I too thought about it--there was something very civilized in how he gave Cicero time to compose himself, and displayed respect, I thought, in asking for the peaches rather than just taking them afterwards. And didn't he give Cicero some time to sort of pull himself together while he was picking the peaches?
Oh, I am so sorry – more I think about this, more it sits wrong with me. Saying “Can I have some peaches for my wife” is like saying “Me and my wife will be alive and eating your fruit after you are dead”. It could have been a cruel mock, but it more comes out like something unintentional (but silly). I also believe shows Pullo’s complete disregard for Cicero’s wife. It is on of the most important moments in Cicero’s life but Pullo can only think of the fruit.
As an assassination, I thought Pullo did it with kindness and sensitivity.
And then he nailed his hands to the door as Cicero's arch-enemy wanted, dishonoring him IMHO.
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Oh, I am so sorry – more I think about this, more it sits wrong with me. Saying “Can I have some peaches for my wife” is like saying “Me and my wife will be alive and eating your fruit after you are dead”. It could have been a cruel mock, but it more comes out like something unintentional (but silly). I also believe shows Pullo’s complete disregard for Cicero’s wife. It is on of the most important moments in Cicero’s life but Pullo can only think of the fruit.
As an assassination, I thought Pullo did it with kindness and sensitivity.
And then he nailed his hands to the door as Cicero's arch-enemy wanted, dishonoring him IMHO.