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1. Shakespeare conveys the love and admiration the common people have for Caesar.

Despite
the commons people troubles as the citizen jokes to get myself into more work, the
citizen is glad to take a day off to celebrate Caesar.
2. The repetition of you in Marulluss speech emphasises his desperate plea to the common
people, asking them to think for themselves. Therefore it reveals the fickleness of the crowd
and how quickly and easily power and favour is transferred.
3. The ending tone of Maruluss speech is beseeching and enraged as he fails to convince the
crowd that Caesar is evil. Marullus believes that following Caesar is as bad as a sin, calling
the crowd to pray to the gods.
4. Marullus and Flavius want to take away the images and trophies as they represent the
support of the common people. It shows the praise and admiration of the common people
for Caesar after his triumph. The nobles are upset with the newfound favour that Caesar has
gained after his victory and therefore take away the decorations of Caesar in an attempt to
remove his support .
5. Flavius is suggesting the danger of Caesar becoming leader and taking away the republican
rule. The growing support of the crowd is depicted in the metaphor of these growing
feathers plucked from Caesars wing as Flavius highlights that Caesar will soar above the
view of men if he becomes leader and will enforce fear and obedience.
6. Shakespeare depicts the praise and support of the common people towards Caesars victory.
The commoners speak in a joking and delighted manner, taking the day off to celebrate
Caesar. Contrastingly the Tribunes speak in a beseeching and outraged tone, accusing the
commoners of sinning by following Caesar as seen in Pray to the gods to intermit the
plague. The nobles see Caesar as a threat warning that if were to become leader he would
rule the state with fear.
7. The scene illustrates the immense power of the favour of the masses. Caesar is already
considered as the peoples leader highlighted by the trophies of Caesar in the streets let
no images be hung with Caesars trophies.
8. The bird metaphor reflects the contextual concerns of the centralization of power under
Elizabeth. ???

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