Flavius and Murellus
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FLAVIUS
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. (1.1.77-80)
Even as early as the first scene of the play, we get a sense that some Romans foresee that no good can come out of Caesar's increasing power. They predict Caesar will keep them "servile," but they can't predict the terrible outcome of their decision to assassinate him: civil war and the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic.