BIOL1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Lupercal, Tudor Poor Laws, Quintus Ligarius
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Rome / to grace in captive changing political situation, revealing the dangers of a volatile political climate. Flavius and murellus criticize the commoners that blindly support caesar for being senseless and heartless in shifting their loyalties so quickly. Run to your houses, fall upon gratitude (page 9) Will make him fly an ordinary against pompey: link to chapter 9. If it be aught toward the general good, / set honour in one eye and death i"th"other (page 17) Illustrates brutus" desire to kill caesar as a respected and honourable man, as he will support the conspirators for the general good rather than out of aggression and jealousy. And this man is now become a god, and cassius is a wretched creature and must bend his body if caesar carelessly but nod on him (page 17) Juxtaposition between cassius and caesar establishes cassius" motivations - a hatred prompted by jealousy of caesar"s power.
