This is the advice the resulted in him surviving "half witted" to middle age, while thousands died with their wits intact !
@zhouwu2 жыл бұрын
Quite right. This kind of advice hails back to the original Brutus, who overthrew the final king of Rome. Sacha Baron Cohen used it very well also.
@scoopthetruth2786 Жыл бұрын
Yes, apparently quality of wits is far more important than quantity …
@neutronalchemist3241 Жыл бұрын
@@zhouwu And that's why his nickname "Brutus" (crude, stupid) became a respected name in Rome.
@Monomakh3 жыл бұрын
This is maybe one of the most charming scenes ever filmed.
@1969cmp3 жыл бұрын
....it's very funny.
@Tiger1AuasfE3 жыл бұрын
The actor playing Claudius is so talented, very good actor.
@speggeri902 жыл бұрын
Sir Derek Jacobi
@Zodroo_Tint Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's Tom Cruise.
@Filip_Agrippa2 жыл бұрын
Probably my favourite scene from the books... and the series too. My other favourite is when Claudius stops stuttering and twitching in front of Livia revealing to her has been faking it for some time.
@ianlacey65882 жыл бұрын
Just watching this clip, (why is I Claudius being churned up now?) and I agree. I was quite young and confused by Sian Phillips double role, but yes, when she and Derek Jacobi are sparring and you realise that Claudius has dropped his guard. I think there were a fair few budding writers taking notes.
@ZoolGatekeeper Жыл бұрын
It isn't easy to cure a stammer. But I know it can be done by turning a switch in the brain. The stuttering is something that the person (who has it) concentrates on.. That is why the person stutters. He knows he has it. Therefore he has it. It's like in the King's speech. When the focus is pulled away, then it starts to go away... Of course it isn't easy, but it can be done. Claudius had great intelligence and he thought his stutter determined his value i.e. he was an idiot and nobody listened to what he SAID... And being an idiot and at least insecure: That is only his own thought pattern. IF someone in his youth teases about it, the stammer stays. And then somebody else teases about it stays even more.. WHY am I saying all this? Cause I cured it myself. It is ALL in the mind...just realise it (I'm not here to teach courses; this is my own secret. Learn from this and it is all yours).
@ShaneHill-mu4yi Жыл бұрын
Same here.Livia figures out before she dies he's cunning not dumb.Still a superb series and brilliant books.
@uncletiggermclaren75922 ай бұрын
The books I read first when I was 20, immediately after the series had aired here in New Zealand * I loved them, I was always a reader. Then I read them again, about 20 years ago . . . and I had to laugh, 20 year old me, who knew so little about life, how LITTLE I actually understood the first time I read them. * alas, alack, tigger is old, he grows old.
@uncletiggermclaren75922 ай бұрын
@@ZoolGatekeeper In the books, it makes it clear that he didn't have a stammer as an adult, really. He PRETENDED it all his life, and when he was little, the stammer he did have was 90% fear of his relatives.
@tomillakockingbird17545 жыл бұрын
The BBC/PBS have shown many great series through the years, but this has to be one of the best. The late Sir John Hurt and Sir Derek Jacoby were fabulous.
@sampuatisamuel97853 жыл бұрын
Claudius was very clever and diplomatic as portrayed in the series
@AndyP9986 жыл бұрын
Po po po po POISONED! Dammit that Derek did a good job acting
@sampuatisamuel97853 жыл бұрын
An innocent amongst the corrupt and evil in his own family
@PRubin-rh4sr Жыл бұрын
Kudos to the cameraman on travelling to ancient Rome for this show!
@donaldgraham6414 Жыл бұрын
He was sensible enough to get the directions from Philomena Cunk.
@JoeKlunder111 ай бұрын
Excellent acting. So believable. Both the real Claudius and this one were underestimated.
@ShaneHill-mu4yi11 ай бұрын
One of the nice things I've noticed is the scholarly opinions of the real man widening so he is no longer just seen as the tool of his freedman and wives.Mind you Messalina is one of my favourite characters in the books and series also.
@royouyong21312 жыл бұрын
The meeting of three famous historians of Ancient Rome... WOW!
@donaldgraham6414 Жыл бұрын
Three historians AND one Emperor!
@neutronalchemist3241 Жыл бұрын
@@donaldgraham6414 And a linguist. Noticing that the Etruscan language was disappearing, Claudius wrote an, unfortunately lost, Etruscan dictionary.
@JayToGo11 ай бұрын
It was more of an invaluable advice if it helped to save Claudius‘ life.
@shanekilpatrick3378 Жыл бұрын
Yes. Vito Corleone said “Let your enemies underestimate your strength and your friends appreciate your strength.” Mario Puzo. The Godfather.
@ShaneHill-mu4yi Жыл бұрын
Well put.When they made it the writer Jack Pulman and the actors had trouble at first with their parts.Then Pulman revealed that by thinking of the family as a Mafia family he got it right!The actors followed suit.
@37Dionysos5 жыл бұрын
"It's rubbish alright!"
@miquelvernet89683 ай бұрын
PPPPPoisoned!!!!!!!!!!!😄
@jonathanbaron-crangle509311 ай бұрын
What fantastic acting, pretending to have a speech impediment.
@arthurcharlesharrison136111 ай бұрын
All those thesp uncle monty lovees on set , mincing about lifting each other's shirt's..