you around restaurant on their shoulders .

Well done

And that's another part that I left off the original post: the plotters have to have their successor Caesar ready to go the second Caesar is dead, otherwise it's anarchy as the people cast about for a leader and begin to think they actually have some power.

"For Cameron is an honorable coach. They are all honorable coaches."

And in the masters chambers they gathered for the feast,
They stab it with their steely knives
but they just can't kill the beast