A Roman tribune is an officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the
oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that
might be made upon them by senate and counsels. The Latin word for tribune was tribunes. The
word was originally used to indicate an officer connected with a tribe(tribus), or who represented
a tribe for a certain purpose. This was indeed the character of the officers who were designated
by it in the earliest times of Rome. It may also be traced in the later officers of this name. The
tribunes were at first one, but their number was increased ultimately to ten. There were also
military tribunes, officers of the army, of whom there were around four to …show more content…
Flavius uses an image of Caesar as a bird who is flying too high and therefore
must be brought back down to the 'ordinary ' level of men. This idea is developed throughout the
play, as the misgivings expressed by the tribunes will be taken up by Brutus and Cassius, which
will eventually lead to Caesar 's assassination. One of the ways that Brutus uses these
misgivings is by telling people that Caesar is not as powerful as they think he is. He and
Cassius also discuss throughout the play that he saved Caesar 's life and yet he still gets treated
like a dog. For example, when Caesar was sick, Brutus provided for him and when Caesar
almost drowned, he rescued him. In fact, in the beginning of the play, Brutus is able to sway the
crowd into supporting the assassins. However, as soon as Antony speaks to the crowd, they are
convinced that the assassins are wrong. Therefore, the opening scene of this play acts as a
foreshadowing of the climatic portion of this drama.
Flavius and Marullus are not just upset at Caesar, but they 're also upset at the way the
citizens of Rome are celebrating his return. The tribunes rebuke the people sharply for
supporting Caesar, when, previously, they had turned out to support Pompey. The fickleness
oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that
might be made upon them by senate and counsels. The Latin word for tribune was tribunes. The
word was originally used to indicate an officer connected with a tribe(tribus), or who represented
a tribe for a certain purpose. This was indeed the character of the officers who were designated
by it in the earliest times of Rome. It may also be traced in the later officers of this name. The
tribunes were at first one, but their number was increased ultimately to ten. There were also
military tribunes, officers of the army, of whom there were around four to …show more content…
Flavius uses an image of Caesar as a bird who is flying too high and therefore
must be brought back down to the 'ordinary ' level of men. This idea is developed throughout the
play, as the misgivings expressed by the tribunes will be taken up by Brutus and Cassius, which
will eventually lead to Caesar 's assassination. One of the ways that Brutus uses these
misgivings is by telling people that Caesar is not as powerful as they think he is. He and
Cassius also discuss throughout the play that he saved Caesar 's life and yet he still gets treated
like a dog. For example, when Caesar was sick, Brutus provided for him and when Caesar
almost drowned, he rescued him. In fact, in the beginning of the play, Brutus is able to sway the
crowd into supporting the assassins. However, as soon as Antony speaks to the crowd, they are
convinced that the assassins are wrong. Therefore, the opening scene of this play acts as a
foreshadowing of the climatic portion of this drama.
Flavius and Marullus are not just upset at Caesar, but they 're also upset at the way the
citizens of Rome are celebrating his return. The tribunes rebuke the people sharply for
supporting Caesar, when, previously, they had turned out to support Pompey. The fickleness