julius caesar act 1 quotes

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.” (1.1.73-76)

flavius, talking to marullus about about wanting to take down the decorations that were for Caesar

“I have heard/ Where many of the best respect in Rome/ (Except immortal Caesar), speaking of Brutus,/ And groaning underneath this age’s yolk,/ Have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes.” (1.2.58-62)

Cassius trying to uplift Brutus and make him realize he can be the best just like caesar

“And this man/ Is now become a god, and Cassius is/ A wretched creature, and must bend his body/ If Caesar carelessly but nod on him.” (1.2. 115-118)

cassius talking to Brutus and trying to sway him to think lowly of Caesar and saying how caesar treated everyone like they were below him

 “Men at some time are masters of their fates:/ The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,/ But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” (1.2.139-141)

cassius talking to Brutus and telling him they have the power to control their own futures and how they have control over their fates  

“And after this, let Caesar seat him sure;/ For we will shake him, or worse days endure.” (1.2.321-322)

cassius in soliloquy talking about how they will overthrow Caesar and putting Brutus in place of him or else they will continue to see worser days

“But men may construe things after their fashion,/ Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.” (1.3.34-35)

cicero after casca says smth bad will happen after all the bad omens occured and Cicero says how people tend to jump to conclusions and twist certain situations to fit what they want to believe

“That heaven hath infused them with these spirits/ To make them instruments of fear and warning/ Unto some monstrous state.” (1.3.69-71)

cassius speaking to casca about why he thinks all these unusual events were happening. saying how the gods and heavens were giving these omens as warning signs for something bad to come 

“So every bondman in his own hand bears/ The power to cancel his captivity.” (1.3.101-102)

casca talking to cassius about how they have the ability to commit suicide and end caesars tyranny 

“O, he sits high in all the people’s hearts;/ And that which would appear offense in us, / His countenance, like richest alchemy,/ Will change to virtue and to worthiness.” (1.3.157-160)

casca talking to cassius about brutus and how brutus is loved by everyone and even though it’d be a crime to overthrow caesar, but if brutus joined their side they would gain support