Question

Ad the passage.

Answer 1

His coward lips did from their colour fly,
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
Did lose his lustre: I did hear him groan:
Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans
Mark him and write his speeches in their books,
Alas, it cried 'Give me some drink, Titinius,'
As a sick girl. Ye gods, it doth amaze me
A man of such a feeble temper should
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.



What is the meaning of the line, "Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans / Mark him and write his speeches in their books"? Caesar's powerful speeches impressed the Romans, who recorded them in writing. Based on this quote from Shakespeare this is the logical conclusion of what the Romans thought of Julius Cesar's speeches.