One notable example of “gamesome” in literature comes early in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” when Brutus tells Cassius, “I am not gamesome. I do lack some part of that quick spirit that is in Antony.” Then Brutus proves to have a less-than-gamesome personality when he aids in the assassination plot against Caesar, causing the dictator to ask the famous line, “Et tu, Brute?” in his last moments. “Gamesome” originates from the Germanic “gaman,” meaning “amusement.”