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What is the speaker accusing the citizens of doing?
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?
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?
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'?
What is the significance of the 'Tiber banks'?
What does Flavius want Marullus to do?
What does Flavius want Marullus to do?
What does the 'feast of Lupercal' signify?
What does the 'feast of Lupercal' signify?
What does Flavius plan to do?
What does Flavius plan to do?
What is the symbolic meaning of 'Caesar's wing'?
What is the symbolic meaning of 'Caesar's wing'?
What is the primary occupation of the Second Citizen?
What is the primary occupation of the Second Citizen?
What is the reason given by the Second Citizen for not being in his shop?
What is the reason given by the Second Citizen for not being in his shop?
What is the tone of Marullus's speech towards the citizens?
What is the tone of Marullus's speech towards the citizens?
What is the significance of the awl in the Second Citizen's profession?
What is the significance of the awl in the Second Citizen's profession?
What is the reason for the citizens' celebration, according to the Second Citizen?
What is the reason for the citizens' celebration, according to the Second Citizen?
What is Marullus's attitude towards Caesar's triumph?
What is Marullus's attitude towards Caesar's triumph?
What is the implied criticism of the citizens in Marullus's speech?
What is the implied criticism of the citizens in Marullus's speech?
What is the tone of Flavius's speech towards the citizens?
What is the tone of Flavius's speech towards the citizens?
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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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