Instruments of destruction scene1/31/2024 And yesterday an owl was in the middle of the marketplace at noon, hooting and shrieking. And there was a group of old women out of their minds with fear, who swore they saw men on fire walking up and down the streets. Besides that-and this is why my sword is drawn-I came across a lion next to the Capitol, which glared at me and sulked away without troubling me. But his hand, not feeling the fire, wasn't even scorched. Some slave-you'd know him if you saw him-held up his left hand, which was burning like twenty torches joined together. Ciceroĭid you see any other bizarre things? Casca Either there's a civil war going on among the gods, or else we insolent humans have so enraged the gods that they send destruction down upon us. But not until tonight, never until now did I go through a storm raining down fire. Did you bring Caesar home? Why are you out of breath, and why are you staring like that? CascaĪren't you disturbed when all the earth is shaking? Oh, Cicero, I've seen storms before in which the angry winds split oak trees, and I've seen the ocean swell and roar and foam up to join the threatening clouds. Cassius takes Casca with him to go visit Brutus in person and try to convince him to join them. Cinna says that everyone in the group is gathered, except Metellus Cimber, who went to look for Cassius. Cassius gives him some letters he has written for Cinna to distribute where Brutus will find them. Cassius asks if people are waiting for him, Cinna says yes, and that he wishes Cassius could win over Brutus to their side. Cinna remarks that other people have been seeing strange things that night. Cassius says that he has already recruited some of the noblest Romans to undertake "an enterprise."Ĭinna approaches and Cassius says he is one of that group. Casca tells Cassius that a group of senators plan to make Caesar king the next day, and Cassius vows to commit suicide before becoming a subject of Caesar’s. Cassius appears to have very little concern for his safety, and explains that he feels threatened only by Caesar’s rise, not by the gods. Cicero leaves, and Casca walks around in the storm with an open shirt. Casca and Cicero meet at night during a storm and remark upon the strange, almost supernatural occurrences Cicero has seen.
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