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"the bright day"
Metaphor
Act 2,
Scene 1
Lines 10-17

An explanation of Brutus' reference to "the bright day" in Act 2, Scene 1 of myShakespeare's Julius Caesar. 

Brutus

It must be by his death; and, for my part,
I know no personal cause to spurn at him,
But for the general. He would be crowned —
How that might change his nature, there's the question.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder,
And that craves wary walking. Crown him that,
And then, I grant, we put a sting in him
That at his will he may do danger with.

It’s on sunny days that you must be careful about stepping on a snake, as that’s when they come out into the open to warm themselves. Likewise, it’s at this time of peace following the end of the civil war that the Romans should be wary of Caesar seizing too much power.