The commoners, never wanting to miss a chance for a day off work and a party, are celebrating the defeat of the sons of Pompey by Caesar. The tribunes are angry because this is a civil war and those that died in it were Romans, and therefore no reason to celebrate.
celebrating the victory of Caesar over poprey's sons.
Flavius and Marullus were punished for removing the decorations from Caesar's statues because their actions were seen as an affront to Caesar's authority and popularity. As a result, they were stripped of their offices and likely faced public scorn and potential imprisonment. Their actions highlighted the tension between those who supported Caesar and those who feared his growing power. The event underscores the political turmoil in Rome leading up to Caesar's dictatorship.
Marullus and Flavius leave the mob to destroy the decorations on Caesar's statues.
- Dueling Eulogies between Brutus and Antony - War between Brutus and Cassius and Antony - Brutus' betrayal of Caesar
He plans to leave, and sends his pal Marullus to another part of the city. "Go down that way towards the Capitol; this way will I." He tells Marullus to remove any decorations he might find on the statues. "Disrobe the images if you do find them deck'd with ceremonies." He plans to send the common people home. "I'll about and drive the vulgar from the streets." Presumably he will remove any statue decorations as well if he finds any.
commonersThe common people of Rome, as mentioned by Marullus in Act 1.The common people of Rome, as mentioned by Marullus in Act 1.
A common idiom with the word scorn: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorn'd."
the people keep switching sides
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus was born in 1458.
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus died in 1500.
Not scorn.
The teacher was to scorn the student for what he had done wrong.
celebrating the victory of Caesar over poprey's sons.
Scorn is to hold in contempt.
Marullus and Flavius take down decorations on Caesar's statues and are condemned to death.
common sense
This is a valuable underpinning of democracy. Do not scorn it.