This scene most contributes to the plot by introducing opposition to Caesar. Flavius and Marullus are discussing their intentions to remove the decorations celebrating Caesar, highlighting their disdain for his growing power and the common people's adulation of him. This conflict sets the stage for the political tension and conspiratorial activities that will develop throughout the play, emphasizing the divide between those who support Caesar and those who oppose him. Flavius's words about removing the "growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wing" symbolize an effort to curtail Caesar's ascent and indicate the rising dissent against him, which is central to the unfolding drama of "Julius Caesar."
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.
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