Cicero Pro Caelio 33-50 lit crit

Verum haec gener

nonne te si nostrae imagines viriles non commovebant

word choice

intensifier con

shows her emotions and how moved she should be

but she does not care about her heritage

Sed tamen ex ipsa quaeram prius utrum me secum severe

juxtaposition

highlights the opposition of the two

severe et graviter et prisce

vs

remisse et leniter et urbane

two tricolons in antithesis

polysyndetorn,tautology and E-assonance

3rd declension adverb enclosed by two 2nd declension adverbs

the contrast between the different ways he could deal with her and the characters he will adopt setting up the comic stage

sed tamen ex ipsa quaeram prius utrum

word choice/tone

feigning respect and concern by letting her choose- but he will do both

et graviter et prisce agere malit an remisse et leniter et urbane

word choice

refers to the rustic way of life which their ancestors adhered to (also means from the countryside0

more dignified vs promiscuous

si illo austero more ac modo

o assonance

slows down the speech creating gravitas and grandure

aliquis mihi ab inferis excitandus est

word choice/gerundive of obligation

shocking and amusing unexpected turn

gerundive of obligation delayed makes action more shocking creates anticipation

moral duty to do so

ex barbatis illis non hac barbula, qua ista delectatur, sed illa horrida

chiasmus

polyptoton + diminutive

creates perjorative shows his contempt for the people with little beards

creates stark contrast between the two groups one whom he respects (big beard)

what do the barbula/little beard symbolise

a weaker generation too concerned with appearance (trimming their beard)

ex barbatis illis non hac barbula, qua ista delectatur, sed ill horrida

balanced phrase

(not this...but that0

shows what people/men should be like

quam in statuis antiquis atque imaginibus videmus, qui obiurget

pleonasm

draws attention to Cicero's new argument

prosopoeia

where Cicero will act out the different dead relatives of Clodia

will cast her as the wayward relative of her ancestors

context of the busts

wax busts of ancestors were a reminder of a dead man's lineage brought out when someone dies

mulierum et pro me loquatur, ne mihi ista forte suscenseat

perjorative/derogatory insult

refuses to address her by name

"obiurget mulierem et pro me loquatur"

chiasmus

Caecus will blame Clodia and support Cicero

why does Cicero continuously use "ista"

denies her a name

sounds spitting

mulierem et pro me loquatur, ne mihi ista forte suscenseat

juxtaposition

emphasise conflict between the two (Cicero+Clodia)

mulierem et pro me loquatur, ne mihi ista forte suscenseat

word choice

anticipates her anger and shows that she is a formidable opponent/evoking fear

ironic- she cant be angry if he speaks in the voice of Caecus

Exsistat igiture ex hac ipsa familia aliquis ac potissimum Caecus

ewo start

iussive present subjunctive

implies a command

exsistat igitur ex hac ipsa familia aliquis ac potissimum Caecus

intensifier

as Clodia will now be rebuked by her own family member- makes it more personal

ac potissimum Caecus ille; minimum enim dolorem capiet,

superlative

ewo start of potissimum and minimum

draws parallel between the two things that allow her to be not painful to Caecus

he is the MOST preferable because he will be in LITTLE PAIN

ille Caecus

context

a famous censor and consulr

member of the claudian family

a key figure from roman history who would have been recognised by audience and jury

Caecus vs Clodia comparison

famous for being good distinguished vs the most notorious shameful family member

minimum enim dolorem capiet, qui istam non videbit

a joke/humour

Caecus blind thus is unable to see Clodia

si exstiterit, sic aget sic loquetur

Qui profecto, si exstiterit, sic aget ac sic loquetur

anaphora

harsh s and t sounds

draws attention to his performance as Caecus sets commic stage for prosopopeia

quid tibi cum Caelio, quid cum homine adulescento, quid cum alieno?

tricolon + anaphora

rhetorical question in crescendo

diminutive colloquial normally used in family setting shows disgust and to inappropriate/intimate to be respectful

stresses Caelius youth and the age gap still young and impressionable

imagined disbelief at her conduct

Mulier quid tibi cum Caelio, quid cum homine adulescento

address/instead of actual name

so disgusted is Caecus does not want to name her deoragatory sense here

quid cum alieno

ewo end climax

stresses her infidelity

damning disgust and promiscuouity

RHETORICAL QUESTION

Cur aut tam familiaris huic fuisti, ut aurum commodares, aut tam inmica, ut venenum timeres?

two contrasting result clauses

another rehtircal question shows incredulity

stresses inconguirty of the chages

balanced phrases in anaphora

prosecutions agument doesnt work: they have to pick one of the two

Non patrem tuum videras, non patruum, non avum, non proavum, non abavum, non atavu, audieras consules fuisse; non denique

asyndetic listing

repetition of non

polyptoton of patrem patruum avum

LONG ILLUSTRIOUS BACKGROUND

distinguished lineage and her lack of respect

non patrem tuum videras

non atavum audeiras

contrast

between the male relatives shes actually encountered vs she has only heard about

quintus metellus?

died 59 bc

very famous consul

clarissimi ac fortissimi viri patriaeque amantissimi

syndetic listing

tricolon of superlatives

how shameful Clodia is by contrast

qui simul ac pedem limine extulerat

hyperbole

exaggerates how great he is and what she taints

omnes prope cives virtute gloria dignitate superabat

promoted

makes it more impressive that he surpassed all the ccitizens

omnes prope cives virtute, gloria, dignitate superabat?

tricolon/asyndetic listing

qualities Romans strive to have which she although maybe genetically disposed shows no inflination of

omnes prope cives virtute gloria dignitate superabat

imperfect + rhetorical question

he was continuously the best of the best

Cum ex amplissimo genere in familiam clarissimam nupsisses

superlatives in tautology

siblance

contrast between her actions and heritage

expresses disgust as if hissing at the words

ex amplissimo genere in familiam clarissimam

chiasmus

nous and adjective sarragned chiastically

criticises Clodia for disgracing the two renowned families

low conduct affair with someone of a lower class

tibi Caelius tam coniunctus fuit

c+ t alterating alliteration as if tutting

tibi Caelius tam coniunctus fuit?

juxtaposed

shows how intimate and inappropriate and inappropriate their relationship was

cognatus adfinis viri tui familiaris

asyndeton

tricolon crescendo rehtoricla question NO VERB

three circumstances that might have justified their relationship

cognatus adfinis viri tui familiaris more jazz

heavily sarcastic highly unlikely that they would have been freinds Metellus cuckolded by Clodia

Nihil eorum

pithy sentence no verbs

punchy short damning sentence

no justification of their relationship

only sentence in caecus' speech which is not rhetorical

quid igitur fuit nisi quaedam temeritas ac libido

hendiadys

these traits are the opposite of traditional values of restraint

moral decline of Roman republic

Cicero draws contrast between protrayal of men and women

si nostrae imagines...

gloria muliebri

contrast

if the men dont move her the women will

even the distinguished relatives have no effect on her behaviour

nonne te si nostrae imagines viriles non commovebant

word choice

intensifier

con shows the emotiosn and the animation she should be but she is not does not care about heritage

nonne te si nostrae imagines viriles non commovebant

juxtaposition

to stress that she should aspire to virutous conduct after he great female ancestors

Claudia Quinta context

ship carrying image of Cybele ran aground

said if she was chaste the ship would move

pulled rope and the ship was free

moved ship with her chastity

progenies quidem mea, Q. illa Claudia, aemulam domesticae laudis

in gloria muliebri

juxtaposition/word choice

women in roman republic should stay inside and will be praised although not outwardly

shows where a womans place should be

latere we will find she has done evertyghing but

Q. illa Claudia aemulam domesticae laudis in gloria muliebri esse admonebat non virgo illa Vestalis Claudia

repeittion of illa

enclosed by the two women

highlights her good virtue the famous people in her family

and yet she cannot follow suite

what they are famous for and what she is infamous for

in gloria muliebri esse admonebat

word choice

urging her to change her ways

intensifier ad

desperately trying to get her to change her ways

talk to me about Vestal virgin Claudia

context

her father attacked an obscure tribe to secure a triumph

after initial defeat asks for a triumph and refused by the senate so arranged a triumph at his own expense

this was unpopular while riding through Rome attacked by hostile tribune

she protected her father

quae patrem complexa triumphantem ab inimico tribuno plebei

promoted adjective

shows how hostile

quae patrem complexa triumphantem ab inimico tribuno plebei

interlocking word order

pictoral literally protecting her father

de curru detrahi passa non est

word order end

power she had about not letting him get dragged off

idea of piety and loyalty to the father

AGAIN CLODIA HAS NONE OF THESE

what has clodia done?

disgraved two families hers and her husbands

Clodia disgraces both massively both of which are highly distinguished

Cur te fraterna vitia potius quam bona paterna et avita et usque

word order start

pronoun after question like nonne te earlier

stressing her lack of positive response to male ancestors and female both illustriuous

Cur te fraterna vitia potius quam bona paterna et avita et usue

chiasmus

contrastingthe good behaviour and the bad

talk to me about Clodius

context

disguises himself as a woman to get into an all woman festival the bona dea

held in the house of Julius Caesar

Clodius was trying to have an affair with Caesar's wife

Circero prosecutes CLodius who was acquited for revenge gets Cicero exiled and thus begun enemies

Cur te fraterna vitia potius quam bona paterna et avita et usque

polysyndeton

how many qualities Clodia had and ignored

Cur te fraterna vitia potius quam bona paterna et avita et usque

enclosied

surrounded by good examples makes her more heinous that she has chosen to ignore it

a nobis cum in viris tum etiam in feminis repetitia moverunt

parallel syntax

had all these virtuous examples and ignored them all

complementary sense- mulier is for clodia

a nobis cum in viris tum etiam in femina repetita moverunt

polyptoton with commovebant

none of these examples have urged her to act differently

King Pyrrhus stuff

282 bc

peace treaty proposed by him

Caecus told senate to reject this

cotidie foedera ferires, ideo aquam adduxi, ut ea tu inceste uterere

fricative alliteration

political vocab

disgracing the political military record of her family

"Ideone ego pacem Pyrrhi diremi ut tu amorum turpissimorum"

superlative

homoioteluton

veiled allusion to clodia receiving money for favours

ideone ego pacem Pyrrhi diremi ut tu amorum turpissimorum

anaphora asyndeton tricolon of rhetorial questions

tu anaphora

Clodia to blame enhances angry incredulous tone

disgust from Caecus for her dishonouring his great works and reputation which he has built up

cotidie foedera ferires ideo aquam adduxi ut ea tu inceste uterere

ideo viam munivi

rhythm emphasises her bad actions

ideo viam munivi ut eam tu alienis viris comitata celebreres?

alliterative pattern cttcrr

hash sound disgusted

end of his speech

ideo viam munivi, ut eam tu alienis viris comitata celebrares

repeittion from chp 33

shock with promoted adjective

ita gravem personam induxi ut verear, ne se idem Appius repente convertat

result clause followed by a fearing clause

rhetorical question and direct address

cicero anticipates flaw of bringing in Caecus (caecus would attack Caelius' behaviour too)

caecus is not completely innocent but he can be defended- Claudia cannot

what does this show about cicero

has thoroughly thought through the counter arguments against him

ne se idem Appius repente convertat et Caelium incipiat accusare

word choice "turning around"

conjuring up an image, as if Caecus is physically present

ne se idem Appius repente convertat et Caelium incipiat accusare

illa sua gravite

context

Appius/Caecus revised the role of senators excluding some and allowing sons of freedmen

Sed videro hoc posterius atque ita iudices ut vel severissimis

superlative/promoted adjective

highlights his confidence in ability to prove confidence to anybody

Sed videro hoc posterius atque ita iudices ut vel severissimis

disceptatoribus M. Caeli vitam me probaturum esse confidam

future promoted

framing confidence that he will successfully defend Caelius

Sed videro hoc posterius atque ita iudices ut vel severissimis

direct address

manipulate the judges and the stage he has set up

Sed videro hoc posterius atque ita iudices ut vel severissimus

disceptatoribus M. Caeli vitam me probaturum esse confidam

veriatio

clever choice of vocab because nayone who hears will agree

arbitrator refers to anyone listening

confidence that he can win everyone over

disceptatoribus M. Caeli vitam me probaturum esse confidam

word choice

not just as a person but everything he has done is innocent

si ea quae facis quae dicis quae insimulas quae moliris...

anaphora asyndeton listing

siblance

ascending pleonastic

does not allow her to interject or defend what she has done

anticipates the arguments she might deliver

Tu vero mulier (iam enim ipse tecum nulla persona introducta)

apostrophe/perjorative

she's nt on trial but made to be

as if they have already found her guilty

(iam enim ipse tecum nulla persona introducta)

brackets humourous playful

even without his little act she is still guilty

so confident he will be able to make fun of the situation

iam enim ipse tecum nulla persona introducta

in opposition to each other juxtaposition

quae arguis probare cogitas, rationem tantae familiarem, tantae

asyndeton tricolon anaphora

her crimes are obvious balanced phrasing

tantae coninctionis rreddas atque exponas necesse est

2nd person

relationship is two ways but the blame here is solely on Clodia/women are to blame

accusare quidem libidines...convivia, comissationes, cantus, symphonias, navigia iactant

hedonistic

all plural vices

more than one time thing

seems endless with some overlaps- MADE LONGER THAN NECESSARY

HOW DOES THE FAMOSU CHAPTER 35 list start

wuth the shocking things therefore other normal things are not anymore more shocking

why does cicero kind of make sense here

Clodia allows her defence to talk about these things to show where she was= proves its true

therefore cicero here is okay

idemque significant nihil se te invita dicere

ends with climax should not have instructed them to do as such

convivia comissationes cantus symphonias navigia iactant

lack of care/thought cohesive to the argument

accuses her and her lawyers

idemque significant nihil se te invita dicere

in juxtaposition

placed emphatically at the end

Quae tu quoniam mente nescio qua effrenata atque praecipiti in

indirect insult

metaphorical for horses described as a horse out of control- dehumanising

praecipity means falling headlong no control

cause of her own destruction

forum deferri iudiciumque voluisti

disoriented gramma wy would she want everyone to know this

doceas aut nihil neque crimini tuo neque testimonio credendum esse fateare

balanced options

with balanced phrasing creates a dilemma either deny or admit involvement

admits to immoraol activities

doceas aut nihil neue crimini tuo neque testimonio credendum esse fateare

nihil emphasis reinforces that nothing she said can be believed

forum deferri iudiciumque voluisti aut diluas oportet ac falsa esse

metaphor needs to show conviction not coming across favourable

doceas aut nihil neque crimini tuo neque testimonio credendum esse fateare

cant believe anything

not only will she lose the trial but shouldnt have brought it forth anyway disredits everything

reinforced by gerund of oblication CREDENDUM ESSE

necesse est

credendum est

oportet

veriatio

must do highlights the weight that is on ehr to prove her innocence

her makes her jsutify her behaviour

Sin autem urbanius me agere mavis, sic agam tecum; removebo

polyptoton

otherside of Cicero's prosopopoeia

used to demonstrate to the jury- liberal or austere Clodia is wrong