Julius Caesar

Well I'm on the newest book- Julius Caesar. The beginning was very troubling for me, not because of the language (though that is another topic we need to touch upon) but rather what Flavius and Marullus have to say about Caesar. I never really knew that people hated Caesar so much. He was just always pictured as a famous figure who glorified Rome by capturing other countries and forcing them to become part of the Roman empire. In the beginning, they're telling the people who fill the streets that it isn't any holiday and that people should resume to their usual business. I scrunched up my nose when I read this- I definitely know the characters that I'm going to hate throughout this book. First impressions are very important to me and if you don't do a good job the first time, then I probably won't care for the second.

This is kind of what like we learned in class about characterization; Indirect and direct. Flavius and Marullus' actions and dialogue between the other characters provide vital clues about these two tribunes. These are indirect traits but they definetly show a lot about the characters so far.