A Mender Of Bad Soles

"A trade, sir, that I hope I may use with a safe conscience, which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles” (1.1.13-15).

1. Shakespeare creates a pun between a cobbler and soles. A cobbler fixes shoes, and on a shoe, there is a sole. Cobbler uses the pun that he is a mender of damaged soles, which factually means that he repairs the soles of shoes, but also means that he mends souls. The cobbler indicates that his job involves fixing the soles of shoes. He also states an opinion to Marullus’ poor humor and says that he might need to med the Tribune’s bad soul.

2. “You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless/things” (1.1.39-40).

2. Shakespeare uses a metaphor to compare commoners to stones. Through the use of the metaphor, Shakespeare conveys that commoners are compared to blocks and stones, which happen to be nonliving objects. Their disloyalty to others is shown as lack of emotions, which implies to rocks, which are still objects that do not move.

3.“That Tiber trembled underneath her banks” (1.1.50).

3. Personification is displayed in line 50 to exemplify the love the commoners have for Pompey. The Tiber is a river that flows through Rome. Through the use of the personification, Marullus is asking when a glimpse of Pompey’s chariot was caught, whether people screamed that the river trembled from the echo of the screams. Shakespeare indicates that Marullus recalls how Roman citizens would roar their approval so loudly of Pompey. Marullus reminds the commoners the love they had for Pompey.

4. And do you now put on your best attire? And do you now cull out a holiday? And do you now strew flowers in his way" (1.1.53-55).

4. Anaphora is displayed to create emphasis to the questions be asked. Shakespeare used this anaphora becau...

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...th awl. I am, indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes…” (1.1. 24-27).

14. Shakespeare applies a pun between the cobbler and an awl. An awl is an instrument to punch holes in leather, which is a tool used by cobblers. The term awl sounds like all, but an awl is a shoemaker's tool and clearly the cobbler is creating a pun, but operating it as if it gave him some freedom.

15. "The torrent roared, and we did buffet it" (1.2.114).

15. Shakespeare uses imagery to exhibit the challenges Caesar and Cassius faced on their swim. Caesar being the “fit” person he is later described to be unhealthy and not fit by Cassius. Cassius describes how Caesar struggles in the water, to have Brutus on Cassius’ side. Cassius brings up Caesar basically drowning in the water because he wants to take over Caesar’s position, and in order to do so, he would have to create negativity about Caesar.