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| How does Shakespeare use humor in the opening scene? | His characters pun, or play with word meanings. They use words that sound alike but have different meanings |
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| A pun is a play on words, two words that sound alike but have different meanings. Find two examples of puns in the opening lines of the scene. | The word “cobbler” has two meanings, shoemaker and bungler. A “mender of bad soles” is a reference to shoemaker. This is a play on the word “souls.” An awl is a leather punch. It is used with the word “all.” Recover means to repair, as in repair shoes. Re |
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| How does Shakespeare show the political conflict in Rome? | He does this by opening the play with a confrontation between the tribunes and the citizens, two opposing forces in Rome. |
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| What is the reason the cobbler tells Flavius and Marullus he is leading the people through the street? | The cobbler wants them to wear out their shoes so he will get more work. |
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| What is the real reason the people are out in the street? | They are out to see Caesar and rejoice in his triumph. |
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| What about Pompey is revealed in this scene? | Pompey was once loved and respected by the people of Rome. |
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| What information is given about Caesar? | Caesar was responsible for Pompey’s death. |
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| What are the intentions of Flavius and Marullus as the scene ends? | They plan to go through the streets and pull down any banners that honor Caesar. |
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| How does the scene show the fickleness of the crowd? | Flavius and Marullus are able to change the mind of the crowd with their words and convince them to disperse. |
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| Shakespeare often uses comparisons (metaphor and simile) and figurative language. What is the comparison Flavius makes in the final lines of the scene? | He compares Caesar to a bird. Driving the crowd from the street will be like plucking feathers from a bird’s wing so it can not fly high. |
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