You are here

All Site ContentJulius CaesarAct 3Scene 1
Back to the Play
"his senate"
Discussion
Act 3,
Scene 1
Lines 31-32

A brief discussion of Caesar’s use of the possessive pronoun when referring to the Senate in Act 3, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

Caesar

Are we all ready? What is now amiss
That Caesar and his Senate must redress?

Caesar's referral to this most republican of institutions as "his" Senate is just one more indication of how autocratic his rule has become. The Senate is supposed to represent the citizenry, but in this case, he has claimed it for his own.