Question

ead the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 1, scene 1.

[FLAVIUS.] Go you down that way towards the Capitol;
This way will I. Disrobe the images,
If you do find them decked with ceremonies.

MARULLUS. May we do so?65
You know it is the feast of Lupercal.

FLAVIUS. It is no matter; let no images
Be hung with Caesar’s trophies. I’ll about,
And drive away the vulgar from the streets:
So do you too, where you perceive them thick.70
These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing
Will make him fly an ordinary pitch,
Who else would soar above the view of men,
And keep us all in servile fearfulness. [Exeunt]

How does this scene most contribute to the plot?

It emphasizes Flavius’s determination.
It introduces opposition to Caesar.
It illustrates what Rome looks like.
It compares Caesar to a bird.

Answer 1

It introduces opposition to Caesar.

Reason: Flavius and Marullus plan to remove Caesar’s decorations and disperse the celebratory crowd (“drive away the vulgar,” “pluck[ing]…feathers from Caesar’s wing”), establishing early political resistance and tension that propels the play’s conflict.