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Marullus' Confrontation with Citizens

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Questions and Answers

What is the speaker accusing the citizens of doing?

Condemning Caesar's tyranny

Showing ingratitude towards Pompey (correct)

Welcoming Caesar as a hero

Celebrating Pompey's triumph

What is the significance of the 'livelong day' in the speech?

It emphasizes the citizens' expectation of a great event (correct)

It symbolizes the patience of the citizens

It highlights the citizens' excitement to see Pompey

It represents the duration of Pompey's triumph

What does the speaker want the citizens to do?

Celebrate Caesar's triumph with flowers

Join Caesar's procession

Pray to the gods to punish Caesar

Pray to the gods to intermit the plague (correct)

What is the significance of the 'Tiber banks'?

It represents the citizens' guilt and shame Signup and view all the answers

What does Flavius want Marullus to do?

Disrobe the images with ceremonies Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'feast of Lupercal' signify?

A Roman holiday Signup and view all the answers

What does Flavius plan to do?

Drive away the vulgar from the streets Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbolic meaning of 'Caesar's wing'?

Caesar's power and influence Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary occupation of the Second Citizen?

Cobbler Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason given by the Second Citizen for not being in his shop?

To wear out others' shoes to get more work Signup and view all the answers

What is the tone of Marullus's speech towards the citizens?

Scornful and dismissive Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the awl in the Second Citizen's profession?

It is a tool used to repair damaged shoes Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for the citizens' celebration, according to the Second Citizen?

To celebrate Caesar's triumph Signup and view all the answers

What is Marullus's attitude towards Caesar's triumph?

He is opposed to it Signup and view all the answers

What is the implied criticism of the citizens in Marullus's speech?

They have forgotten their past heroes Signup and view all the answers

What is the tone of Flavius's speech towards the citizens?

Firm but polite Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Scene Description

The scene is set in Rome on a laboring day, where two tribunes, Flavius and Marullus, encounter a group of idle commoners, including a carpenter and a cobbler.

Flavius and Marullus' Encounter

Flavius orders the commoners to go home, accusing them of being idle and not working on a laboring day.
Marullus questions the commoners about their profession and attire.

The Cobbler's Response

The cobbler claims to be a mender of bad soles, using an awl to repair shoes.
He explains that he is not working on a laboring day to wear out shoes and get more work, but rather to celebrate Caesar's triumph.

Marullus' Criticism

Marullus criticizes the commoners for rejoicing in Caesar's triumph, asking what conquest he has brought back to Rome.
He accuses them of being disloyal to Pompey, whom they had previously celebrated.

Flavius' Instructions

Flavius orders the commoners to disperse and go home, instructing them to assemble with other poor men and weep on the banks of the Tiber.
He and Marullus plan to remove any ceremonial decorations from Caesar's images.

Context

The scene takes place during the feast of Lupercal, a Roman fertility festival.

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Description

In this scene from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Marullus confronts and interrogates citizens about their occupations on a workday. The conversation reveals the trades of a carpenter and a cobbler.