"A trade, sir, that I hope I may use with a safe conscience, which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles."
Act 1, Scene 2
"Beware the Ides of March"
Act 1, Scene 2
"Based on the things you are saying, I have to assume you don’t want Caesar to be crowned king."
"I would not, Cassius. Yet I love him well."
Murellus and Flavius, both outraged, make their way to the town celebration. The town is rejoicing at Pompey's defeat. Both men stroll down the street and encounter a cobbler and a carpenter. They confront them, particularly the cobbler, and continually ask why they aren't working. The cobbler then goes on to mention that they are taking the day off to engage in the festivities. Flavius and Murellus march through town shortly after, making sure to remove any decorations for Caesar.
Act 1, Scene 2
Flavius
Murellus
Cobbler
"Oh good heavens! Caesar is beginning to faint!"
Carpenter
"Against the Capitol I met a lion,Who glared upon me and went surly by,Without annoying me."
While at the foot race, Caesar hears his name being yelled. When Caesar inquires as to who is present, the soothsayer responds, "Beware of March 15." Caesar dismisses it, claiming that the soothsayer is unwell.
Act 1, Scene 3
Caesar
"A common slave you know him well by sight. Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn Like twenty torches joined, and yet his hand, Not sensible of fire, remained unscorched"
The Soothsayer
Cassius informs Brutes that he does not believe Caesar should be king. He reminds him of a day when they were swimming in the Tiber and he had to save Caesar; Caesar had began to sink and he begged him to assist him before he drowned. Cassius continues to fabricate stories that portray Caesar as weak, average, and unfit for the role.
Act 1, Scene 3
Cassius
"Oh, he sits high in all the people’s hearts."
Brutus
"Come, Casca, you and I will yet ere daySee Brutus at his house. Three parts of himIs ours already, and the man entireUpon the next encounter yields him ours."
For the third time, caesar has been offered a crown. Gently declining the crown, the commoners cheered and applauded with their hands and sweaty hats. They caused a fetid smell that caused Caesar to faint and collapse.
Caesar
On the night of a storm, Casca informs Cicero of the bizarre things that are beginning to occur. He begins by stating that a man was holding flames, yet he didn't get burned. Casca also saw a lion that looked at him directly and strutted towards him without attacking him. Lastly, he says that he saw a hundred women sacred and huddled together in fear of the men that walked on fire and down the streets.
Cicero
Casca
Cassius devises a scheme to turn Brutus against Caesar and earn his support. He intends to have Cinna take a piece of paper and place it where Brutus sits so that he may locate it. Then he throws a wax figure of Brutus' ancestor into his window.