Julius Caeser, is written by William Shakespeare and it is prescribed for the students of Classes IX and X of the Council for the ISC Examinations, New-Delhi. To understand this play, you need to understand the significance of each and every word of the play, which I shall try to explain in a lucid language. br While listening to my explanation, I would advise to keep the text or the textbook in your hand along with a pencil. While the explanation will go on, you should go on writing the meanings or the significance of the words which we will cross. In case you miss out anything, I would advise you to rewind the audio and listen again and again, so that, it becomes easy for you to understand the play. br br The common people had gathered to welcome Caeser. There is a large gathering of common people in the streets of Rome. The common citizens and artisans of Rome have come out in the streets to see Caeser pass and to rejoice his triumphs. Artisans means – common people. br It is a holiday crowd composed of tradesmen and mechanics and artisans who are enthusiastically celebrating the triumph of Julius Caeser at the defeat of the sons of Pompey. The tribunes, Flavius and Marullus, (who belong to Pompey,s party are afraid of Caeser,s increasing powers, who do have no sympathy for Caeser, rebuke the people most vehemently chase them home. They drive them away from the street, for they do not want Caeser to be shown any mark of honour. The crowd disperses “tongue tied in their guiltiness”. Flavius goes away to disrobe the images of Caeser wherever he finds them “decked with ceremonies”. br br br JULIUS CAESAR br br ACT I br br SCENE I. Rome. A street. br br Enter FLAVIUS, MARULLUS, and certain Commoners br br FLAVIUS br Hence! home, you idle creatures get you home: br Is this a holiday? what! know you not, br Being mechanical, you ought not walk br Upon a labouring day without the sign br Of your profession? Speak, what trade art thou? br br First Commoner br Why, sir, a carpenter. br br MARULLUS br Where is thy leather apron and thy rule ? br What dost thou with thy best apparel on ? br You, sir, what trade are you ? br br Second Commoner br Truly, sir, in respect of a fine workman, I am but, br as you would say, a cobbler. br br MARULLUS br But what trade art thou ? answer me directly. br br Second Commoner br A trade, sir, that, I hope, I may use with a safe br conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles.