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Key Quotes from Act I of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Explore pivotal quotes from Act I of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," revealing themes of fate, honor, and the nature of power. The cobbler humorously highlights his trade as a “mender of bad soles,” while Marullus passionately criticizes the citizens of Rome for forgetting Pompey. The Soothsayer ominously warns about the Ides of March, setting a foreboding tone. Brutus’ dedication to honor contrasts with Cassius' assertion of free will over fate, while Caesar expresses wariness of ambitious individuals. These quotes set the stage for the unfolding drama.

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Key Quotes from Act I of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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  1. Act I Quotes Julius Caesar

  2. Cobbler • “A trade, sir, that, I hope, I may use with a safe conscience, which is indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles” (I, i, 13-14).

  3. Marullus • “You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome, knew you not Pompey?” (I, i, 35-37).

  4. Soothsayer • “Beware the Ides of March” (I, ii, 18).

  5. Brutus • “For let the gods so speed me, as I love the name of honor more than I fear death” (I, ii, 88-89).

  6. Cassius • “Men at some times are masters of their fates: the fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves, that we are underlings” (I, ii, 140-141).

  7. Caesar • “Let me have men about me that are fat, sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a- nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much: such men are dangerous” (I, ii, 192-195).

  8. Casca • “It was Greek to me” (I, ii, 280).

  9. Cassius • “I know where I will wear this dagger then; Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius” (I, iii, 89-90).

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