The Emperor's Club (2002): The Julius Caesar Contest

The clip The Julius Caesar Contest from The Emperor's Club (2002) with Kevin Kline, Rishi Mehta

And with the monarchy's demise, two new systems...
of government... the first, ruled by the few, known as?
Mr. Brewster. Uh, tyranny?
In spirit, perhaps, but etymologically, no.
More precisely, oligarchy.
Tyranny is what we have in this classroom. It works.
Mr. Blythe? Antisthenes: "We must have richness of soul."
Oh, it was, uh, Heraclitus, when he said a man's character is his fate or-or his destiny.
Precisely. "Not to know what happened before you were born...
is to be forever a child."
Mr. Julius Caesar...
is a Saint Benedict's tradition.
It is a contest held each year in two phases.
The first, is a series of quizzes...
that will narrow the field of competitors to three.
The second is a public tournament...
where these three will take the stage at Saint Benedict's Hall...
and answer questions about Roman history.
The last man standing will be declared the winner...
and crowned Mr. Julius Caesar.
Your father was a winner was he not, Mr. Blythe?
Yes, sir.
Mm-hm. Would you point him out to us, please?
Ah.
A noble honor indeed.
Well, carry on, gentlemen.
Thank you, Mr. Woodbridge.

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