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-In this scene, Flavius speaks to the Roman crowd about how they use to climb up as high as they could “To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome” but now they “make holiday to see Caesar,” Pompey’s known rival (1.1.34,47). The crowd of Rome seems to be very unreliable in terms of who they are willing to praise as their leader. They just flock to the one who has all the power and are not truly loyal to anyone.
-When Flavius is parting with Marullus, he compares Caesar to a bird and tells Marullus “These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wings / Will make him fly an ordinary pitch” (1.1.77-78). Flavius is comparing Caesar’s “wings” to his supporters and is saying that if they get rid of his supporters he will no longer seem larger …show more content…
Caesar believes that all of the omens have not truly realized who they are dealing with and once they see who it is they will disappear. The great pride that Caesar has is blatantly shown in this interaction with Calphurnia, for he does not believe that anything would even dare to hurt him.
-In his conversation with Calphurnia, Caesar begins to speak of himself in the third person when he says “Caesar shall go forth” and he continues to speak in the third person from then on (2.2.10). This switch from first to third person exhibits Caesar’s arrogance and how he sees himself as greater than everyone else. In Caesar’s mind he already has control of Rome and shows it in the way that he thinks of himself.
-Decius uses flattery to persuade Caesar to go to the Capitol which is shown when he says that Calphurnia’s dream “Signifies that from [Caesar] great Rome shall suck / Reviving blood” (2.2.93-94). Decius reinterprets the dream to benefit Caesar and make him seem like he will be the savior of Rome. Caesar thinks very highly of himself and Decius knows this so he uses Caesar 's pride against
-In this scene, Flavius speaks to the Roman crowd about how they use to climb up as high as they could “To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome” but now they “make holiday to see Caesar,” Pompey’s known rival (1.1.34,47). The crowd of Rome seems to be very unreliable in terms of who they are willing to praise as their leader. They just flock to the one who has all the power and are not truly loyal to anyone.
-When Flavius is parting with Marullus, he compares Caesar to a bird and tells Marullus “These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wings / Will make him fly an ordinary pitch” (1.1.77-78). Flavius is comparing Caesar’s “wings” to his supporters and is saying that if they get rid of his supporters he will no longer seem larger …show more content…
Caesar believes that all of the omens have not truly realized who they are dealing with and once they see who it is they will disappear. The great pride that Caesar has is blatantly shown in this interaction with Calphurnia, for he does not believe that anything would even dare to hurt him.
-In his conversation with Calphurnia, Caesar begins to speak of himself in the third person when he says “Caesar shall go forth” and he continues to speak in the third person from then on (2.2.10). This switch from first to third person exhibits Caesar’s arrogance and how he sees himself as greater than everyone else. In Caesar’s mind he already has control of Rome and shows it in the way that he thinks of himself.
-Decius uses flattery to persuade Caesar to go to the Capitol which is shown when he says that Calphurnia’s dream “Signifies that from [Caesar] great Rome shall suck / Reviving blood” (2.2.93-94). Decius reinterprets the dream to benefit Caesar and make him seem like he will be the savior of Rome. Caesar thinks very highly of himself and Decius knows this so he uses Caesar 's pride against