Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 1

Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 1

1. Characters

   • Flavius
     • "Hence! Home, you idle creatures, get you home!"
     • A tribune
   • Murellus
     • "What mean'st by that? Mend me, thou saucy fellow?"
     • Wants people to like Pompey more than Caesar
   • Carpenter
     • "Why sir, a carpenter."
     • not very important in this scene
   • Cobbler
     • "Nay, I beseech you, sir, be not out with me. Yet if you be out, sir, I can mend you."
     • -Celebrating Caesar's return

2. Plot

   • The people are celebrating Caesar's victory. Marullus and Flavius get angry because they supported Pompey
     • Caesar wanted to give Rome to the commoners. Flavius and Marullus reprimand the people and say that they should have been at work instead of celebrating.
       • Flavius and Marullus want to undress the statues that were covered in scarves, to celebrate Caesar's victories. The scarves represent the medals he won. Without support of the people, Caesar lost power.